29/12/2023
Trying to squeeze in all the legends who’ve made buzz this year into one post is like trying to cram a blockbuster into a TikTok video! We’ve had awesome guest speakers, top-notch instructors, and our stellar alums rocking film festivals and snagging awards. Huge shoutout to everyone who’s been part of our community this year!
🌟🎤 Immense gratitude to our Guest Speakers—Simon McQuoid, Waitiare Kaltenegger Icka & Scott Williams—for generously sharing their insights into their projects, enriching & inspiring our students with their valuable experiences.
👨🏫🎬 We couldn’t do this without our incredible faculty & staff; special shout out to Josh Hale, Stuart Lumsden, Vic Kaspar & Patrick Ryan for working on major productions this year on the .
🏆🎉 Film Festivals and Awards have a big impact on the careers of our community; a few notable mentions for 2023: Teacher Victoria ‘Fi’ Hopkins Short Film 𝘊𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝟻𝟽 shined at top international film festivals! Meanwhile, student Mariam Naqvi took the stage at the Gold Coast Film Festival, showcasing 𝘊𝘩𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦. And student Sehar Ijaz received the Excellence in Creative Arts Award at the 𝘎𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘊𝘰𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘌𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘈𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴.
🎥✨ Our talented alums continued to shine across the industry in 2023: 𝘋𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘚𝘪𝘹, by Stephen Osborne, captivated audiences worldwide on streaming platforms & physical media, featuring a remarkable cast, including Jordan Abbey-Young, Madelyn Rictchie (Madyn Rae), Prem Sagar Krishnan & other outstanding alums! And kudos to our alums also involved in diverse projects such as Manon Lewis (𝘕𝘊𝘐𝘚: 𝘚𝘺𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘺; 𝘌𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝟸); Leroy Button (𝘔𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦-𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘬𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘖𝘯𝘦; 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝟹); Hannah Smith (𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘋𝘰𝘰𝘳; 𝘔𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘰𝘯); and Connor Barton (𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵).
Cheers to an epic 2023! Excited to celebrate more wins with everyone in 2024. Here’s to an awesome year ahead!
