Artist and filmmaker Lynette Wallworth is set to be the Australian Film Television and Radio School's (AFTRS) inaugural artist-in-residence, where she will offer weekly 'open door' mentorship and advice to students.
Screen Australia and the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) will have more money to invest in productions and skills training respectively thanks to extra funding from the Federal Government.
Dr Nell Greenwood has been appointed the CEO of the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS), succeeding Neil Peplow who left the school mid-last year.
Tanya Hosch is joining the AFTRS council while Vaughan Dai Rees, Christine Burton and Professor Mark Rose are joining the academic board, with Rose named chair following the departure of Robin Ewing.
In this wrap: Cameron Patrick appointed head of music at AFTRS; Mark Donaldson to depart SPA; Jason Ho named VP Sales for TVT Asia.
Paul Fletcher acknowledges the urgency of resolving the COVID-19 insurance risk issue for screen productions and other sectors, and promises to formulate the Federal Government's media reforms as quickly as possible after the consultation period.
Working with remarkable speed, a screen sector task force and Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) CEO Nell Greenwood have completed a draft protocol setting out principles and practices for a return to screen production.
Tamara Whyte. (Photo: Dylan River) Tamara Whyte is the inaugural winner of the Centralised Documentary Australia Foundation (DAF) Indigenous Fellowship,...