Griffith Film School

Congratulations to Joe Brumm and Ludo Studio for winning Best Children's Program at this year's TV Logie Awards.

Joe is one of Griffith Film School's alumni, having graduated from GFS with Bachelor of Animation with Honours in 1998 and Bluey first aired on ABC in October 2018.

Bluey is the most successful show for the ABC.

OG Wiggles presenting Best Children's Program (Logies 2024) The OG Wiggles presented the Best Children's Program at the 2024 TV Week Logies, which Bluey won. This clip also includes a joke about Bluey.

Griffith Film School is proud to be an Event Partner of CrewHQ, hosting satellite events for the Crew Con 2024 launch on Friday, 6 September at our South Bank, Brisbane location and Griffith University's Gold Coast campus. Great sessions are lined up for the main conference on Saturday 7 September. More details at: https://crewcon.com.au/

Have you registered for our Portfolio Application Support Webinar on Tuesday 16 July? 💬 Essential for anyone thinking about studying at Griffith Film School in 2025, you will find out about how to apply, what a portfolio looks like, and important key dates. Plus get your questions answered by our expert creative staff.

💻 Register here – griffith.edu.au/film-webinar

Thinking about studying film, animation or game design and production in 2025? Join us for our upcoming Portfolio Application Webinar! 💬

◻️ Tuesday 16 July 2024
◻️ 5 - 6 PM
◻️ Online via Microsoft Teams

At this webinar, you will learn all about our degrees in animation, game design and film and screen media production, how to apply to study in 2025, and what to include in your portfolio. Plus, a live Q&A with our creative arts staff and specialists.

👉 To register for the webinar, visit: griffith.edu.au/film-webinar

Portfolio Application Webinar At Griffith Film School, we know that creativity is more than just grades, and success in our industries comes in many shapes and forms.

A big thank you to the lovely folks from Alt.VFX. Murray Smallwood (2D Lead) and Hayley Gibson (Global Talent & Culture Manager), who generously gave their time to talk to GFS Post Production students yesterday.

Hayley provided some great advice on building a career in the VFX industry, while showcasing some of the amazing work that Alt produces. Murray demonstrated some of the techniques and pipeline behind the creation of that work, with some really impressive examples from their recent projects such as the feature film Foe and the Australian drama mini series The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart.

Thank you so much Murray and Hayley, for the inspiration and wealth of info that you gave to our students.

Congratulations to GFS Alumni Ben Cotgrove - named ACS Cinematographer of the Year - IF Magazine.

Ben Cotgrove named ACS Cinematographer of the Year - IF Magazine Ben Cotgrove was the big winner at the Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) in Brisbane on Saturday, taking home the Milli Award for Cinematographer of the Year and a Gold Tripod in the Documentary category for his work on A Man’s Man.

Some photos from 2024 Orientation Week! GFS welcomed our new students with:
* Free GFS T-Shirt
* Free lunch
* GFS Welcome from Program Directors, Director GFS and Staff;
* Program information sessions
* Scavenger Hunt
* Sessions on Team Building / Screenings of Excellent Works / Diversity Workshops
* Screenings
* Game play
* Stop Mo presentation by the creator of the Oscar-nominated "An Ostrich told me the world was fake and I think I believe him", Lauchlan Pendragon
* Enrolment sessions
And finished the full three days with
* Trivia at the wonderful Hop & Pickle South Bank - https://www.facebook.com/hopandpickle
More photos available!

Follow the link below to learn more about this Screen Well initiative.

Screen Well is conducting new research with the University of Melbourne around alcohol use in the screen industry. Details here if you want to take part in their survey: https://lnkd.in/guDWZpPa

Nominations for the 2024 Griffith University Outstanding Alumni Awards are open! ⁣

Do you know an incredible Griffith Film School alumnus you can nominate this year? 🏆🎓⁣⁣

Nominate via the online form by Friday 5 April 2024: https://bit.ly/2024-AlumniAwards

We recently celebrated the graduating cohort of 2023, showcasing film, animation and games design productions with our passionate community of students, staff, friends and industry.

Learn more about the productions online here: www.griffith.edu.au/arts-education-law/griffith-film-school/graduate-productions/2023

Graduates - your future is so bright and we can't wait to hear about your continued success! 🎓

The Australian Cinematographers Society QLD and NT Awards on Saturday night was a very successful night for Griffith Film School alumni, who won the following awards:

📣 Student Cinematography
Bronze: Adam Schneideman "Skin"
Silver: Remy Webber "Solitude"

📣 Student Encouragement
Remy Webber: "Solitude"

📣 Entertainment & TV Magazine
Silver x 2: Cameon Bauer ACS " Land of the Midnight Sun & Gold in the City of God"

📣 Art, Innovation & Specialised Cinematography
Bronze: Adam Schneideman "The Vivid Abyss"

📣 Corporate: Branded Content, Education & Events
Bronze: Jake Koning "Beneath the Wake - Olas Supply"

📣 Commercials - Local/Regional
Bronze: Jake Koning "Pillowtalk 'Winter'"
Silver: Jake Koning "Ipswich Knights - Look at Me Go"

📣 Commercials - National/International
Bronze: Jason Hargreaves ACS "Fright Nights - Maze Teaser"
Gold x 2: Jason Hargreaves ACS "Fright Nights - The Conjuring Universe Maze & Fright Nights - D Ceased"

📣 Documentary
Silver: Jake Koning "Beyond the Reef"
Gold: Ben Cotgrove "A Man's Man"
Gold: Mark Broadbent ACS "First Weapons - Returning Boomerang"

📣 Dramatised Documentaries
Bronze: Gilberto Roque "Halcyon Days"
Gold: Nick Paton ACS "The Black Hand"

📣 Short Film
Bronze: Shing Fung Cheung "Fall From a Height"
Silver: Jake Koning "The Wilted Rose"

📣 Serial TV & Comedy Series
Bronze: Brian Lowe "Viv's Silly Mango"

📣 Drama Series
Gold: Jason Hargreaves "In Our Blood"

📣 Feature Film - Budget Under $3million
Bronze: Shing Fung Cheung "A Savage Christmas"

📣 Judges Award
Ben Cotgrove "A Man's Man"

We are proud to share that Lachlan Pendragon's animated film 'An Ostrich Told Me The World Is Fake And I Think I Believe It' has been nominated for a 2024 AACTA Award for Best Short Film. 🌟

See more: https://www.aacta.org/aacta-awards/winners-and-nominees/

Meet the next couple of Industry that you'll have a chance to meet THIS Friday 27 October at the Brisbane International Film Festival Industry Day:

Benjamin Richards is a creative technologist and has immersed himself in most facets of film and digital production, winning awards for VFX, VR, photography and documentaries. Whilst working with Autodesk he consulted on Avatar, Lord of The Rings and The Incredibles, and collaborated with world leading games, architecture and engineering firms.

Bronwyn Ketels is a specialist Post Production Supervisor and General Manager of The Post Lounge, one of Australia's leading high-end post studios with facilities in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. With 23 years experience in post facilities in the UK and Australia, she has project managed TV, film and digital content in all facets of post.

See link to the event and the schedule: https://biff.com.au/industry-days/

Come along to the Brisbane International Film Festival Industry Day at Griffith Film School!

One of the highlights of the day is the speed networking event where those who attend will have the chance to sit down with key industry folk and connect with potential mentors of their choosing. Here are a couple of the industry you'll have a chance to network with:

Anthony Mullins - A BAFTA and AWGIE award winning screenwriter, director and script producer. The projects Anthony has written and directed have won numerous international awards including a Primetime Emmy, an International Digital Emmy, two BAFTAs and five Australian Writer’s Guild awards. His first short film (STOP, 2000) was nominated for the Palmes d’Or for short films at the Cannes Film Festival.

Geraldine O’Leary - National Training Manager, NEP Australia. Gerry has over 35 years of television production and broadcast operations expertise in live outside broadcasts. She has worked on numerous international sporting events both domestically and overseas in a variety of roles across broadcast and media operations.

See link to the event and the schedule: https://biff.com.au/industry-days/

💥 Recent Awards & News 💥

👉 Animation alumnus Ricard Cussó and Film and Screen Media Production alumnus Ryan Greaves' film "Scarygirl" has been shortlisted for the 2023 Asia Pacific Screen Awards in the Best Animated Film Category.

👉 "Ky's Story", a film made by LiveLab, has taken out the Silver Cannes Corporate Award for the 14th Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards 2023 and will receive one of the coveted Dolphin Trophies.

Watch the SBS versions of the film here:

https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-program/kys-story-my-sister-jorja/2181268547808

https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-program/kys-story-growing-with-autism/2181268547807

We are excited to have three Griffith Film School graduate films screening at the Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF) in their Shorts From Home: Brisbane strand: 'It'll Pass', 'Otter and Fox', and 'Wilfull Murder'.

Graduate Certificate alumnus Elise Lamb's 'The Wilted Rose', and 'Hell Yeah', directed by lecturer Martha Goddard are also screening. 'Hell Yeah' has also made it through the Bus Stop Films program.

Congratulations to all teams behind these films. View session details and tickets:

Shorts from Home - BIFF - Brisbane International Film Festival Shorts Programme Proudly Presented by AFTRS

⭐️ Congratulations to Dean Gibson, Griffith University's 2023 Outstanding First Peoples Alumnus in the Arts, Education and Law category.

A Digital Media Production graduate, awarded for his impressive resume as a multi-award winning and proud Guugu Yumithirr film-maker, Mr Gibson has more than 20 years of experience creating, writing, directing, editing, and producing content which gives a voice to Indigenous people with a story to tell.

His vision is to create films that will be around for future generations to watch, enjoy and most importantly, learn from, through his company Bacon Factory Films.

Watch Dean Gibson's story here: https://www.griffith.edu.au/advancement/notable-alumni/2023-alumni-award-winners/dean-gibson

Applications to study at Griffith Film School in Trimester 1 2024 are closing soon! ⏰💻

For help with applying, follow our application and audition information on our website below.

Applications close 6 September 2023.

Find out more and apply: griffith.edu.au/film-portfolios

📣 You are invited to the CILECT Asia-Pacific Association (CAPA) Symposium, to be held 21 - 22 September right here at Griffith Film School.

With a focus on Animation, this symposium aims to bring together practitioners and researchers to share their experiences and insights into animation production.

Register here: https://events.griffith.edu.au/d/hpq86v/

📌 Applications to study at Griffith Film School for Trimester 1 2024 are now open!

For admission to study at Griffith Film School you need to submit a portfolio of your work. Follow our application and audition information on our website below.

Applications close 1 September 2023.

Find out more and apply: griffith.edu.au/film-portfolios

Our friends and colleagues at LiveLab are celebrating after their work was recognised in the US International Awards. 🙌 Taking out the silver award for the Student Documentary category was the 'Indigenous Memorial Making Of' documentary.

LiveLab was also a finalist for the tear-jerking 'Day in the Life of a Carer' which also picked up a silver trophy at the Deauville Green Awards after it was produced for Social Marketing at Griffith in last year’s Industry Engagement course.

LiveLab is the commercial production arm of Griffith Film School, offering students year-round opportunities to gain real industry experience while they are studying. The US International Awards (formerly known as US International Film and Video Festival) have a background of more than 50 years within the industry of corporate videos and documentaries, affording winners recognition and prestige in the international film/video/digital production industry, worldwide publicity and accolades, and of course some good old bragging rights.

Read the Griffith News story below:

LiveLab takes out silver US International Award LiveLab students are celebrating after their work was recognised in the US International Awards. LiveLab is the commercial production arm of Griffith Film School, offering students year-round opportunities to gain real industry experience while they are studying.

Join us for our upcoming Portfolio Application Webinar! 💬

Exciting changes are coming to creative arts admissions at Griffith Film School. Going forward, you will need to submit a portfolio when applying to study. To answer all your burning questions about what this means, we’re holding a portfolio admission webinar:

◻️ Tuesday 18 July 2023
◻️ 5 - 6 PM
◻️ Online

At this webinar, you will learn:

◼️ All about our degrees in animation, games design and film and screen media production
◼️ How to apply to study in 2024
◼️ What to include in a portfolio
◼️ Plus, a live Q&A with our creative arts staff and specialists

👉 Register for the webinar now:

Portfolio Admission Webinar Going forward, portfolios will need to be submitted when applying to study at Griffith Film School. Portfolio admissions give all applicants the opportunity to showcase their creative potential and commitment to their craft.

Student, Alumni & Staff Shoutouts!

⭐ Congratulations to Griffith alumnus and sessional staff member Helen Morrison, for winning Feature Documentary Production of the Year at the SPA Awards for her role as producer on INCARCERATION NATION.

⭐ Student films LITTLE LEAF (Animation) and SOLITUDE (Live Action) have both won at the Vienna Indie Short Film Festival.

⭐ Alumnus Lachlan McFarlane is the FILM finalist in the TikTok Cannes Young Lions Australia competition. With his brother Austin, he will be off to Cannes in June. Find out more: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/lachlan-macfarlane_austin-macfarlane-and-i-just-won-the-film-ugcPost-7055425414256619520-BhHI?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) has invited PhD candidate Lachlan Pendragon to take part in their Australians at the Oscars event next Wednesday! Come along to watch a screening of Lachlan's award-winning short film, 'Ostrich', as well as hear Lachlan's Q&A about his experience being nominated for an OSCAR this year and his approach to his work.

Date: Wednesday, 17 May 2023
Arrivals: 5.30pm
Program Commences: 6.30pm
Venue: Palace Barracks, 61 Petrie Terrace, Brisbane

RSVP Below:

Australians at the Oscars: Animated Shorts Date: 17.05.2023Time: Arrivals from 5:30pmProgram commences at 6:30pm sharpLocation: Cinema 2Palace Barracks, Petrie Terrace, QLD, Australia

Hello Year 11 and 12 students! 👋 Griffith Film School's Swaggies Film Camp is taking place from 30 June - 6 July 2023 in Winton, outback Queensland.

You're invited to experience a hands-on program of writing, production, masterclasses and screenings, under the supervision and direction of experienced industry professionals and Griffith Film School lecturers.

If you're interested to in a career in screen and media, this is a great opportunity to gain practical experience, in an extraordinary outback location.

Applications close 15 May 2023 5 PM.

Register now:

Winton Experience Explore your passion for film, animation and games design at Griffith Film School. Study multimedia and digital game development, 2D and 3D animation and effects, and screen production.

We are pleased to share that our friends at Bus Stop Films have produced a film called "We'll Always Have Dance", shot in collaboration with Queensland Ballet. Several Griffith Film School students have had the opportunity to work on this film, alongside alumnus and lecturer Martha Goddard.

Griffith Film School has a on-going support of Bus Stop Films in Queensland, where we provide rooms and equipment for their year long program for youth with mental and physical disabilities.

👉 You can watch "We'll Always Have Dance" this Sunday 7 May at 5 PM on ABC TV + iview!

If you want to turn your creativity into a career, Creative Arts Open Day is the best way for you to explore what Griffith has to offer. Immerse yourself in hands-on experiences run by expert instructors in every study area—from music and performing arts to film and animation, design, visual arts and more.

You’ll be able to chat with current students, study advisers and academics, learn about Griffith degrees and admission pathways, and get a taste of university life through guided tours, information sessions and interactive workshops.

Register now at https://www.griffith.edu.au/creative-arts

⭐ Griffith Film School Alumni Spotlight ⭐

Bachelor of Film and Screen Media Production alumnus Liam Heyen's short film is doing the rounds on the film festival circuit and is one of just three Aussie shorts screening at Tribeca Festival. Well done Liam!

👉 Find out more: https://if.com.au/shorts-voice-activated-hafekasi-and-blood-selected-for-tribeca

Fellow Film and Screen Media Production graduate Rue Miller has scored an eight month internship supporting Gold Coast Film Festival as well as Brisbane International Film Festival this year. In her Screen Entrepreneurship course at Griffith Film School, Rue spent time exploring career pathways that could allow her to do what she was interested in, identifying an agency or festival role as a part of an interest in screen culture vs. production. Congratulations Rue!

👉 Find out more: https://screenqueensland.com.au/sq-news/media-centre/internship-at-queenslands-major-film-festivals-offers-fantastic-career-opportunity

Internship at Queensland’s major film festivals offers fantastic career opportunity Recent university graduate Rue Miller started assisting Film Fantastic in the lead-up to Gold Coast Film Festival and will continue through to Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF) in October, as part of the Screen Queensland and Film Fantastic Festival Programmer Internship.

Our friends at HOTA Home of the Arts Gold Coast have a great offer to share with the Griffith Film School community: $15 tickets for the current "Pop Masters" exhibition! 💥

What is Pop Masters?
HOTA Gallery’s first ever international blockbuster exhibition invites you into the world of iconic artists Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, and Jean-Michel Basquiat, with a collection of over 50 works never before seen in Australia.

In a world exclusive exhibition, Pop Masters: Art from the Mugrabi Collection, New York, pairs these three superstars alongside artists inspired by their legacy. Together they paint a unique picture of Pop Art across the past 60 years to present Australia.

Pop Art is larger than life. Often witty and always insightful, it comments on commercial and popular culture by reimagining the world around us - transforming the everyday into the extraordinary.

Get $15 tickets on Monday - Wednesdays until the exhibition closes on 4 June: https://tickets.hota.com.au/overview/32228?promo=DAYOFF?

Exhibition info: https://www.hota.com.au/whats-on/live/exhibitions/pop-masters

🎬 Attention aspiring animators: Make sure to register for Griffith Film School Experience Week 2023, where you will gain insights into the whole animation creation process. Explore all stages of production – from ideation and storyboarding, through to selecting media (2D/3D), editing, sound and export and produce your own animation using the stop-motion technique.

📌 Five day intensive program

Choose the week that best suits you:
📌 26–30 June 2023
OR
📌 3–7 July 2023

📌 Griffith Film School, South Bank campus

👉 Find out more and register:

Griffith Film School Experience Explore your passion for film, animation and games design at Griffith Film School. Study multimedia and digital game development, 2D and 3D animation and effects, and screen production.