Bus Stop Films
Dianna La Grassa has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries and roles. Dianna started their career as an Assistant Account Manager at Leveraged Equities in 2009. In 2010, they briefly worked as an Account Manager at Investec before joining Kaplan Professional as an Account Manager in 2011. At Kaplan, they progressed to become a Business Development Manager, Manager of Higher Education, and finally a Senior Project Manager for Customer Experience. In 2016, Dianna joined Bus Stop Films as a Communication Manager and later became the General Manager in 2018. Currently, they hold the position of Chief Operating Officer at Bus Stop Films. In 2019, they also worked at NSW Department of Education as a Project Manager and then as a Delivery Manager. Throughout their career, Dianna has demonstrated strong leadership skills, strategic planning, and the ability to contribute to the growth of organizations.
Dianna La Grassa completed their Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and Criminology from the University of Ottawa in 2006. In 2013, they obtained a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from Kaplan Business School Pty Limited. In 2018, they completed a 200hr Yoga Teacher Training program at Yoga here and there. Dianna also attended a Change Management Workshop at the University of Sydney in 2017. Additionally, they studied Margin Lending and Securities at Kaplan Professional in 2010.
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Bus Stop Films
Bus Stops Films is an award winning, disability led NFP organisation which has been in operation since 2009. With a primary focus supporting those living disabilities and others from marginalised communities, we use film studies education, filmmaking and the film industry to change community attitudes globally around the rights and contribution to society of and by people with disability and other marginalised groups. Bus Stop Films produces amazing films. We show that being inclusive doesn’t impact budgets, shoot times or the quality of a film, however enhances the experiences of cast, crew and audiences and changes community attitudes for the better. With now almost 65 short films made, winning more than 100 awards and screening in festivals and on streaming services around the world, to an audience to date of over 45M people, we are a viable and dynamic creative organisation. How do we do we achieve this? We EDUCATE We deliver our Accessible Film Studies Program for adults living with disability in partnership with Australia's leading film schools. The 40-week film studies course teaches students key aspects of filmmaking – story development, script writing, lighting, sound, costume, camera techniques, producing and directing. Students work with their film studies tutor and support workers to develop a film idea which they shoot as part of the course. We CREATE Our students work with award winning industry professionals to create amazing short films. We ADVOCATE We drive disability confidence in the screen industry and support people with disability into employment. Winner Breakthrough Business of the Year - Screen Producers Australia Awards. Winner, HESTA Excellence Awards - Outstanding Disability Services, 2021; finalist in the 2016 National Disability Awards and we won the 2016 Human Rights Award in the Community Organisation Category: