Talent Camp – what it is and why it matters

Talent Camp requires a different approach to industry partnerships, and allows us to ask a basic question: why are we trying to engineer diversity?

28 Jun 2017 12:00

David Tiley

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Writing and Publishing

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It’s easy to to tick the emotional boxes about diversity and inclusion and new voices and stories in the screen sector. It is romantic and rosy and touchy-feely.

The Talent Camp program created by AFTRS with Screen Australia and the state screen agencies goes beyond lip service to create some concrete realities.

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David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.