Who is Screenworks?
Screenworks is a national member-based non-profit committed to supporting and empowering screen creatives and crew across regional Australia. We offer professional industry programs and activities for people at every career stage to develop their skills and help build a diverse and thriving regional screen sector.
Since being established in December 2000, Screenworks has demonstrated a strong track record of creating and managing well-presented, innovative and relevant development programs for professional and emerging screen content creators and crew in regional areas in every state and territory of Australia.
Northern Rivers Screenworks Inc (ABN 87 095 440 458) is registered as a charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission.
Our Core Values
- Member Focus – A razor-sharp focus on our members’ growth and opportunities for success.
- Integrity – Honesty and respect for all individuals with a focus on transparency and trust.
- Professionalism – To develop and deliver professional programs and in our actions to members, partners and each other.
- Accessibility – A friendly approach that encourages confidence for regional people to access our services and staff.
- Real-life outcomes – We focus on the delivery of programs that meet real needs and achieve tangible outcomes.
- Diversity and inclusion – We actively seek to increase the number of people we work with from groups that are under-represented in the industry.
What We Do
Each year, our members and the wider industry participate in programs and initiatives that have identifiable pathways to their desired careers, creating a pipeline of talent that will ensure the development and growth of the screen industry in regional, rural and remote Australia.
To address Screenworks’ strategic objectives and to support and empower screen creatives and crew across regional Australia, our goals are to:
- Deliver a range of professional, diverse and relevant career/industry development programs across regional Australia that strengthen and increase the capacity of the production sector in regional Australia.
- Regularly review Screenworks’ Reconciliation Action Plan and develop future plans in accordance with Reconciliation Australia’s recommended methodology.
- Keep screen practitioners in regional areas abreast of industry trends, new technologies and opportunities.
- Support the development of regional projects that lead to regional production and jobs.
Our programs are delivered across three levels:
- Skills Advancement addresses skills development across both above and below-the-line roles for early-entry to more advanced screen, media and digital games practitioners.
- Career Advancement provides pathway programs designed to support regional people identified as demonstrating talent, potential and commitment in their careers.
- Project Advancement nurtures ideas and talent, and broadens the representation of regional communities.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
Screenworks recognises that diversity and inclusion help to support creativity and innovation: they are an essential ingredient in a successful screen industry in regional Australia.
We will actively seek to increase the number of regional people participating in our programs and ensure that we are supporting people from groups/ communities under-represented in the screen industry including women and female-identifying practitioners, First Nations peoples, practitioners from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds, Deaf and disabled people, and LGBTQIA+ communities.
