Google has announced a partnership with the Miami International Film Festival on a new seminar series that aims to address a lack of diversity in technical film-making roles.
'Dark Whispers - Volume 1' is Australia’s first women’s horror anthology. The feature film follows Clara, a young woman who inherits her mother’s Book of Dark Whispers only to discover 10 disturbing tales within its pages. Each chapter reveals a new facet of the twisted human psyche... or the not-so-human... as the case may be. From the horror of grief to a share-house living disaster, existential dread to right-swiping vampires, there’s something for all tastes; as long as those tastes are twisted.
Women in Film and Television (WIFT NSW) has launched an Australian chapter of Raising Films in partnership with the UK-based not-for-profit organisation.
A newly formed indie filmmakers co-operative will meet monthly in Sydney and plans to expand to a Melbourne chapter.
Almost three quarters of parents and carers who responded to a recent survey conducted by Raising Films Australia reported that their caring responsibilities have had a negative impact on their career in the screen industry. Of those, 86 per cent were women, many of whom were freelancers on incomes below the Australian median. As a result, many people hide the fact they have kids/are a carer, or take on more than a full-time load to survive. Others simply leave the industry altogether.
WIFT (Women in Film Television) NSW has welcomed eight new team members as the state chapter seeks to broaden its influence.
All the talk about the need for structural and cultural change in the screen industry must be converted into widespread action, according to Women in Film & Television (WIFT) Australia