"It was really important to me that if the show was going to be exploring divergent thinking and neurodiversity we have talent and creatives with that lived experience contributing behind the scenes."
Jointly made by Bus Stop Films and disability service provider Northcott, short film 'Valiant' aims to highlight that everyone, including those with disability, has the right to intimacy, love and healthy relationships.
Emerging filmmakers Sarah Armstrong and Blaise Borrer have been announced as recipients of 12-month placements under the ABC and Bus Stop Films' inaugural Pathways Strategy.
Through a new partnership with Bus Stop Films, the ABC will fund two 12-month placements for people with disability.
AFTRS will welcome Audrey O’Connor and Oliver Williams as paid interns after the pair were announced as the recipients of Bus Stop Films' Accessible Films Studies Program.
Bus Stop Films and Taste Creative have launched a free online resource for the screen industry that outlines best practice principles for providing support and meaningful inclusion of people living with disability on both sides of the camera.
Bus Stop Films will host its first-ever summit to explore disability employment in film, TV and commercial production.
Disability-led social enterprise Bus Stop Films has appointed Deaf Aboriginal Services founder Joanna Agius, lawyer and media/tech investor Trent Blacket, and media and entertainment lawyer Fiona Stuart as board directors.