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.
Through a new partnership with Bus Stop Films, the ABC will fund two 12-month placements for people with disability.
Screenrights is inviting applications for its 2021 Cultural Fund, which carries a theme of New Teams.
Bus Stop Films has partnered with Griffith Film School to deliver its Accessible Film Studies program for people living with disability in Brisbane.
“Our goal is to shine a spotlight on female filmmakers in Australia, New Zealand and from around the world and to increase availability of female-centric storytelling for audiences.”
The Governor-General of Australia David Hurley and his wife, Linda Hurley, have been announced as joint patrons of Bus Stop Films.
Bus Stop Films has launched a training program focused on pathways to employment in the industry for people living with disability.
Screenrights has announced the seven initiatives it will support via its 2020 Cultural Fund, which this year had the theme of ‘New Voices’.