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Directors’ Guild to honour industry women

Courtney Gibson, Daina Reid and Lisy Kane to receive special ADG Awards.

The Australian Directors’ Guild will present 3 special awards to women at its annual awards in Melbourne.

Courtney Gibson, Daina Reid (pictured) and Lisy Kane & Girl Geek Academy will all receive special awards at the gala event.

Courtney Gibson will receive The Cecil Holmes Award presented for advocating the role of the director, Daina Reed receives the Michael Carson Award for Excellence in Drama Direction, and Lisy Kane and Girl Geek Academy are the recipients of the ADG Innovation Award.

The ADG Awards will take place on Friday 5 May in Melbourne.

Until recently, Courtney was CEO of Screen NSW and has previously worked as a Programming Production Executive at the Nine Network, Director of Programs at Southern Star Entertainment and Executive Head of Content Creation at ABC TV. She has recently been appointed as the Managing Director of the film and television arm of Jungle. The ADG is presenting this award to Courtney Gibson in recognition of her work in promoting female directors through her positive programs at Screen NSW. She single-handedly initiated programs and policy that ensured female directors would be more equally represented in all screen production.

Director Daina Reid will receive the prestigious Michael Carson Award, which recognizes excellence in the craft of television drama direction. Daina is one of Australia’s most respected directors with recent credits that include The Wrong Girl, Offspring, Hunters, Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries and The Secret River. The ADG recognizes her contribution to TV Drama Directing with this award.

Lisy Kane and Girl Geek Academy are the recipients of the ADG Innovation Award. This award was established in 2014 and acknowledges the achievements of individuals and/or organisations in building opportunities for directors both in and out of the mainstream that expand their creative work as storytellers in new and innovative ways. Lisy Kane is the co-founder of the Girl Geek Academy, a global movement encouraging women to learn technology, create startups and build more content for the internet.

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