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The Australian Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS) is Australia’s national screen arts and broadcast school. The school is an Australian Commonwealth government statutory authority. It is a member of the “Australian Roundtable for Arts Training Excellence”.[1]
AFTRS focus is to advance the success of Australia’s screen arts and broadcast industries by developing the skills and knowledge of talented individuals and undertaking research.
The Australian Film Television and Radio School, in its successive metamorphoses, started life as the Film and Television School; FTS with the first intake of students into the ‘interim training group’ taking place in 1973 that included Gillian Armstrong, Philip Noyce. In 1976 the School became known as the Australian Film Television School (AFTS) and was admitted as a full member of CILECT (Centre International de Liaison des Ecoles de Cinéma et de Télévision), the International Association of Film and Television Schools.
In 1986 AFTS became the Australian Film Television and Radio School; AFTRS and the foundation stone was laid for a new building in North Ryde in Sydney adjacent to Macquarie University. In 2008 the School relocated to a state-of-the-art purpose-built facility in Moore Park adjacent to Fox Studios its current home today.
You know your interests and you’ve set your goals. Chosen carefully, the right course will bridge the two and set you on your way. Whether it’s a postgraduate degree, an introductory short course, or something in between, we will help you find your perfect match.
