Download pdf - 170918 Screen Forever Creche€¦ · attending the annual conference, and in supporting a sustainable and diverse screen industry. Over three days, November 20-22, SCREEN FOREVER

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CRECHEATForthefirsttimeever,acrechewillbeavailabletodelegatesatSCREENFOREVER,Australia’spremierScreenIndustryconferenceevent,inwhatisamajorstepforwardforparentsandcarersworkingintheindustry.ApartnershipbetweentheSouthAustralianFilmCorporation(SAFC),CreateNSW,ScreenProducersAustralia(SPA)andWomeninFilmandTelevision(WIFT)Australia,thefreecrecherecognisestheimportanceofaccesstotheintelligenceandopportunitiesthatcomewithattendingtheannualconference,andinsupportingasustainableanddiversescreenindustry.Overthreedays,November20-22,SCREENFOREVERpresentsarichprogramofkeynoteaddresses,interviews,paneldiscussions,workshops,roundtables,pitchingopportunities,theInternationalPartnershipMarketandnetworkingevents.TheSCREENFOREVERcrechewillbelocatedonsiteatCrownConferenceCentre,Melbournewithinthefootprintoftheconferenceitself,openfrom8.30am-5.30pmoneachofthethreedaysandmanagedbyleadingchildcareproviderCrechendo.FullyfundedbytheSAFCandCreateNSW,andavailableatnocosttoparticipantsfromallstates,thecrechehasspaceforupto20children.Crechebookingsopenfromtoday-screenforever.org.auSAFCChiefExecutiveCourtneyGibsonsaid,“Beingparentsandcarersshouldn’tnegativelyimpactourabilitytowork,justasourworkshouldn’tnegativelyimpactourabilitytolookafterourfamilies.AccessandflexibilityarethecornerstonesofdiversityinanyindustryandtheSCREENFOREVERcrechehasthescreenindustryshowingleadershipinrelationtoboth.“CreateNSWExecutiveDirector,InvestmentandEngagement,ElizabethW.Scottsaid,“ItisimportantthatscreenpractitionersbeabletoparticipateineventssuchasSCREENFOREVERtokeepupwithmarketintelligence,pitchprojectsandnetworkwithpeers.AffordableandavailablechildcareremainsasignificantbarriertoparentsandcarersparticipatingfullyacrossthescreenindustryandCreateNSWisproudtosupportaninitiativethatmeaningfullyaddressesthisbarrier."

WIFTNSWPresidentandWIFTAustraliaBoardmemberMeganRiakossaid,“WIFTAustraliaisproudtocollaborateontheSCREENFOREVERcreche.Raisingafamilyisoftenviewedasacareerobstacle,particularlyaffectingwomen’sparticipationintheAustralianscreenindustry.Weseethisasisanimportantstepforwardinacknowledgingandprovidingsupportforallparents,whilekickstartingabroaderconversationabouthowwecanworktogethertocreateamorefamilyfriendlyindustry.Wethankallthepartnersfortheirsupportforthismuchneededinitiative.”CEOScreenProducersAustraliaMatthewDeanersaid,“Therealityforworkingproducerswithfamiliesislonghoursinproduction.ScreenProducersAustraliaisproudtosupportourmemberswithfamiliesandlaunchthisserviceatSCREENFOREVERthisyear.Weneedtocontinuetoworktogethertocreatesafeandsustainableworkingenvironmentsforscreenprofessionals.”Inrelatednews,WIFTAustralia,inpartnershipwithCreateNSW,theSAFCandUTS,willlaunchtheRaisingFilmsAustraliaScreenIndustrySurveyReport at11amonFridayOct12atAdelaideStudios,asanAdelaideFilmFestivalevent. WIFTAustraliawillrevealthefindingsoftheirrecentsurvey,whichexaminedtheissuesaffectingparentsandcarersworkinginthescreenindustry, whileCreateNSWandtheSAFCwillannouncechangestothewaytheydobusinesstobetterservefamilieswithcarersworkinginthescreensector.SCREENFOREVERCRECHEBOOKINGS&FURTHERINFORMATIONAnyoneseekingdetailsofhowtoaccessthecreche,ortomakeabookingcontactcreche@screenproducers.org.auBookingsatscreenforever.org.auMEDIACONTACTSSPA:CarrieAnnHuddleston|[email protected]|0424554991SAFC:CathyGallagher|[email protected]|0416227282CreateNSW:KristoffClark|[email protected]|0282896408

SAFC,CreateNSWandSPAareallproudmembersoftheScreenDiversityInclusionNetwork(SDIN).