When Chanel Bowen read the results of the recent University of Melbourne report 'Disability and Screen Work in Australia', she was surprised – not at the findings, but that there were not more disabled people reporting discrimination.
People with disability working in the screen industry routinely experience prejudice, are lower paid, offered more precarious work and are in less powerful positions than their non-disabled counterparts.
Bus Stop Films is launching a dedicated employment service to connect people with disability to employment within the film, TV and media industries.
“One in five people in Australia experience disability. It’s time to bring the issues which put up barriers for these people in the screen industry to the fore."
Bus Stop Films continues to expand, announcing today it will launch its Accessible Film Studies Program for people with living with disability in NSW's Blue Mountains.
Bus Stop Films is getting ready to shoot its first feature, 'Baby Cat', and is conducting a nationwide casting call for an actress to play the lead, Sonja, a young woman living with trisomy 21 (Down syndrome).
Through a new partnership with Bus Stop Films, the ABC will fund two 12-month placements for people with disability.
The South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC) has launched its inaugural Disability Equality Plan, outlining the agency’s actions to support, encourage and develop...