Head of Editing is Roland Gallois, Head of Sound is Stephen Murphy, Head of Producing is Peter Herbert, Head of Screenwriting is Dr Pieter Aqulia, Head of Radio is Fyona Smith, Head of Screen Studies is Matt Campora, Head of Design is Igor Nay and Head of
AFTRS' new five-year strategy was shaped by what the school calls the most comprehensive and up-to-date national industry skills survey ever undertaken. The report was supplied by Screen Audience Research Australia (SARA) who undertook nationwide research
Virgin Australia is offering a ‘Best of the Fest’ program, curated quarterly: a selection of AFTRS films that have screened at film festivals like Berlin, Toronto and Palm Springs ShortFest.
Queensland Originals: First Concepts with AFTRS will see talented local writers, directors and producers receive select briefings with a high profile line-up of industry leaders and trailblazers.
Rickard is a partner and head of production at Jungle (formerly Jungleboys) where she's produced Soul Mates, No Activity (Stan’s first original commission), Here Come the Habibs, The Moodys and The Elegant Gentleman’s Guide to Knife Fighting.
Wide Angle Tasmania and AFTRS have announced they will collaborate on a web series training initiative, Step-Out Web 17. One team will be selected to produce their series.
Their first joint initiative was a four day workshop at AFTRS last week for Year 9 and Year 10 students from Granville Boys High School.
The session, titled Writing for Screen: Finding Your Place, will be toplined by multi-platform scribe Mike Jones, a writer and story lecturer at AFTRS, and screenwriter Peter Mattessi (Eastenders, Waterloo Road).