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.
A short film from AFTRS Masters students will screen in competition at next month’s Cannes Film Festival, selected for the La Cinef section.
First Nations media executive Dot West, late writer/director Shirley Barrett, and showrunner, writer, and director Tony Ayres have received honorary degrees from the Australian Film Television and Radio School.
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.
The Australian Film Television & Radio School has named the five scholarship recipients to continue their education across the screen and broadcast sectors at the school.
A new report released by the Australian Screen Production Education and Research Association (ASPERA) shows that there is limited on screen diversity within students' capstone projects at film school, and behind the camera, crew roles are gendered.
AFTRS will welcome Audrey O’Connor and Oliver Williams as paid interns after the pair were announced as the recipients of Bus Stop Films' Accessible Films Studies Program.
As AFTRS turns 50, CEO Nell Greenwood reflects on the school’s beginnings and looks towards its future.