Latrobe Youth Film Festival: Promoting the voice of young people through film

A disastrous fire at the Hazelwood coal mine in 2014, and subsequent government inquiries, revealed the inequalities and disadvantage experienced by communities in the Latrobe Valley. Following the inquiry, the Victorian Government implemented a place-based approach to support people's health a...

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Published in:Australian journal of emergency management 2020-04, Vol.35 (2), p.51-57
Main Author: Bird, Deanne
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Advocacy
Community
Disasters
Film festivals
Hazard mitigation
Motion picture festivals
Motion pictures
Production and direction
Short films
Social aspects
Social change
Wildfires
Youth
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Summary:A disastrous fire at the Hazelwood coal mine in 2014, and subsequent government inquiries, revealed the inequalities and disadvantage experienced by communities in the Latrobe Valley. Following the inquiry, the Victorian Government implemented a place-based approach to support people's health and wellbeing, particularly the Latrobe Valley's youth. In December 2019, a six-month project culminated in the inaugural Latrobe Youth Film Festival Red Carpet event. The Latrobe Youth Film Festival project is a collaboration between Latrobe Youth Space, We Are Latrobe and the Victorian Government Department of Health and Human Services Latrobe Health Innovation Zone team. The project's primary aim was to promote the voice of young people in matters that are important to them. This paper outlines the development and implementation of the project.
ISSN:1324-1540
2204-2288