Africa Film Fest Australia - Screen Industry Forum
Event description
In partnership with the Australian Film, Television & Radio School (AFTRS), and with the support of Black Music Alliance, ACE Parramatta will host the 2025 Screen Industry Forum as part of 2025 Africa Film Fest Australia program. MC, and festival co-director Mumbi Hinga, will facilitate conversations with emerging and established talent working across film, TV, animation and digital platforms, exploring the challenges and opportunities facing African Australian storytellers in the industry today.
A key finding in the recent Screen Diversity and Inclusion Network’s (SDIN) Everyone Counts 2.0 report, shows diversity gaps for people from African backgrounds (IF Magazine, 8 July 2025). The report examines representation both on and off screen, working across Australian TV and film projects completed from July 2021 to June 2024. The data indicates under-representation for individuals with and African (1.4 per cent) and Asian (10 per cent) ancestries/ethnicities across all screen roles, while people of European (37 per cent) and Anglo-Celtic (56 per cent) ancestries/ethnicities continue to be over-represented.
The Screen Industry Forum is a chance to interrogate the issue of representation and flag strategies to address these gaps. Be part of the conversation.
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