Emerging screen practitioners Maya Johnson and Mimo Mukii began their 12-month journey with experience at ABC, Blackfella Films and Goodthing Productions after being selected for the Vicscreen Victorian Screen internship.
A graduate of RMIT, Mukii has produced several short films and has experience in screen production, accounting and casting. Together with producer Ivy Mutsk and writer/director Kal Oji, she developed and produced the feature film Pasa Faho through Vicscreen’s Origine Feature initiative.
Johnson is a proud Urgurqaba woman from Yunbennun (Magnetic Island) in Queensland, where she studied journalism at Bond University, then communicated with CSIRO at the Melbourne fashion festival, and eventually joined ABC as a social media coordinator to create ABC Indigenous content and campaigns. She also produced and produced content for Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair Foundation and Creative Australia.
Now entering its fourth year, the screen internship program is designed to overcome traditional barriers to entry into the screen industry and support new screen creatives to quickly track careers.
Johnson said he looks forward to learning and establishing relationships as part of the initiative.
“I’ve always wanted to share First Nations stories. Screen internships help storytellers and creators to solidify my knowledge, strengthen my industry network, share important First Nations stories on screen and amplify projects,” she said.
Mukii said she was also pleased with the opportunity to take her skills to the next level.
“I am grateful to take this opportunity to learn and connect with people from different fields in the screen industry. I am extremely excited to gain this experience and apply everything I have learned as a producer,” she said.
Victoria’s Minister of Creative Industries said the internship programme not only helps to grow the listed screen workforce and talent pool, but also “ensures screen stories and the behind-the-scenes workforce reflects our diverse community.”
