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Six-time Focus On Ability (FOA) entrant, Davo Hardy, has written, directed and produced his first feature film, A Silent Agreement. An experienced filmmaker, Hardy shot shorts themed around the rights, responsibilities and dreams of his characters, many of whom are
'This year's Focus On Ability (FOA) film selection feels even more international,' says long-time judge David Cameron of the 2018 competition. 'There's a sense of expansion,' David says, 'discovering the hidden, the not yet acclaimed, the unnoticed …'
When John Orcsik asked David Cameron to be involved in Focus On Ability (FOA) as a judge, David was interested straight away. As both actor and director, he'd worked with John and NOVA Employment Ambassador Paula Duncan over the years
So many different mediums are represented in Focus On Ability 2018. Of all of them, animation, in all its forms, seems to be the most accessible. We have entries from an eight-year-old Aussie boy as well as international entries from
This year's Focus On Ability received around 50 films dealing with what if feels like to live with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The ASD community - directors, actors, writers and editors - are really making an impression with their stories.
In 2017 Jared Hargreaves won the Focus On Ability Open Short Film section with his film 'Mr Joe'. Apart from feeling like a star at the gala awards night, Jared also won a 3-week all-expenses-paid trip to Los Angeles, where
- Filmmaker: Botany Downs Secondary College
Country:
New Zealand
Year:
2018
