“But I think it was the people who worked on this project to bring it to life, those who gave us support, time and labour. That is what I found to be special.”

AFTRS alumnus Joshua Yasserie shares his sense of accomplishment at producing Kingsland.
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Congratulations to the crew and AFTRS alumni behind In-Vitro, premiering at the Sydney Film Festival.

In Vitro is a sci-fi mystery thriller set in the near future, including work from alumni Tom McKeith, Tara Webb and Rebecca Sawyer.
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Multi-talented rapper, producer, writer, filmmaker, and soon-to-be AFTRS graduate Zion Garcia will perform at the Opera House on Wednesday, May 29th, as part of Vivid.

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Are you an AFTRS alumni from the classes 1973 – 2007? We’re holding a special reunion event at the school this month. We have reached out to all the contacts we have, but if you haven’t received an invite, please email us at [email protected].

We’d love to see you there!

Congratulations to the White Fever crew on their premiere! The production was workshopped during AFTRS National Talent Camp 2020 and created by VIC Talent Camp Alumni Ra Chapman.

White Fever is streaming on ABCiView.
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Subversus presents Additional Assets, an exhibition showcasing photography work from filmmakers, including talented AFTRS alumni Sherwin Akbarzadeh, Tania Lambert, Stephanie Day, Chloe De Brito and Gregoire Liere.

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“Film literacy is probably the most important. Just broadening your perspective in terms of what you like. Having a strong taste is everything.”

AFTRS alumnus David Robinson-Smith shares advice to emerging filmmakers and talks about AFTRS short Mud Crab.
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Congratulations to AFTRS Discipline Lead of Directing and multi-hyphenate screen practitioner Pearl Tan on her four nominations at the NY Festival Radio Awards with her fictional podcast Diversity Work.

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Celebrating 30 years of Show Radio with the talented Graduate Diploma in Radio and Podcasting students!

Show Radio was a delightful mix of country music, interviews, radio packages, and live crosses.

The energy is irresistible! Listen:
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We are proud to announce that Ms. Rachel Perkins has been appointed as Chair of the AFTRS Council. This is the first time in the School's 50-year history that a former graduate holds this position.

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To Be Silent will stream from 14 to 21 April as part of the Cleveland International Film Festival. The film will also be screened at Inner West Film Fest, Sunday 21 April.

CIFF48 Online Streams:
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Inner West Film Fest:
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“Creating a video is not just about shooting a video, it is about mixing all the visual possibilities to best represent the intended information or message.”
Cinematographer and expert tutor Gareth Tillson about AFTRS Mobile Content Creation short course.
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“I feel that they’re preparing me for the next 10 years.”

Award-winning director and editor Indrani Kopal about her experience studying the Master of Arts Screen: Business and how the program unfolded a myriad of opportunities for her.

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Congratulations to AFTRS alumnae Vanessa Gazy and Giula Sandler on being selected to participate in The Creators 2024, a career acceleration program run by Screen Australia and the Australian Writers' Guild.

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“...to rediscover what makes a great story. From why certain advertising campaigns worked while others missed the mark; creating an emotional hook.”

Peter O’Rourke, shares the main insights from our Storytelling for Business short course.
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To Be Silent continues its fantastic festival run with a screen at the Maoriland Film Festival!

Tace Stevens and Sky Leon shared photos from the event, building connections, forging friendships, and attending enlightening industry talks with talents from Aotearoa and beyond.

“We need to have serious conversations about AI… What is the trajectory of this and how is it going to materially change, fundamentally change, our whole industry?”

Anton Andreacchio on how screen leaders and educators can prepare for the impact of AI.
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Last night, at the AFTRS showcase, our talented graduates of the of the Bachelor of Arts Screen: Production and Master of Arts Screen returned to the School to meet and network with screen industry professionals.