Footscray City Films was a film school in

Melbourne, Australia Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a metropol ...

situated within the campus of

Footscray City College Footscray High School is a multi-campus educational institution in Melbourne, Australia. Footscray College has formed a network with the University of Melbourne which gives students a better chance of getting into the University after they leav ...

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. Graduates of Footscray City Films have gone on to have successful careers in the

Australian Film Industry The cinema of Australia had its beginnings with the 1906 production of '' The Story of the Kelly Gang'', arguably the world's first feature film. Since then, Australian crews have produced many films, a number of which have received internat ...

Notable alumni

* Adrian Ortega - Film director, "Cerulean Blue" *

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- Film Writer/Director, "Boronia Boys" * Cameron Nugent - Film Writer/Director, "A Boy Called Sailboat" *

Amiel Courtin-Wilson Amiel Courtin-Wilson is an Australian filmmaker. He has directed over 20 short films and several feature films. His debut feature film, ''Hail'', premiered internationally at Venice Film Festival in 2011. He is also a musician, music producer, a ...

- Film director *

Megan Spencer Megan Spencer (born 1966) is an Australian broadcaster, film critic, journalist, media maker, and teacher. Biography Spencer studied Speech pathology in Melbourne before pursuing interests in film and radio. In the 1980s, as a volunteer, she co- ...

- Documentary film maker, journalist and radio presenter * Timothy Grucza - Emmy award-winning cameraman and documentary film maker

References

{{authority control Film schools in Australia Australian vocational education and training providers Australian tertiary institutions Educational institutions established in 1981 1981 establishments in Australia