"I feel really proud of representing the Latin community... I can recognise the effort of the writers, casting directors and producers that are pushing for true diversity in Australian TV. In the past I didn't really think that I would have a healthy career in Australia. That perception changed these past two years."
RIISE, a global marketplace, editorial platform and TV studio, is gaining momentum with its projects in development, working with the likes of Peter Duncan, Adam Zwar, and Heydon Prowse.
Screenworks has revealed the 15 regional practitioners that will take part in its Inside the Writers Room, Director Pathways program, Regional Producer Elevator program, and Screen Composing Mentorship for 2024.
'Erotic Stories', 'First Inventors', 'In Our Blood', 'Limbo', 'Marungka Tjalatjunu (Dipped in Black)' and 'Strait to the Plate' will compete for the SDIN Award.