Items tagged with 'filmmaking'

It wasn’t until I sat down to attend Friday on My Mind recently at AFTRS that I discovered the crowded room of students and filmmaker professionals were here for the interview with the director and writer of the much talked-about new feature Tomorrow, When the War Began, and not the feature itself, as I had hoped.

The 2010 NFSA Ken G Hall Film Preservation Award is being presented to Patricia Lovell AM, on November 22, for her tireless work in promoting the need for preservation to film industry colleagues, politicians and the community at large. Patricia’s firm belief in the value and importance of the National Film and Sound Archive can be seen through this advocacy and by her continuing to deposit materials in the NFSA.

Grant Scicluna wins the inaugural Orlando Short Film Award for his short film Neon Skin. Grant tells us what he’s been up to, and gives us an insight into the world of short film making on the streets of Melbourne

Latest additions to the Australian Mediatheque in Melbourne’s Federation Square include early AFL footage and films of the Murray River Region.

For nearly a decade, the NFSA has demonstrated its commitment to supporting Australia’s next generation of filmmaking talent by its ongoing sponsorship of the VCA School of Film and Television Graduate Screening Awards night.