Natalie Miller Fellowship 2025 Open for Applications – Celebrating its 14th year, the 2025 Natalie Miller Fellowship invites women in the Australian screen industry to apply for its prestigious annual grant.
This year there will be two grants available, offering $10,000 each. The grants are designed to recognise, nurture and empower the next generation of female leaders to achieve outstanding success at the top of their fields.
The Natalie Miller Fellowship is the only grant of its kind in Australia. Established in 2011 to recognise the unique contribution of screen industry pioneer Natalie Miller AO, the Fellowship is open to women working in the Australian screen industry and aims to provide financial assistance to pursue professional development in their fields.
Proudly supported by Principal Sponsor Universal Pictures, the studio will provide $15,000 cash per year for 2024 and 2025 to support the not-for-profit’s mission to provide financial assistance to female and female identifying screen executives to pursue professional development in their fields through attachments, internships, secondments, travel and other means to reach their full leadership potential.
Since 2012, 13 Fellowships have been awarded to Katrine Elliott (Founder, Art Screen Events), Genevieve Grieves (Co-creator and Creative Director of GARUWA); Dr Sian Mitchell (Senior Lecturer, Deakin University & Festival Director, Melbourne Women in Film Festival); Bridgette Graham (Consumer Insights Lead, Prime Video & Amazon MGM Studios and Founder, Path to Audience); Pauline Clague (Founder and Artistic Director of Winda Film Festival); Anna Kaplan (Co-founder / Head of Impact Production, Regen Studios & Co-Founder/Board Member, Sustainable Screens Australia); Miriam Katsambis (VP Business & Legal Affairs APAC, Lionsgate); Kristy Matheson (BFI Festivals Director, British Film Institute); Sasha Close (Head of Marketing and Business Development, Mercury CX, Director of Skipping Stone Media, and President, Natalie Miller Fellowship); Courtney Botfield (Producer and Founder, Denim Pictures and Distribution and Marketing Specialist, CB Consulting); Rebecca Hammond (Former Post Production Manager and Manager of Strategic Partnerships at Deluxe); Harriet Pike (Chief Operating Officer, WildBear Entertainment); and Rachel Okine (Head of Scripted, ABC).
The Natalie Miller Fellowship is unique in its role of passionately promoting female leaders across the spectrum of the Australian screen sector, and as a support network for women in the industry.
Its vision is to achieve gender diversity in screen leadership, resulting in a greater breadth of storytelling, better company performances, innovation and a dynamic, inclusive and robust industry for everyone. The Fellowship delivers significant benefits to both the applicant and wider Australian screen community.
President of the Natalie Miller Fellowship Sasha Close says:
“For 14 years, the Natalie Miller Fellowship has played a pivotal role in advancing the leadership aspirations of women across Australia’s screen industry, through both our annual fellowship and recent Catalyst Grants. As we mark this significant milestone, it is an opportune time to reflect on our impact and evolve our offering. In 2025, we are proud to expand our commitment by offering two annual fellowships, strengthening our investment in the future leaders who will shape and redefine the screen sector for years to come. We are seeking proposals for leadership and professional development that are not only innovative and tailored to each applicant’s unique vision, but that also contribute meaningfully to the broader Australian screen industry.”
Opening today, all applications for the 2025 Natalie Miller Fellowship must be received by 5PM on Friday 5 September, with the recipients announced at the Australian International Movie Convention, held on the Gold Coast between Monday October 27 – Thursday October 30, 2025.
For more information, Fellowship guidelines and to apply, visit the website:
www.nataliemillerfellowship.com
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Natalie Miller Fellowship 2025 Open for Applications
