Creatives call on the University of Melbourne to streamline freelance payments

Leticia Cáceres says the average artist earns less than $20,000 a year, so $450 is a lot of money. (ABC News: Matilda Marozzi)

Several freelance artists who worked for the University of Melbourne say the lengths they have had to go to get paid have been "distressing and unfair".

Filmmaker and director Leticia Cáceres, whose work includes streaming TV show Bump, was contracted to run a mock interview session with graduate masters students on November 8.