New South Wales may house the most production of any state in Australia but the lines of communication are still well and truly open between the industry and the state's screen agency, according to Screen NSW head Kyas Hepworth.
In partnership with Sony, AACTA has announced the five finalists for its Pitch: Focus initiative, which aims to give student filmmakers the opportunity to create an original production with industry mentorship and funding support.
Travis Akbar is the third recipient of the Centralised First Nations Documentary Australia Fellowship, with the filmmaker to receive a grant of up to $30,000 to develop his project ‘Kuta New Wiltja’ (Toward New Camp), as well as up to $10,000 of in-kind support to attend training opportunities at AFTRS.
AFTRS student films have again fared well on the international stage, recognised in the fiction and documentary categories at the CILECT CAPA Awards for the second year running.
AFTRS has selected the 12 screen creatives to participate in this year's National Talent Camp skills development program, following week-long workshops in South Australia, Queensland, Victoria, NSW, and Tasmania.
Veterans Film Festival and the Australian Film Television and Radio School have come together to launch a world-first program designed to recruit, train and mentor defence veterans in film and television industry roles.
The Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) has partnered with George Lucas-founded VFX company Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) to launch a Graduate Diploma in Visual effects.
Skye Leon had always been interested in film and TV, but as a young Indigenous kid growing up in the ’90s and early 2000s, it didn’t seem accessible. She spent a decade working as a youth and community worker before eventually realising she should follow the advice she gave young people: Follow your passions.