“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."
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.
ABC and Screen Australia have announced the three films they will support via the joint DisRupted initiative, with each set to screen on ABC ME on International Day of People with a Disability.
Through a new partnership with Bus Stop Films, the ABC will fund two 12-month placements for people with disability.
'Oddlands', produced together with Matchbox Pictures, sees Back to Back Theatre – which has an ensemble of actors with disabilities – officially branch into filmmaking.
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 launching a dedicated employment service to connect people with disability to employment within the film, TV and media industries.
Bus Stop Films has launched a training program focused on pathways to employment in the industry for people living with disability.