Footscray City Films

Footscray City Films
Footscray City Films
Location
	1 Kinnear Street, Footscray Victoria, Australia; Melbourne, Victoria; Australia
Information
School type	Film School, Selective
Motto	"A film school run by film professionals"
Established	1981
Age range	18+

Footscray City Films was a film school in Melbourne, Australia situated within the campus of Footscray City College.

Overview

Established in 1981, the school enrolled around 80 students each year and provided 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 went on to have successful careers in the Australian Film Industry

Notable alumni

Adrian Ortega – Film director, "Cerulean Blue"
Timothy Spanos – Film Writer/Director, "Boronia Boys"
Cameron Nugent – Film Writer/Director, "A Boy Called Sailboat"
Amiel Courtin-Wilson – Film director
Megan Spencer – Documentary film maker, journalist and radio presenter
Timothy Grucza – Emmy award-winning cameraman and documentary film maker
Ben Rylan – Radio and television presenter, producer and journalist

References

1 2 Cannon, Anthea (17 August 2011). "'Scray showing the way". Maribyrnong Leader. Archived from the original on 12 December 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
↑ de Kock, Christine (20 April 2008). "55 films are in the can". Footscray, Yarraville, Braybrook Star. Retrieved 5 September 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
1 2 "Fun on a budget: from Australian art to Footscray City films". The Age. 13 December 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
↑ "Lovestruck Press Kit" (PDF). Retrieved 5 September 2013.^{[permanent dead link]}

[maribyrnong-leader.whereilive-1] 1 2 Cannon, Anthea (17 August 2011). "'Scray showing the way". Maribyrnong Leader. Archived from the original on 12 December 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2013.

[footscray.starcommunity-2] Kock, Christine (20 April 2008). "55 films are in the can". Footscray, Yarraville, Braybrook Star. Retrieved 5 September 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[theage-3] 1 2 "Fun on a budget: from Australian art to Footscray City films". The Age. 13 December 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2013.

[4] "Lovestruck Press Kit" (PDF). Retrieved 5 September 2013.^{[permanent dead link]}