Free event: NAIDOC Week Celebration Luncheon

With Special Guest and Keynote Speaker Aunty Professor Henrietta Marrie AM Elder of the Gimuy Walubara clan of the Yidinji People and Traditional Owner Heal Country! – a call for stronger measures to recognise, protect and maintain all aspects of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and heritage across Australia. Join the state film and TV agency Screen Queensland, as we unite this NAIDOC Week in acknowledgement of the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. Celebrating the power of song, dance and story to heal, this special event welcomes screen and cultural practitioners from diverse communities and backgrounds to connect, learn and share stories. Screen Queensland is proud to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander screen practitioners throughout Queensland to tell, share and preserve their stories. 12pm – Welcome Drink and Canapés 12.30pm – Event Commences 3.00pm – Event Concludes Three-course luncheon provided. Registration is essential, by 30 June, 5pm 2021. ABOUT SCREEN QUEENSLAND Based in Brisbane, Screen Queensland is a Queensland Government-owned company that invests in production, talent development programs and screen culture festivals to grow a creative, innovative and successful screen industry in the state. The agency supports locally produced films, series and games, and secures international and interstate production and post-production for the state. It also operates Screen Queensland Studios in Brisbane, which most recently hosted Dwayne the Rock Johnson’s autobiographical comedy series Young Rock and the Oscar-nominated Paramount feature film Love & Monsters. Recent productions supported by Screen Queensland include Harrow, Bluey, Strait to the Plate, Total Control, Holey Moley, Australian Survivor, Aquaman, Thor:Ragnarok, Dora and the Lost City of Gold and upcoming releases Thirteen Lives, directed by Ron Howard, and the Elvis biopic directed by Baz Luhrmann. Screen Queensland is deeply committed to uplifting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices in the industry and increasing diversity on and off screen. For more information on funding programs, incentives, locations and facilities, visit screenqueensland.com.au IMAGE: Documentary "Blue Water Empire", supported by Screen Queensland, filmed in Far North Queensland.