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Wow! – welcome to FOA 5

Wow! – welcome to FOA 5

Welcome to this years Focusonability Film Competition where you can be inspired, educated and entertained by some fabulous films.

Voting started today and we already have many hundreds of voters keen to see their choice recognised on the 15th of August (Fox Studios Sydney – call Amie Ross on 0298332500 to get yourself a seat).

I hope you have as much enjoyment from seeing our film makers work as we have had at NOVA and I look forward to sharing with you as the next few weeks decide who’ll share in our fabulous prize pool.

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