Foxtel and AFTRS have announced a new $20,000 scholarship to foster diverse Australian screenwriting talent.
Black Talk will focus on "inspiring indigenous storytellers and filmmakers, and drawing them into the school", Sherriff tells IF.
Emerging screenwriter Melissa Lee Speyer’s aim to write drama where the cultural diversity of Australia is represented has earned her a $20,000 scholarship to complete her Masters at AFTRS.
Nell Greenwood has been promoted to director of curriculum and registrar at AFTRS, succeeding Ian Lang.
Dr Nell Greenwood has been appointed the CEO of the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS), succeeding Neil Peplow who left the school mid-last year.
Tanya Hosch is joining the AFTRS council while Vaughan Dai Rees, Christine Burton and Professor Mark Rose are joining the academic board, with Rose named chair following the departure of Robin Ewing.
Neil Peplow will be the new CEO of the Australian Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS), where he was the director of screen from 2011 to 2014.
Key organisations from across the screen industry have made a united and formal commitment to work towards building a more inclusive sector.