Authentic representation has rapidly become an important cultural concern, including the representation of people with disability. This makes it a key issue for people working in cultural and creative industries, especially film, TV and advertising.

Join us for this FREE breakfast seminar to consider how having people with disability on screen and behind the scenes can help improve how audiences and consumers engage with programming and content. A light breakfast will be supplied.

When & Where

• Tuesday 15 October
• 8am – 10am
• Main Theatre, Australian Film Television and Radio School, Entertainment Quarter, Building 130, Moore Park, Sydney

Learn about:

• The business case for casting and crewing people with disability
• Case studies involving actors, models and key creatives with disability
• How authentic representation changes lives

Speakers

• Graeme Innes, former Australian Human Rights and Disability Discrimination Commissioner and current chair of the Attitude Foundation
• Genevieve Clay-Smith, Founder and Director, Taste Creative; founder of Bus Stop Films; former NSW Young Australian of the Year; award-winning filmmaker
• Tracey Corbin-Matchett, CEO, Bus Stop Films
• Stephanie Pringle, Co-Founder and Casting Director, Chicken & Chips Casting
• Alison Fowler, Co-Founder & Casting Director, Chicken & Chips Casting

REGISTER NOW

Register by visiting www.reelatag15oct.eventbrite.com.au

Please register by Thursday 10 October 2019 so we can meet all access and dietary requirements.

This is an Auslan Accessible event.

Please advice any access or dietary requirements when booking.

For more information or to specify any access requirements to attend this event please contact Liz Martin: lmartin@aarts.net.au

About ATAG

ATAG stands for Accessing The Arts Group. ATAGs are regular meet ups for workers in NSW’s creative industries who want to learn more about including people with disability in their professional practice. ATAGs are an initiative of Accessible Arts, NSW’s peak arts and disability organisation. Accessible Arts works with artists, arts organisations, cultural agencies and festival/event operators to create opportunities that enrich the lives of artists, arts workers and audiences with disability or who are Deaf. www.aarts.net.au