Celebrating NAIDOC Week! 🌟 As an organisation, we want to spotlight the First Peoples Disability Network (FPDN) for their advocacy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disabilities. ❤️🖤💛 Check out their amazing work here: This year’s theme, for NAIDOC week, inspires us to Keep the Fire Burning. #NAIDOCweek #Keepthefireburning
Bus Stop Films
Non-profit Organization Management
Carlton, New South Wales 2,656 followers
Bus Stop Films is a not-for-profit organisation that uses filmmaking to make the world more inclusive!
About us
Bus Stops Films is an award winning, disability led NFP organisation which has been in operation since 2009. With a primary focus supporting those living disabilities and others from marginalised communities, we use film studies education, filmmaking and the film industry to change community attitudes globally around the rights and contribution to society of and by people with disability and other marginalised groups. Bus Stop Films produces amazing films. We show that being inclusive doesn’t impact budgets, shoot times or the quality of a film, however enhances the experiences of cast, crew and audiences and changes community attitudes for the better. With now almost 65 short films made, winning more than 100 awards and screening in festivals and on streaming services around the world, to an audience to date of over 45M people, we are a viable and dynamic creative organisation. How do we do we achieve this? We EDUCATE We deliver our Accessible Film Studies Program for adults living with disability in partnership with Australia's leading film schools. The 40-week film studies course teaches students key aspects of filmmaking – story development, script writing, lighting, sound, costume, camera techniques, producing and directing. Students work with their film studies tutor and support workers to develop a film idea which they shoot as part of the course. We CREATE Our students work with award winning industry professionals to create amazing short films. We ADVOCATE We drive disability confidence in the screen industry and support people with disability into employment. Winner Breakthrough Business of the Year - Screen Producers Australia Awards. Winner, HESTA Excellence Awards - Outstanding Disability Services, 2021; finalist in the 2016 National Disability Awards and we won the 2016 Human Rights Award in the Community Organisation Category:
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http://www.busstopfilms.com.au
External link for Bus Stop Films
- Industry
- Non-profit Organization Management
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Carlton, New South Wales
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2009
- Specialties
- Film making, Film theory, Inclusive film production, workshops, and Practicle application
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86-88 Carlton Pde
Carlton, New South Wales 2218, AU
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Australian Film Television and Radio School
Sydney, NSW, AU
Employees at Bus Stop Films
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Tfer Newsome
Location Sound Recordist, Post Sound Expert, and Sound Teacher and Mentor
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Veronica Wain
Filmmaker Academic Project Manager Public Speaker
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Genevieve Clay-Smith
Film/ Television Director & writer with a passion for equality and social justice in the film industry. Series Director and Writer of UNESCO award…
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Katharine Rogers
Storyteller across multiple mediums. Filmmaking Tutor at Bus Stop Films & AFTRS. Film Programmer Sydney Film Festival. Creator Story Salad &…
Updates
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Sound Check in Progress! 🔈🎥 Our Brisbane classes had an incredible sound workshop with the amazing sound editor Tfer Newsome! Huge thanks to Tfer for sharing their expertise and passion and to Griffith Film School. Our students are now ready to make some noise in the film industry! #inclusivefilmmaking
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Ready to make movie magic? Our 2025 Program waitlist is now open! 😃🎥 Join us at Bus Stop Films and be part of our Accessible Film Studies Program. The Program is for people living with a disability who are 17 years or older. With 16 locations across Australia, there’s a spot for you! Whether you’re in Melbourne, Sydney (Moore Park) Parramatta, Blue Mountains, Coffs Harbour, Wollongong, Southern Sydney (Carlton), Brisbane, Gold Coast, Cairns, Launceston, Hobart, Perth, Darwin, Adelaide, or Canberra. Program Waitlist - https://lnkd.in/gQuv79g7
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Celebrating 5 Years of Leadership and Kindness! 🎉 Join us in congratulating our incredible CEO on 5 amazing years at Bus Stop Films! 🚍🎬 Under their guidance, we've created countless inclusive films, empowered diverse voices, and made unforgettable memories. Hear is what Tracey had to say on the milestone: “How blessed am I!! Five years of loving what I do. Advocacy, creativity & kindness. Working with the best team and board, and our amazing disability community. I’m feeling all the feels.” #inclusivefilmmaking
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Tune in to hear the buzz! 📻 Celebrating different voices across the country. Almost makes you want to stay in traffic, right? 😉 Get your tickets to Driving Change – The disability employment summit now! https://lnkd.in/gJT-_Ch5 Thank you, ATN, for your incredible support! 🙌 #inclusivefilmmaking #drivingchange
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Lights Camera Action 🎥💡 Our AFTRS class had a fantastic time with guest DOP Megan Ogilvie on Sunday, her workshop was awesome and the students were so engaged and got some hands on camera experience. The workshop covered a lot of valuable camera techniques, various framing methods for interviews and a number of different lighting setups, what an awesome time and all of our students got something out of the workshop. #inclusivefilmmaking
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Hey there, future film stars! 🎥 We're on the hunt for some incredible actors to join our next big project. **Current Projects ** Beneath the Mask Male 18-25 Filming 3 August in Sydney, AU https://lnkd.in/gjnFMC2u Oil and Water Male 20-25, looking for someone who is deaf or hard of hearing Female 18-30, looking for someone who is deaf or hard of hearing Filming Aug. 25 in Sydney https://lnkd.in/ghWggRC8 The Tide Turns Female 18-22 Male 25-35 Female 22-30 Shoots Aug. 19 in the Blue Mountains https://lnkd.in/gxrt6pAG Bring your A-game, your best smiles, and maybe a few dad jokes. Let's make some movie magic together! Apply through www.starnow.com
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Happy Disability Pride Month! 🌈 Let's celebrate the strength, creativity and hard work of the Bus Stop Films community! 🥰 What a time we have had at Bus Stop Films from inspiring film sets, fantastic showcases, incredible fundraisers and unforgettable memories. Let’s look back at some of the magic moments! #inclusivefilmmaking
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Jump on board the Bus today! 🚌🙌🙌 Two incredible opportunities are available for you to join the BSF team: Executive Assistant. https://lnkd.in/gGzAfqEw Events and Marketing Assistant https://lnkd.in/gaJZKVAV... If you're passionate about making a difference and thrive in a flexible, inclusive, and kind environment, we'd love to hear from you! #InclusiveFilmmaking
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A historic journey with their Excellencies. 🥰 What an incredible 8 years it has been with the Honourable David Hurley AC CVO DSC (Retd) together with Mrs Hurley as our joint patrons. We have so many special memories with their Excellencies, from hosting our students in celebration of their work, attending our showcase events and even appearing in one of our films, they have truly given so much to our staff, students and their families. We are so grateful for the support, the smiles, and the occasional scene-stealing moments! #inclusivefilmmaking
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