Participants selected for Australia's first Diversity Showcase

10 July, 2018

Australian Directors' Guild (ADG), agrees: 'We had an overwhelming response to our call out for this program from a very talented and diverse range of applicants, and we found it extremely difficult to narrow our selection to only five. There is obviously a huge need for a diversity program of this kind and we look forward to working with the directors, and other successful applicants, in bringing diversity to our screens.'

The Screen Australia says: “It’s fantastic to see a new group of emerging screen practitioners coming through the ranks as part of this initiative, each bringing with them a unique life experience to draw from. This is a huge opportunity for the industry and I look forward to seeing the longer-term results as these applicants diversify the breadth of stories being told on Australian screens.”

Bali Padda, Chair of the Equity Diversity Committee, says: “"Each of the selection panels had a very challenging job choosing these participants from such a large pool of amazing applicants. It is exciting to find the best calibre of screen talent and practitioners from diverse backgrounds, pull them out of the margins and showcase their skills in front of the industry. We hope this program is a game-changer that shakes up the industry and feeds historically underrepresented practitioners and talent into the pipeline for a truly representative screen industry for Australia."

The Diversity Showcase will take place on July 26, 2018, at the Actors’ Centre Australia in Leichhardt, Sydney. Rehearsals, panels, and professional development workshops to take place from July 21-25 at the International Screen Academy in Waterloo, Sydney.