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Christine Thorpe

Creative Industries Consultant · Project & Production Development · Leadership & Team Strategy

📞 +61 417 943 887

📍 Perth, Western Australia

📧 christine@crewconnectwa.com

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Professional Profile

Christine Thorpe is a Perth-based creative industries consultant, project strategist and General Manager of Crew Connect WA, working with productions, organisations and industry professionals across Western Australia and beyond.

With more than 30 years' experience spanning international business, project management, leadership, the arts and creative industries, Christine specialises in bringing together the right people, relationships and resources to move projects forward.

Through Crew Connect WA, she works with productions requiring local intelligence, crew and industry connections, early-stage project support and tailored solutions in Western Australia. Her network extends across experienced and emerging crew, producers, directors, writers, industry services, education, government, arts and business.

Christine brings particular expertise in people assessment, team dynamics, negotiation, communication and emotional intelligence. She believes successful productions depend not only on technical capability, but on building teams with the right experience, attitude and ability to work well together.

She is particularly drawn to projects that create a positive legacy - building local capability, developing emerging talent and leaving skills, experience, relationships and opportunities behind long after production has finished.

Value to Production

Christine provides an experienced, independent local point of connection for productions working in Western Australia, particularly during development, establishment and pre-production.

• Local intelligence — practical knowledge of Western Australia, its screen industry, people, services and networks.
• Early-stage project support — helping identify requirements, potential challenges, local capability and the connections needed to move a project forward.
• Crew & industry connections — access to experienced crew, emerging talent, producers, key creatives, specialist services and broader industry networks across WA, Australia and New Zealand.
• The right people around the project — drawing on extensive experience in people assessment, leadership and team dynamics to help identify strong professional and cultural fit.
• Strategic introductions — connecting productions with relevant industry, education, business and government contacts where appropriate.
• Confidential problem-solving — a trusted local contact for sensitive enquiries, unexpected requirements and issues requiring discretion.
• Leadership & team culture — expertise in emotional intelligence, communication, negotiation and conflict, with a strong focus on respectful, collaborative working environments.
• Local impact — identifying opportunities for productions to build WA capability through emerging-crew development, knowledge transfer, experience and meaningful industry connections.
• First-hand production insight — Christine values spending time in the production environment and, wherever possible, being on or around set. Her background in people assessment and team dynamics gives her a particular interest in how crews communicate, collaborate and work under pressure. It also allows her to see emerging talent and experienced crew at work first-hand, while keeping her closely connected to the realities of production.

The objective is simple: help productions arrive better connected, build the right local relationships and leave Western Australia stronger for having been here.

Key Skills

• Project Development & Establishment · Project Management · Production Support · Strategic Planning
• People & Teams · People Assessment · Leadership & Team Dynamics · Emotional Intelligence
• Negotiation & Relationships · Negotiation & Influence · Conflict Resolution · Stakeholder Management
• Industry Connections · Strategic Introductions · Crew & Capability Identification · Local Industry Intelligence
• International & Cross-Cultural · International Business · Cross-Cultural Communication · Confidential Problem-Solving
• Creative Industry Development · Arts & Creative Industry Networks · Emerging Talent Development

Screen Industry

General Manager — Crew Connect WA | 2025–Present

Leads the strategy and industry development of Crew Connect WA, supporting productions from early development through to production in Western Australia.

Christine works with producers and production teams to help turn early plans into practical local pathways — providing WA industry intelligence, identifying crew and capability, making strategic introductions, solving problems and connecting projects with the people, services and relationships they need.

Drawing on extensive project management, international business, leadership and creative industries experience, she particularly enjoys the development and establishment phase, building strong relationships with production teams and continuing to support projects as they move into production.

She also works to create opportunities for emerging crew, local skills development and knowledge transfer, helping productions leave a positive and lasting impact in Western Australia.

Career Background

Creative Industries Consultant | Current

Advisory and project strategy across the creative industries, with a focus on leadership, communication, team dynamics, industry connections and project development.

Leadership Trainer, Strategist & Mentor | 2015–Present

International experience training and advising executives, entrepreneurs and professionals in emotional intelligence, communication, negotiation, influence and leadership.

Arts, Philanthropy & Industry Engagement | 20+ Years

Longstanding involvement with Western Australia's arts sector, including WA Ballet, The Australian Ballet and WAAPA, with experience spanning philanthropy, fundraising, relationship development and industry engagement.

International Operations & Project Management — Oil & Gas | 1990s–2000s

International corporate and project-management career encompassing the establishment and development of Australian operations for international energy companies, building teams and systems from the ground up, stakeholder management and cross-cultural business across Australia, the United States and South America.

Mallesons Stephen Jaques — London | Late 1980s

Communications and administration role with the international operations of one of Australia's leading law firms.