Making an Impact Panelists
Diana Fisk
Diana Fisk is passionate about projects that lead with human connection. Diana was a recipient of Film Victoria’s Key Talent Placement in 2018 and in 2019 became a recipient of the Screen Australia Enterprise People Fund. Diana wrote, directed and produced TRUE VISION, and is the impact producer of documentaries THE SHOW MUST GO ON, BRAZEN HUSSIES and UNDER COVER.
Bridgette Graham
Bridgette Graham is the founder of Path to Audience, an entertainment marketing consultancy which provides audience data and insights to the Australian screen industry. An entertainment marketer and strategist with 15 years' experience; Bridgette has built a diverse career working with leading businesses from exhibition, distribution, streaming and production to create meaningful integrated marketing platforms for modern box office classics and beloved entertainment brands.
Glenda Hambly
Glenda Hambly has written, directed and produced three feature dramas and the documentary HOMELAND STORY. She has also worked extensively in television as a developer, writer and editor, worked as a development executive for state and federal funding agencies, has a PhD in Screen Studies and teaches screenwriting.
Alex Kelly
Alex Kelly is an artist, filmmaker and organiser. Working across film, communications and troublemaking, Alex purposefully connects the disciplines of art and social change. Alex’s creative focus is the collaborative speculative futures practice THE THINGS WE DID NEXT. Alex is a founding member of social impact film company, The Unquiet Collective.
Shweta Kishore (moderator)
Dr Shweta Kishore lectures in Screen and Media at RMIT University and is the author of Indian Documentary Film and Filmmakers: Independence in Practice (2018). Shweta’s research focuses on Indian documentary, feminist film, and film festivals and she has curated documentary strands for Melbourne International Film Festival, Kochi Muziris Biennale (India) and The Factory Contemporary Arts Centre (Vietnam).