The Media Mentorship for Women (MMW) program was launched in 2008 and was founded by Ana Tiwary for Women in Film and Television NSW. The need for a program like this is evident from the larger number of expressions of interest and applications we have received over the past 4 mentorship rounds. More importantly statistics on the Screen Australia website show that there remains a great gender imbalance in the Screen Industry workforce; and in some ‘technical’ occupations, the imbalance is increasing. For example, the 2001 figures show that after 1996 the number of female Film and Video Editors decreased 5% to 21%, female Directors of Photography were at a low 4%, and only 28% of Australian Directors are women. (Source of statistics: http://www.afc.gov.au/gtp/oeoccupxgender.html)

These statistics remain not only a matter of equal employment opportunity, but also impact on the way stories are told. The Media Mentorship for Women program will help redress the imbalance in key creative areas, by contributing to the experience and confidence of Mentees. Our hope is that, this will then assist in increasing the number of screen stories presented, through the eyes of women.

Mentorship Committee 2010/11:

Ana Tiwary - MMW Program Founder & Director

Jill Dures - Regional Coordinator

Meleuka Morton-Masterman - Indigenous & Grass-roots Coordinator

Deepti Sachdeva- i-mentoring Moderator

Stephanie Mazzotta - Publicity & Marketing Manager

Helen Goritsas - Mentorship Committee member

Tali Caspi - Mentorship Committee member

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WIFT NSW Committee:
The 2010/11 WIFT NSW committee members are:

PRESIDENT
Dr. Jane Roscoe

VICE PRESIDENT
Pearl Lee

TREASURER
Margaret Berglund

SECRETARY
Clare Martin

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Leisle Grant