The Natalie Miller Fellowship has opened applications for its annual grant of $20,000.
The grant is targeted at established women in screen so they can pursue professional leadership through attachments, internships, secondments, travel and other means.
The grant is in its 11th consecutive year and has benefited from both Village Roadshow and Kojo each providing $50,000 over five years as co-sponsors.
The Natalie Miller Fellowship said it had a unique role to play in the Australian screen sector and passionately promoted female leaders across the spectrum.
“Its vision is to achieve gender diversity in screen leadership, resulting in a greater breadth of storytelling, better company performances, innovation, and a more dynamic, inclusive and robust industry for everyone,” it explained.
Since 2011, 10 fellowships have been awarded. Previous recipients include Rachel Okine, head of features and development executive at Stan, as well as Pauline Clague, a First Nations screen strategy executive at the South Australian Film Corporation.
Harriet Pike (chief operating officer at Wild Bear Entertainment), Rebecca Hammond (then senior account manager for media services at Deluxe Australia, now at LJ Hooker), Courtney Botfield (director of industry partnerships at the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia), Sasha Close (program manager for the Brisbane International Film Festival and Gold Coast Film Festival), Kristy Matheson (creative director of the Edinburgh International Film Festival), Miriam Katsambis (VP of business and legal affairs for APAC at Entertainment One), Anna Kaplan (producer, co-founder and c0-chair at Sustainable Screens Australia) and Bridgette Graham (freelance strategic marketing consultant) have also all received the grant.
Applications for this year’s Natalie Miller Fellowship are open now until Friday, Sep. 9.
The recipient will be announced in October.
