A Hunter-raised filmmaker’s determination to break stigma around disability has been praised at several Oscars-qualifying film festivals across the globe.
Ten artists from across Australia have been named as Sidney Myer Creative Fellows for 2017. `Each Fellow will receive an unrestricted grant of $160,000. The Fellowships are not tied to any specific outcome but provide an income over a two-year period to give the recipient the freedom to develop their creative practice without financial pressure.
To date Bus Stop Films has run over 240 filmmaking workshops through its accessible film studies program, and currently has a partnership with the Australian Film Television and Radio School.
BSF on Saturday Disney.
Studying filmmaking at the University of Technology Sydney, Genevieve Clay-Smith might have thought her career path was heading out in the normal direction — an internship or two, making short films with her friends, maybe working her way up to a paid position.