Screenworks, Netflix and Screen Tasmania have today announced Isabela Hart as the recipient who will accelerate her screen industry career as part of the Regional Crew Pathways Program – Tasmania 2026. The program is for the first time focusing on unscripted post-production in response to the film and television industry’s demand for Australians skilled in this area.
The initiative will see Isabela Hart from Glenorchy, Hobart placed at The Post Lounge for the next five months where she will receive industry training in post-production, plus develop skills and networks to kick-start her professional career. She will be working predominantly on local documentary series ‘The Animal Sanctuary’.
Debra Richards, Director, APAC Studio Policy and Production Affairs at Netflix, said, “We’re thrilled to see Isabela take the next step in her screen industry career through the Regional Crew Pathways Program. Creating opportunities for emerging practitioners to learn on the job, build professional networks and gain real industry experience is one of the most effective ways to strengthen Australia’s screen sector. We’re proud to support a program that helps talented people like Isabela turn their passion into a profession.”
The 2026 recipient was selected from a group of 16 Tasmania-based participants who were chosen from a broader pool of applicants to participate in a post-production onboarding course in Hobart in May. The group received industry-leading training delivered by the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS).
Manager of Screen Tasmania, Alex Sangston, said , “Screen Tasmania is thrilled with the success of the 2026 Regional Crew Pathways Program in Tasmania, and the opportunity it has provided for 16 Tasmanians to undertake the onboarding course. We are focused on growing post-production capacity in Tasmania, so for Isabela to be chosen to undertake five months of on-the-job training through The Post Lounge is extremely beneficial to our local industry. We are thankful to Netflix, AFTRS and Screenworks for working with us on this vital program, and to The Post Lounge for hosting Isabela.”
Isabela is an emerging Tasmanian creative with a strong interest in post-production and screen storytelling. She is passionate about learning industry workflows and processes and building hands-on industry experience within the post-production space in the screen sector.
Isabela Hart said, “It’s such a wonderful opportunity being picked for this placement by Screenworks, and a very exciting time for me personally. I’ve always dreamed of working on bigger productions and to be part of the wonderful puzzle that is post-production. I can’t wait to be part of it and support these projects and the Tasmanian film industry.”
The Regional Crew Pathways Program directly addresses identified below-the-line skill gaps, providing valuable skills advancement while building screen production capacity in regional areas, and is designed to develop the pipeline of screen talent in Australia.
Rodney Cambridge, Screenworks Vice Chair & Interim CEO, said, “Screenworks is thrilled for Isabela to receive this opportunity thanks to our ongoing partnership with Netflix and with the support of Screen Tasmania, AFTRS and The Post Lounge. It is vital that we support regional practitioners to seize pathways into the industry, and to continue to build the fabric of Australia’s skillset in the screen sector across all disciplines – Tasmania is a wonderful place to uncover new talent.”
The Netflix backed program has previously run in New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania and the Northern Territory with over 300 people participating in training, and 13 selected to undertake paid placements. The majority of trainees who have undertaken placements have secured continuing work in crew roles.
Past Regional Crew Pathways participants include A’mi Gray who now works at Baz Luhrmann’s Bazmark, Shanna Neisher who has had ongoing work as a camera assistant, Willow Inman who is now an art department freelancer, and Juliet May who is working with Hive Studios in Tasmania.
Screenworks’ Regional Crew Pathways program is supported by Netflix, Screen Tasmania, and The Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS)
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