Three emerging filmmakers living with a disability will see their projects come to life on the big screen, thanks to the NSW Government’s 2022 Screen NSW Screenability Filmmakers Fund.
Steve Anthopoulos, Natalia Stawyskyj, and Madeleine Stewart will receive professional mentorship and a grant of $30,000 from Screen NSW to create a short film that will premiere in June as part of the 69th Sydney Film Festival.
Minister for the Arts Ben Franklin congratulated the emerging filmmakers, emphasising the importance of the initiative, which provides NSW filmmakers with a disability an exciting platform to upskill in filmmaking and bring their ideas to life.
“Screenability delivers the skills, pathways and platform to launch filmmakers who identify with disability into the screen industry, while also providing audiences the opportunity to experience their incredible ideas and talent,” Mr Franklin said.
“There has been an exciting level of interest for the Screenability initiative, and it is encouraging to see so many people apply and get their foot in the door.
“Each year the fund unearths a new generation of talented filmmakers, and I can’t wait to see the creative projects Steve Anthopoulos, Natalia Stawyskyj and Madeleine Stewart produce for the big screen at Sydney Film Festival.”
The Screenability Filmmakers Fund is part of a suite of initiatives under Screenability NSW, an open-ended policy commitment by the NSW Government through Screen NSW to work with industry to grow participation in the screen sector by NSW-based filmmakers with a disability.
More details on the filmmakers and projects is here.
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