Editing David Stratton (section)

==Juries and other roles==
Stratton and Pomeranz have played an important role in challenging the often heavy-handed decisions of the [[Australian Classification Board]] throughout their career.<ref>[http://www.urbancinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?a=7595&s=features "Lies and Damned Censorship"] by Andrew L. Urban, ''Urban Cinefile'' (3 July 2003)</ref><ref>[http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/07/04/1057179156219.html "Film board chief on the defensive over banned movie"] by Suzanne Carbone, ''[[The Age]]'' (5 July 2003)</ref> One of Stratton's legacies is the part he played in bringing about the [[R18+]] film classification.<ref name="atmprof" />

Stratton has been invited to sit on many international juries at film festivals.<ref name="hennessy2023" /> Regarded as an expert on international cinema, particularly [[Cinema of France|French cinema]], he was president of [[FIPRESCI]] (International Film Critics) Juries in [[Cannes Film Festival|Cannes]] (twice) and [[Venice Film Festival|Venice]].<ref name="rhs" /> He was also a member of the jury at the [[32nd Berlin International Film Festival]] in 1982.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1982/04_jury_1982/04_Jury_1982.html|title=Berlinale 1982: Juries|access-date=2 September 2010|publisher=[[Berlinale]]}}</ref>

He has also acted as programming consultant to the [[London Film Festival|London]] and [[Los Angeles Film Festival]]s, and has contributed regularly to the ''International Film Guide'', compiled and published in [[London]].<ref name="abcprof" /> Stratton and Pomeranz are patrons of the [[Adelaide Film Festival]].<ref name="aff" />

On 14 March 2015 Stratton appeared in front of a sold-out crowd in a meeting with [[David Lynch]] on the opening weekend of the exhibition ''David Lynch: Between Two Worlds'', at the [[Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane|Gallery of Modern Art]] (GOMA) in [[Brisbane]], [[Queensland]].<ref>{{cite report| url= https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/tableOffice/TabledPapers/2015/5515T1154.pdf| title= Queensland Art Gallery Board of Trustees Annual Report 2014–15 |publisher= Queensland Art Gallery| date= 18 September 2015}}</ref> The one-hour conversation was Lynch's first and only public appearance in Australia.<ref>{{cite web | last=Caldwell | first=Thomas | title=Living Inside a Dream: The Art and Films of David Lynch | website=CINEMA AUTOPSY | date=26 April 2015 | url=https://blog.cinemaautopsy.com/2015/04/26/living-inside-a-dream-the-art-and-films-of-david-lynch/ | access-date=1 January 2024}}</ref>