Last night, filmmaker Juliet Lamont was awarded the prestigious David and Joan Williams Documentary Fellowship at a film industry reception, held during the Sydney Film Festival.
The Fellowship which is administered under the auspices of AIDC, is awarded annually and intended to reward creative ambition, intellectual rigour and innovation in documentary cinema.
Bob Connolly, co producer and director of the hit Mrs Carey’s Concert, announces Juliet Lamont as the 2013 recipient of the David and Joan Williams Documentary Fellowship at a reception held during the Sydney Film Festival.
Announcing the Fellowship, Chair of the selection committee Bob Connolly said "The Williams Fellowship is all about encouraging documentary as an art form, and that's why we're so pleased to see it going this year to such an outstandingly talented filmmaker.
Juliet stands on the threshold of what promises to be a glittering career, with two films accepted in competition at IDFA already under her belt. A thoroughly worthy recipient, and our thanks yet again to Kim Williams for making all this possible."
The selection of the Fellowship is decided on the basis of past work and future ambitions, it is selected by a small industry panel and is the most substantial annual Fellowship available in Australia for documentary practitioners.
The Fellowship will provide Juliet with $25,000 with which to explore, expand and challenge her filmmaking practice and raise the bar of excellence in Australian documentary.