Festival Directors
| Director | Years active | Country of origin | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Hall | 1977 – 1994 | Australian | Appointed in November 1975, initially as Executive Director and later as General Manager. Hall's contract was terminated three days short of his 18th festival after the 1994 festival suffered a loss of about $500,000, the biggest in its history. |
| Anthony Steel | 1995 – 1997 | Australian | |
| Leo Schofield | 1998 – 2001 | Australian | Schofield's tenure included overlap as artistic director of the arts festival associated with the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Paralympics |
| Brett Sheehy | 2002 – 2005 | Australian | |
| Fergus Linehan | 2006 – 2009 | Irish | |
| Lindy Hume | 2010 – 2012 | Australian | |
| Lieven Bertels | 2013 – 2015 | Belgian |
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