WIFT Australia has announced that applications are open for MentorHer (previously known as Big Screen Sister in NSW), a three-month program that facilitates mentorships between emerging, early career practitioners or those looking to shift into a new area in the screen industry as well as more experienced practitioners.
Criticism over the hire of a Canadian director to shoot the 'Picnic at Hanging Rock' mini continues to mount, with WIFT NSW and the ADG staging a joint protest in front of FremantleMedia’s office in Sydney today.
"It is essential that Australia’s highest national awards body publicly commit to improving an opaque selection process that resulted in a disproportionately low representation of female-driven and focused films in the 2016 awards category," said WIFT N
WIFT NSW is a thirty-five year old advocacy group championing the rights and opportunities of women on and off screen. At the most recent AGM, a new committee took the reigns, promising big changes for women in the screen industry – some of which they o
A recent survey conducted by Women in Film and Television NSW has indicated potentially high levels of sexual harassment in the local screen industry.
Raising Films Australia’s latest initiative, the 'Making It Possible' pilot program, will expand to regional NSW next year with courses in Byron Bay, Bega and Dubbo.
WIFT (Women in Film Television) NSW has welcomed eight new team members as the state chapter seeks to broaden its influence.