Australian Film and Television School
AFTS
1973 – 24 June 1986
Renamed Australian Film, Television and Radio School in 1986.
National school for professional training in film and television production in Sydney; it ran full-time and short courses and added a full-time radio course in 1981.
Names over time
- Australian Film and Television School1973–1986
- Australian Film, Television and Radio School1986–present
How it came into existence
Established in 1973 as a statutory corporation under the Australian Film and Television School Act 1973, following the interim training scheme of 1973 (whose first intake included Gillian Armstrong and Phillip Noyce); Jerzy Toeplitz was its foundation director. It was a new Commonwealth function rather than one taken from an existing body.
Legislation: Australian Film and Television School Act 1973
How it ended
Renamed the Australian Film, Television and Radio School when the amended Act, recognising its radio training, took effect on 24 June 1986.
- National film and television training
- Radio training
Main functions
- full-time training of film and television practitioners
- short courses and industry training
- radio training (from 1981)
- research and publications on screen production
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Arts, Heritage and Environment.
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Sources
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