WIFT Australia Board — WIFT Australia

Liz Tomkins brings a wealth of her experience in International film liaison and production accounting to the board. Inspired by the international presence of WIFT Liz has joined the board to help build the global presence of WIFT Australia.
She was selected by Screen Producers Australia as one of the 2020 Ones to Watch - a prestigious national program that recognises up and coming talent.
She is a producer and production accountant, born and raised in regional Australia. She has worked for companies including E-One, Seeds Accounting (Entertainment Specialists), and Taqqut Productions (the film arm of the first Inuit-owned independent publishing company). She also serves as the Creative Liaison for the Canadian Australian Chamber of Commerce (CACC) and is currently developing a number of projects as a producer with Dicentium Films and going into production in 2022.

Oakley Kwon is an award winning actor, policy maker and innovator. She is also a versatile and dynamic board executive, producer and diversity advocate. Oakley was a recipient of the Equity Ensemble Award for her role in Hungry Ghosts (Matchbox Pictures/NBCU). She is the President of the QLD Community Television Association Inc, head of Loom Films and Chief Executive of Asian Food and Film.

Mitu Bhowmick Lange is the Director & Founder of Mind Blowing Films. She is also the Director of Mind Blowing World, which is an independent film distribution company that specialises in the distribution of quality Australian content to Australian, New Zealand and Fiji audiences.
Mitu produced the multi-award-winning documentary, Raising the Bar directed by renowned Indian filmmaker, Onir. In 2017, Mitu received the Jill Robb Award from Film Victoria recognising her achievements, leadership and mentorship of other women from the sector.
In 2018, Mitu was appointed to the Board of Film Victoria, becoming the first Indian in Australia to be offered this prestigious role.
Mitu is a passionate advocate of Equality and Inclusivity especially in Arts and Cinema, as the centre of her world, her daughter is a little girl living with Down Syndrome.

Yolandi (NSW JP #254106) is a Film and TV Producer, TV-host and industry all-rounder and has been in showbiz since the turn of the century.
She has produced three feature films, a two-part documentary series, two TV series, and hundreds of shorter format stories, some winning festival awards. Her experience in front of the cameras and as MC is also vast.
She joined WIFT (Women in film & Television) Australia and is currently the Secretary, NSW Board Member and Chair of their Virtual Arm. She also started and ran Cause Film Festival for three years before stepping down as Festival Director to focus on her projects. On the side she is also the Editor in Chief for Film Central Magazine. For her work in the community, Yolandi was nominated Australian of the Year in 2015.

Maya is a senior strategic marketing consultant with a demonstrated history of developing high performance marketing strategies for the live events and entertainment industries.
Prior to moving to London for three years where she worked for top production companies Scott Free Films and Lookout Point, she worked as a freelance producer and held various senior roles on screen productions in Western Australia.
She is currently taking a break from producing with a role in the tech and innovation space as a Marketing and Engagement Consultant at Curtin University and Marketing Director of West Tech Fest.

Amanda was appointed to the WIFT Australia Board in January 2023 having moved home to Australia after 14 years working in the entertainment industry in the US.
While in Los Angeles, she most recently worked as the Director of U.S Production for Ausfilm with prior roles including Production Executive for AirBud Entertainment and Manager for the Operations Support Team at the Academy Awards.
In 2023, Amanda co-founded production company Undertow Content, and currently holds the role of lead producer and co-CEO.

Dianna La Grassa is currently Bus Stop Film’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) and in-house Producer. As an MBA graduate, she has over 10 years of experience in the education sector as well as being a NIDA trained actress and emerging Film Producer/Director. She has produced over 30 short films including the award winning Groundhog Night, What Was It Like? and This is News in Radio.

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