Screen Australia: Seeing ourselvesScreen Australia undertook a study in 2016 titled
Seeing Ourselves: Reflections on diversity in Australian TV drama. This report outlines how subjects of different minority groups and how they are reflected on Australian TV. The report focuses on the following minority groups; LGBTQI, cultural background and disability. The following graphics on the right are from the report. Just looking at one category, we can see on the purple graph, people in the Australian population identifying as LGBTQI is 11% however TV character in this minority group is just 5%. This isn't a reflection on our society. See link below to read the full report and look at Screen Australia's challenges and opportunities around these groups. |
Screen Australia recognises that, to make a real difference to women’s participation and success in the industry, there needs to be a holistic, integrated approach to people, projects and business. We are aiming to ensure our production funding is targeted to creative teams (writer, producer, director and protagonist) that are at least 50 per cent female by 2018 year end. The Five Point Plan seeks to implement practical and effective measures in order to create:Screen Australia
- - business infrastructure that is sustainable and self-generating;
- - ongoing professional development opportunities; and
- - viable career pathways.
Screen Australia has recognised there needs to be a focus on women working in the media industry. Their recent Gender Matters report outlines a 5 Point Plan to increase these numbers. This plan includes:
SHORT TERM MEASURES: 1. The Women’s Story Fund 2. Enterprise Women LONG TERM MEASURES: 3. Placements for Women 4. Distribution Guarantee Support 5. Assessment criteria changes |
We can see by the infographic below (Screen Australia) that women do not make up 50% of the roles in the film industry. Between 1970-2014 there were only 16% of female directors in the film industry.
For more detail on the 5 point plan and to read how Screen Australia plan to improve these statistics see the link below; |