Natalie Miller Fellowship announces new president, catalyst grants

The Natalie Miller Fellowship has appointed Sasha Close as their new president, with five new Catalyst grants up for grabs for women in the screen industry.

Sasha Close – Head of Programming for both the Gold Coast Film Festival and Brisbane International Film Festival – has been chosen as the new President of the Natalie Miller Fellowship (NMF).

‘It is an honour and privilege to be appointed President of the Natalie Miller Fellowship. Natalie was a significant and important mentor in my early career and, being the recipient of the Fellowship in 2016, was instrumental to my career, leadership and professional development. I am delighted to be working with the amazingly talented and experienced committee on the next chapter of championing female and female-identifying leadership in the Australian screen industry,’ said Close.

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Silvi Vann-Wall is a Melbourne-based journalist, podcaster, critic and filmmaker who loves frogs and improv comedy. They were the ScreenHub Film Content Lead from 2022 to 2025. Twitter (X): @SilviReports / Bluesky: @silvi.bsky.social‬ / Website: silvireports.com