solid screen festival

The 2023 Solid Screen Awards have been given to 6 Indigenous women representing a variety of roles in different media platforms and communities from across Australia, Hawaii and Native America. The annual Solid Awards honour those who have long standing and also emerging careers in the screen arts, to acknowledge those creatives and technicians who have contributed substantially to their respective industries over decades. The Solid Screen Awards have been presented annually by Yugambeh organiser Jenny Fraser since 2014 and are home grown in Australia, with a unique focus on Indigenous Women around the world. “The awards are gifted to trailblazers in community as a small acknowledgement for the work they do in maintaining screen culture keeping communities informed and uplifted. This is also my way of archiving the contributions of the storytelling matriarchy” she said. The winners are Karla Grant, Sasha Sarago and Karina Hogan from Australia, along with Keala Kelly and Taylour Chang