An AFTRS film will also screen at Hot Docs in Canada, the most prestigious documentary festival in North America.
Created by Start VR in collaboration with post production and VFX house FSM, VR Noir will run for four days during Vivid at the AFTRS building in Moore Park.
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.
For first-time writer-director James Raue, regular trips to therapy growing up constituted a form of torture.
Emerging screenwriter Melissa Lee Speyer’s aim to write drama where the cultural diversity of Australia is represented has earned her a $20,000 scholarship to complete her Masters at AFTRS.
Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) CEO Neil Peplow will depart his post later this year to return to the UK with his family.
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.
AFTRS has announced that Trudi Houston Refshauge will be the recipient of this year’s $20,000 Foxtel Screenwriting Scholarship for Diverse and Under-represented Students.