Progress

Progress

Here�s the current top 10 country (for viewers) list:

After Australia:

  1. United States
  2. United Kingdom
  3. India
  4. Canada
  5. Brazil
  6. Singapore
  7. The Philippines
  8. France
  9. New Zealand &
    10.Slovenia

To all of our viewers and particularly to the film makers � go for it!

Not just because there�s the chance to win some great prizes and join us in Sydney for the finals (although this is a great prize!) but because of the encouragement and inspiration your films are providing to people with disability, their family friends and supporters right around the globe.

A heartfelt film that showcases ability and speaks to the emotions and hopes of viewers is a priceless gift. This competition offers the ability to share your ability and insight with many thousands (last year well over 120,000) people and this year�s comp looks like being at least twice as big.

There�s still plenty of time to get your entries in: June 30th for overseas � we have to judge and then organise your flights and July 31st for Australian entries.

To the film makers whose works arrived this week: thank you!

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