SAFC becomes host organisation for Screen Diversity & Inclusion Network
Australian Film and Television Radio School to hand over management of SDIN to SA Film Corp. after 5 years.
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The South Australian Film Corporation has become the new host organisation for the Screen Diversity and Inclusion Network.
Previously hosted by the Australian Film and Television Radio School since its inception in 2017, the SDIN is a national network of broadcasters, screen funding agencies, business associations, guilds and industry-aligned education and training organisations who have committed to work together towards a more inclusive and diverse screen industry.
Members include Australian broadcasters and state and national screen agencies as well as FreeTV and AFTRS.
Among the SDIN’s initiatives is The Everyone Project, a measurement tool developed by South Australian organisation Screen Industry Innovation (SII), to capture the diversity of the talent and crews working in the screen industry.
AFTRS CEO Nell Greenwood said: “AFTRS is really proud to have supported the incredible work the SDIN has done over the last five years, including the growth of the network itself and the implementation of The Everyone Project. It’s the right time to be passing on the baton to another host agency and we’re delighted that Kate and the SAFC are taking on this really important role.”
SAFC CEO Kate Croser said: “As an agency committed to improving representation in screen content and inclusion and diversity in the screen industry, we at the SAFC are delighted to become the new host organisation for the SDIN. We look forward to working collaboratively with the new Project Officer to further our shared aims of boosting diversity and addressing barriers to inclusion in the sector.”
SDIN Co-Chairs Kelrick Martin, Head of Indigenous at ABC TV and Michelle Cheng, Content Industry Diversity Manager at SBS said: “The SDIN is delighted to welcome the SAFC as our new host organisation. We look forward to working together with the SAFC to build a more inclusive screen industry in 2022 and beyond.”
As part of its new role as SDIN host organisation, the SAFC is now hiring for a new SDIN Project Officer.
The handover from AFTRS will occur in June with SAFC to take over from July 2022.