A Ngoongar writer based in Broome, Dot West is a
passionate and revered advocate for Indigenous media. Her recent
projects include writing three short dramas In the Air, High Tide
and Maap Mordak – which was her directing debut. She was a script
writer and co-producer on The Circuit series 1 and 2, winning an
AWGIE award. Dot’s documentary scriptwriting credits include the
Songlines on Screen documentary Naji, which screened at
ImagineNATIVE International Film Festival in Canada along with High
Tide.
Dot was the inaugural chairperson of NIMAA (National Indigenous
Media Association of Australia), inaugural vice chairperson of NITV
and a board member of Screenwest and the Australian International
Documentary Conference. Dot is currently a board member of SBS.
Dot’s many accolades include the Tudawali Award for her
contribution to Indigenous Media and the Kullarri NAIDOC award for
contribution to Indigenous affairs.
Dot was awarded an Order of Australia for her service to First
Nations media and communications in 2022!
Tony Thorne's endearing character design and vivid sense of
place for Little J & Big Cuz is the culmination of his experience
as an animation director, illustrator, visual artist, author of
graphic novels and comic book illustrator. Tony's career is as
diverse as it is interesting, spanning a Tasmanian Book Prize
shortlisting, works displayed in the National Portrait Gallery and
the Burnie Regional Art Gallery, and positions on high profile
features including Animation Supervisor on Harry Potter and the
Half Blood Prince, Senior Animator on Hunger Games and Happy Feet
II and Lead Animator on Ella Enchanted and Valiant.
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