Bali Padda is an Industry Development Executive at Screen Australia. Bali joined Screen Australia’s Development unit in November 2018, managing the people and sector development program, Enterprise funding, and working across the agency’s diversity and inclusion initiatives.
Prior to Screen Australia, Bali was the Chair of the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance’s (MEAA) Equity Diversity Committee, a voluntary panel of performers established to address issues of diversity and inclusion in Australian performing arts. Bali helmed Australia’s first Screen Diversity Showcase, funded by Screen Australia and brought together MEAA, the Australian Writers’ Guild and the Australian Directors’ Guild to develop talent from underrepresented communities.