3rd Canberra International Mental Health Film Festival 2020
This Is My Brave Australia Inc. is a registered charity and NFP dedicated to breaking the stigma surrounding mental illness one story at a time.
Through our events we present stories of lived experience of mental illness in an effort to promote a national conversation around mental health.
- Provides an inspiring voice for social justice and human rights for people with mental illness
- Highlights positive contributions made by mental health recipients
- Fights stigma and defies stereotypes associated with mental illness
- Shares real-life stories of people with mental health concerns
- Submitted films may be of any length and genre , documentaries, features, and shorts.
TIMBA/CMHFF Award ( Overall film judged best in festival)
- Human Rights Award (The film that is judged the best at being an inspiring voice for social justice and human rights)
- Lived Experience Award (Best film produced by someone with lived experience of mental illness)
- Stop Stigma Award (The film that best fights discrimination and stigma)
- Mental Health Hero Award (Portrays an individual or organisation who are doing great work in the area of mental health)