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Women in the Australian Film Industry

The number of women in creative roles within the Australian film industry has grown over the years, but not by a significant amount.

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We’re talking to Melisa Visca, an actor based in Sydney and a filmmaker from Taival Films, about the film industry today and how women can shape their voices within it. 

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Graduate duo bring drama to the global film circuit

Film graduates Melisa Visca and Heidi Ylä-Ajos are taking the international film scene by storm through their production company, Taival Films and their collection of emotionally charged documentaries and dramas.

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Short Film: Next Train from Castlemaine - From SAE to the world

While Director Melisa Visca was a Bachelor Of Film student at SAE Institute in Melbourne, she began work on a film called 'Next Train From Castlemaine' – which has now gone on to be selected for film festival programmes around the world.

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Short Film of the Week: Next Train from Castlemaine

Australia treasure John Flaus is phenomenal in director Melisa Visca and screenwriter Heidi Ylä-Ajos's beautiful short film, made whilst still studying at SAE. 

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Are you a Female Future Creative?

Taival Films has launched the Future Creatives Initiative in partnership with Melbourne Women in Film Festival (MWFF).

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