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Acknowledging Solid Screen Culture in 2022 : Solid Awards and Screening

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2022 Solid Screen Award Winners The 2022 Solid Screen Awards have gone to 5 Aboriginal women representing a variety of roles in different media platforms and communities from across Australia.  The annual Solid Awards honour those who have long standing and also emerging careers in the screen arts, to acknowledge those creatives who have contributed substantially to their respective industries over decades. The Solid Screen initiatives have been presented annually by Jenny Fraser since 2014 and are home grown in Australia, with a unique focus on Indigenous Women around the world. “A very rare opportunity to celebrate the current outstanding practice, and helping to grow screen culture locally while also putting the regions on the map internationally,” she said.  The 2022 Solid Photographer Award has gone to Gertrude Davis (QLD). She is of Gugu-Yimithirr and Kuku Yalanji heritage, was born in Mossman and grew up on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland. Gertrude has studied ph