Footscray City Films

Footscray City Films was a film school in Melbourne, Australia situated within the campus of Footscray City College

Footscray City Films
Address
1 Kinnear Street, Footscray Victoria, Australia

Melbourne
,
Victoria

Australia
Information
School typeFilm School, Selective
Motto"A film school run by film professionals"
Established1981
Age range18+
EnrolmentYearly
Websitewww.footscrayfilms.com.au

Overview

Established in 1981 the school enrols around 80 students each year and provides qualifications based on the National Industry Training Package in Screen and Media in Certificate IV, Diploma and Advanced Diploma. Students enrolled at the film school work on a minimum of 20 films a year.[1] Graduates of Footscray City Films have gone on to have successful careers in the Australian Film Industry[2]

Notable alumni
  • Adrian Ortega - Film director, "Cerulean Blue"
  • Timothy Spanos - Film Writer/Director, "Boronia Boys"
  • Cameron Nugent - Film Writer/Director, "A Boy Called Sailboat"
  • Amiel Courtin-Wilson - Film director[3]
  • Megan Spencer - Documentary film maker, journalist and radio presenter[4]
  • Timothy Grucza - Emmy award-winning cameraman and documentary film maker [1][3]
  • Ben Rylan - Radio and television presenter, producer and journalist

References
  1. Cannon, Anthea (17 August 2011). "'Scray showing the way". Maribyrnong Leader. Archived from the original on 12 December 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  2. de Kock, Christine (20 April 2008). "55 films are in the can". Footscray, Yarraville, Braybrook Star. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  3. "Fun on a budget: from Australian art to Footscray City films". The Age. 13 December 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  4. "Lovestruck Press Kit" (PDF). Retrieved 5 September 2013.


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