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Back to the Future: The Musical set for 2025 Sydney premiere
Based on the 1985 film, the Olivier Award-winning BACK TO THE FUTURE opens in Sydney in September.
Diana Glenn on the screen business course that’s training ethical, entrepreneurial leaders
After a 30-year acting career, Diana Glenn has changed how she works and thinks thanks to the Master of Arts…
Kneecap film review: top showcase of the hip hop trio’s talents
Rich Peppiatt’s debut feature is a semi-fictionalised biopic of Belfast rappers Kneecap told in both Irish and English.
Vale Janet Andrewartha
The Australian actor, best known for long-running appearances in Australian TV dramas as well as her many stage performances, has…
How developing a broad skillset can help you flourish as a filmmaker
Screenwriter/producer Benji Menday and director Tatjana Hamilton’s short film ‘Bottleneck’ owes much to the skills they gained at AFTRS.
Stuff the British Stole: Marc Fennell on repatriation, culture and the evolving museum sector
The second series of the successful Australian-Canadian television series lands on the ABC this month. We talk to the creator…
How moving interstate to study can help you achieve your childhood dreams
AFTRS graduate Nicole Hutton-Lewis says moving from Northern Queensland to Sydney to study was much easier than she feared thanks…
Innovating at the point where theatre and cinema converge
After honing his skills in NIDA’s MFA Directing course, multimedia theatre-maker Mark Bolotin has embraced his ever-evolving practice with gusto.
How live performance brings HSC texts to vivid, unforgettable life
Actor Mark Barry returns to his alma mater, the Actors Centre Australia (ACA) to act in Beckett’s ‘Waiting for Godot’…
Mapping uncharted waters: getting to grips with AI in the creative industries
Presented by AFTRS, the 2024 Digital Futures Summit: AI and the Creative Horizon is a free online forum exploring the…