Dot West is an Indigenous Australian screenwriter.[1]

Dot West
Born
Dorothy Henry

Occupationscreenwriter

Education

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West qualified with a Bachelor of Arts in Media Studies in 1998.[1]

Career

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West is a freelance scriptwriter, accredited trainer and consultant, and also serves on Screenwest's Industry Advisory Group and WA's Screen Industry Diversity and Inclusion leadership group.[1]

West has served as a board member in various organisations including the Inaugural Vice Chairperson of NITV, Screenwest, Australian International Documentary Conference, the National Indigenous Radio Service.[2] West is a non-Executive Director of SBS, Director of Goolarri Media Enterprises and Ramu Productions in Broome and the Chairperson of First Nations Media Australia.[1]

In 1993, West delivered one of the annual series of Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Boyer Lectures called "Voices of the Land".

Personal

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Dot West was born Dorothy Henry, a Noongar woman from Western Australia's south west.[1]

Honours and awards

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Bell, Jodie (2021). "Dot West – Industry Panel Guest". CinefestOZ. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Dot West Industry Advisory Group Member". Screenwest. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
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"Dot West". IMDb.com. IMDb. Retrieved 24 November 2021.