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WA Screen Academy

Locality: Perth, Western Australia

Phone: +61 8 9370 6518

Address: Edith Cowan University, Building 13, 2 Bradford Street 6050 Perth, WA, Australia

Website: http://wascreenacademy.ecu.edu.au

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25.01.2022 Mahmudul Raz, Technical Director and Cinematography mentor at the WA Screen Academy wins TWO GOLD AWARDS at the ACS awards. One for the music video W3 Were Here - Uplift and the other for the dramatized documentary One girl's fire. We're so proud to have Raz onboard our team. If you're interested in studying Cinematography at the WA Screen Academy and learn from an entrepreneur, dedicated cinematographer, and an all-round wonderful filmmaker - now is your chance. Applications now open for the 2020 intake. https://www.ecu.edu.au//arts-and/courses/wa-screen-academy

25.01.2022 Congratulations to WA Screen academy grads, Alexander Mankowski, Yunqi Yu, Dumi Mashinini, Richard Todd, Meghan Offe, Stephanie Senior, Peter Williams, Jessica Russell & all the cast and crew of Sundown, The Docks, Ghosted, and Hy_Brain, on the official selection of your films in the South African Independent Film Festival. These films were produced in 2019. A real collaborative effort involving many highly skilled creatives, practitioners and starring WAAPAs graduating Acting students. #filmmaking #edithcowanuniversity #waapa #director #southafricaindependentfilmfestival #movieprofucer #cinematography #scriptwriting #soundproduction #filmtv #screenwest #filmink

24.01.2022 Two of our 2018 WA Screen Academy graduates took out two major awards for their work on their Screen Academy films at the annual ACS awards. Edwin Sitt won the bronze award in student cinematography for his work on FILCH, and Brendan Joel won Silver for his work on SPIRAL. Take a look at this great BTS video of the opening shot of FILCH, compared to the original concept shot on Edwins iPhone. It goes to show how many people went into making the film look its best. Special congratulations sent to Edwin Sitt and Brendan Joel as well as the teams from both films.

24.01.2022 We're proud to be West Australian filmmakers. Congratulations to all of those nominated. Check out this talent. https://www.screenwest.com.au//western-australian-screen/

24.01.2022 WA Screen Academy Director & Executive Producer, Dr. Cathy Henkel, wins 2019 Brian Beaton Award. The award is awarded annually to filmmakers with social impact projects that need further support to reach their full potential. Congratulations to Cathy Henkel and Sam Lara as well as Brooke Tia Silcox & Mat de Koning for their wins. https://www.if.com.au/29-years-eight-days-lauras-choice-w/

23.01.2022 The health and wellbeing of our campus communities inform every decision we make at ECU. While our campuses remain open, we will transition our larger lectures and some classes to an online learning environment from Monday 23 March. In the coming days, students will receive correspondence from unit coordinators outlining how learning experiences will continue and the support well provide. For more information about ECUs response to COVID-19, please read our FAQs.

23.01.2022 Happy holidays from all of us at WA Screen Academy! Thank you for your continued support & we'll see you in 2020. https://www.ecu.edu.au//arts-and/courses/wa-screen-academy

23.01.2022 Director of the WA Screen Academy, Dr Cathy Henkel, has received TWO nominations in the WA Screen Culture Awards for Laura’s Choice: Innovation in Feature Documentary and Outstanding Achievement in Directing. Congratulations Cathy Henkel and Sam Lara and to all nominees. Make sure to see the film at it's world premiere this Saturday 12th December 2020 at the Revelation International Perth Film Festival 2020 ! https://www.filmink.com.au//wa-screen-culture-awards-ann/

22.01.2022 Presented by WAAPA and WA Screen Academy, in association with Screenwest, Anna Backman Rogers will be presenting an informed talk about her work 'Sofia Coppola: The Politics of Visual Pleasure' Friday 29th of November - RSVP essential. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sofia-coppola-the-politics-of-

22.01.2022 WA Screen Academy, AIDC and ADG have a fantastic masterclass event coming up next month! Tickets are limited, so don't miss out! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/masterclass-with-director-s-le

21.01.2022 A massive thank you to Melbourne Women in Film Festival for selecting our short film, FILCH, as part of their nextgen showcase. https://mwff.org.au/next

20.01.2022 Last week the WA Screen Academy hosted the annual Constable Care ‘Your Call’ event at ECU Mount Lawley and presented the award for ‘Best Filmmaking’. It was a fantastic event filled with great passion, creativity, and wonderful storytelling. Constable Care Foundation and Western Australian Police Force challenged secondary students to have their say on ‘street safety’ using creativity and filmmaking. The winners came from Cornerstone Christian College, Busselton Senior Highschool, Ellenbrook Christian College, and Eastern Hills Senior High School. See the results and winning films here: https://bit.ly/3eViHAX The competition was supported by Commissioner for Children and Young People WA and WALDEF.

19.01.2022 Women in Film and TV WA (WIFT) will be celebrating female talent at a very special fundraising event. Their short film showcase will present female-driven short films, acknowledge this year's achievements by local female filmmakers, and raise money to put back into our events. The event will be held on the 6th of December at Palace Cinema (Raine Square Perth) at 3.30pm. Showcased within the program includes: Jessica Russell (Graduate, 2019)’s Hy_Brain (2019, WA Screen Academ...y short film), current directing student and Cinefest WIFT WA Prize nominee, Emma Jackson’s directing debut DEB, (produced by 2019 graduate Kate Campbell), as well as Abduction, featuring our WA Screen Academy Production Assistant, Alexandra Nell. We're long overdue for a celebration and what better reason than experiencing short films at the cinema! Please register to attend the event: https://www.trybooking.com/book/sessions

19.01.2022 AWARD WINNER ! What great news to wake up to. Pretty Face, one of our 2018 short films, WON BEST STUDENT FILM at the Heart of Gold Film Festival in Queensland this weekend! A huge thank you to Heart of Gold and University of The Sunshine Coast for this fantastic award. https://heartofgold.com.au/2019-heart-of-gold-awards/... Liam Collins Ruby Darge Cameron Rouse

19.01.2022 Meet the upcoming stars of the Australian Entertainment Industry! The WA Screen Academy films featuring Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) actors, will be broadcast LIVE at 9.40PM on the 30th of October - and available until Monday4th on @9now for the whole of Australia to cast their VOTE for their favourite film! Who's joining us?!

19.01.2022 Screen Academy director Dr Cathy Henkel’s new documentary Laura’s Choice will have its world premiere at Revelation Film Festival on Saturday 12th December at 12.15pm, followed by a Q&A. The film is co-directed by Cathy and her daughter, Sam Lara. It tells the story of Cathy’s mother, Laura, an outspoken, feisty 90 year old who decides she wants to end her life on her own terms. Tickets available here: https://www.revelationfilmfest.org/film-information-new.php... Also screening at the festival is Head of Production Jaclyn Hewer’s award-winning sci-fi short film Carmentis, which is kicking goals at festivals all around the world. The film is first screening in Session #1 of the Westralia Day special presentations at The Backlot Perth, 11am on the 12th December, then with feature film Archive Movie at Luna Leederville Palace Cinema 3pm 12th December and 6.15pm 13th December. The program is out now: sked.link/revfilmfest

18.01.2022 Fantastic Tuesday Morning News! Ghosted - Short Film wins Best Student Director at Indie Short Fest. (Stephanie Senior) Also nominated is: ... HY_Brain for best Student Director (Jessica Russell) Sundown for best Student Director (Alexander Mankowski) Best Children's Short (Caleb Whitehurst) https://indieshortfest.com//award-winners-of-february-2020/

18.01.2022 WAMade Film Festival is screening three of our WA Screen Academy films next week. Noah, directed by Shane Van Litsenborgh (2018), written by Emma Beel (2018), produced by Hayley Edwards (2018), is about a young woman struggling with the loss of her brother. Ruby, co-written by director Stephanie Senior (2019) and producer Kaela Halatau (2019) is a heartwarming short documentary about a 3-year-old dog who is given a second chance at life. Funny That directed by Sophia Armstron...g (2019), produced by Kaela Halatau (2019) and written by Connor McBride (2019), follows a young, amateur stand-up comedian who spirals when he realizes someone close to him is funnier than he is. The festival program also features work created by some of our phenomenal alumni and current students. Littleman, directed by Quentin Curzon (2017), written by Clare Toonen (2017) and produced by Hannah Ngo (2017), The Throwback, produced by Jenny Crabb (2011). Lifetime Guarantree directed, written, and produced by Sophia Armstrong (2019), Kia Kaha, directed and written by Sam Siversson (2020) and produced by Holly Miller (2020), One Girls Fire, directed by Jake Blackburn (2017), produced by Gabby Ho (2017), The Big Day directed and written by Brendan Docherty (2017), and produced by Jamie Ross Brown (2017), Solivagant, written and produced by Alicia Fahnesa (2020), What Shines Brightest on the Strangers Desert, Directed and written by Abbey King (2020), and Dusk, written and produced by Eric Chiavo (2020). Congratulations to all involved, we cannot wait to see all these fantastic films. Make sure to purchase tickets now. http://wamadefilmfestival.com.au/WAMFF20.pdf

17.01.2022 Celebrity alert! Students from Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) and the WA Screen Academy recently had a very special visit from Hollywood actress and producer Kate Walsh. Kate gave advice on preparing for auditions, creating a character and reflecting on her experience with television shows Grey's Anatomy, Umbrella Academy and 13 Reason's Why (just to name a few). See the full video here: https://s.ecu.edu.au/3f1y4ag Kate Walsh with WAAPA's Associate Dean of Performance, Associate Professor Andrew Lewis.

15.01.2022 The 2019 AACTA Awards presented by Foxtel ended with a bang. We're so proud of ECU Honorary Doctorate Don McAlpine for his AACTA award win for Lambs of God - Episode 1: The Devil Into Paradise, and WA Screen Academy Mentor Xoe Baird for winning Best sound in a documentary: 100 Days to Victory (Episode 1 The Spring Offensive). Congratulations Ric Curtin, Xoe Baird, Laurie Chlanda, Adrian Tucker (Electric Pictures, Foxtel-History). https://www.aacta.org/aacta-awards/winners-and-nominees/

15.01.2022 Some wonderful snaps from opening the night of our ArtsHum 2019 graduate exhibition. Were you there? Let us know you're favourite part of the night.

15.01.2022 The Screen Academy offers a production focused training experience designed to prepare students for the realities and challenges of working in the professional industry. The intensive, one-year or 18-month course develops students practical skills and creative vision across a diverse range of screen productions, including short dramas, documentaries, client-based work and web-series. Students accumulate significant screen credits working on high-quality productions using sta...te-of-the-art facilities and equipment. They are taught and mentored by leading professionals and leave with industry-level skills, a show reel of production work and a strong analytical and theoretical foundation relating to film, television and associated new media applications. The WA Screen Academy accepts a select number of students in the following areas of specialisation: Producing, Directing, Screenwriting, Cinematography, Sound and Editing. A unique feature of the program is the WA Screen Academys relationship with the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA). WAAPA is a world-renowned training course for arts performers and technicians and WA Screen Academy films have helped in building successful careers for many well-known actors.

15.01.2022 Screen Academy alumni Ben Young continuing to kick goals with his award winning feature film Hounds of Love. What a fantastic list.

15.01.2022 Congratulations to alumni Hannah Ngo (2017) and AB Morrison (2017) for their project Iggy & Ace 5eva! Screen Australia and SBS have announced the three winners of the 2019 Digital Originals initiative which will share $65,000 in funding.

13.01.2022 The WA-made comedy series KGB recently garnered an Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards (AACTA) nomination for Best Online Series. Produced by Galactic Baby, the series is co-written by Luke & Dan Riches, Joel Gray, and Screenwriting mentor and WASA graduate Clare Toonen (Screenwriting, 2017). KGB is Focused around the suburbs of Koondoola, Girrawheen and Balga, and follows two Indigenous detectives’ race to solve a major case in their sketchy neighbourhood, but they find their loyalties compromised when they discover that most of the suspects are family. The winners are announced on Monday 30 November, so make sure to view : https://iview.abc.net.au/video/IP1809W001S00

12.01.2022 VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE FILM: https://www.9now.com.au/wa-screen-academy-awards/2019

12.01.2022 Congratulations to WAAPA actors Lachlan Stevenson and Ruby Maishman for winning Best Actor and Best Actress at the @unigooniesfilmfest for their work on WA Screen Academy short films Sundown and Hy_Brain respectively! A further congratulations to Hy_brain for taking out Best Director, Best Production Design and Best Screenwriter too! . . .... #awardwinningshort #shortfilms #artshumecu #artshum #ecu #studyfilmhere #studyhere #filmschool #actors #waapa @ WA Screen Academy See more

11.01.2022 WA Screen Academy's Head of Production Jaclyn Hewer and sessional lecturer Antony Webb's short film CARMENTIS will premiere at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival! Written and directed by Antony Webb, and produced by Jaclyn Hewer, Carmentis tells this story of a grief-stricken miner who finds himself injured on a desolate planet and must overcome his personal demons in order to survive. Congratulations to the entire cast and crew - this film is out of this world.

11.01.2022 WA is filled with great locations, great talent, great crews. Make movies here.

09.01.2022 Congratulations to the 2020 WA Reflections - Our History Rediscovered funding recipients. Special mention to two of our Screen Academy alumni, Dumi Masinini (Producing, 2019) and Jake Blackburn (Cinematography, 2017). All the best with the projects! "Screenwest in collaboration with the State Library of Western Australia is excited to announce the recipients of WA Reflections Our History Rediscovered, sharing in $90,000 of funding." https://www.screenwest.com.au//wa-reflections-our-history/

09.01.2022 That’s an official wrap on our block one WA Screen Academy films! We want to congratulate the cast and crew from the films Shattered, It’s Not You, and Grazing Table for the fantastic work and we wish you the best of luck in the edit suites! Now onto block two! Stay tuned!

09.01.2022 TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT TO VIEW THE WORKS OF THE 2019 COHORT OF WA SCREEN ACADEMY FILMMAKERS, AND GRADUATING WAAPA ACTORS. . . View the live broadcast at 9.40PM on Channel 9 (Perth ONLY) 30th October 2019, and then available to stream from midnight on @9now to view and vote for your favourite film Australia wide! Www.nine.com.au/wasaa #artshumecu #wascreenacademy

09.01.2022 Tonight our fantastic cohort of filmmakers and talents of the WAAPA acting graduates will be showcased live on ch9 (if you are in perth), and available to stream on 9NOW. Tune in and celebrate this achievement, witness the award presentation, and then have the opportunity to VOTE for YOUR favourite film. Who's with us?

08.01.2022 Have you got your tickets yet? Our students can't wait to show you their best work yet. Make sure you head to ArtsHum 2019 to show your support and view all the vivid and divergent creative disciplines on offer at ECU.

08.01.2022 Congratulations to our Screenwriting tutor, David Vincent Smith, for TWO incredible short films which he wrote: I'm Not Hurting You and Featherweight, selected to be in competition at the 2020 St Kilda Film Festival. David is an incredible talent, and we are delighted (honored) that our students have the opportunity to learn from him and gain from his expertise and experience.

06.01.2022 We’ve been itching to share this news! Producing student Priscilla-Anne Jacob can be seen reprising her series regular role on the ABC Me children's action-adventure television series Itch. The 10-part action-adventure series is based on the books written by Simon Mayo. We recently spoke to Priscilla about her experience going into season two, working during the COVID-19 pandemic, and getting a master’s degree. We have some of the best film talents in both acting and film...making emerging here [in Perth]. I was living in Sydney for several years, working as an actress, and after moving back to Perth, I was cast as in the ABC TV series, Itch, playing Roshanna Wing. After shooting season one, I decided to apply to the WA Screen Academy to study Producing and Directing as I wanted to learn how to create my own work. The Screen Academy has been so supportive and has helped me to organise my workload so I could return to set for season two this month. It has been very interesting working on a COVID-safe set for Itch things are managed differently with social distancing and extreme hygiene precautions in place, but you get used to it pretty quickly. For more info on Itch: https://www.screenwest.com.au//itch-series-two-commences-/

06.01.2022 Koko: A Red Dog Story, produced by WA Screen Academy’s Head of Production, Lauren Brunswick, has received a nomination for Best Indie Film at the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) awards! Koko: A Red Dog Story is the story of the actual dog from 'Red Dog'. It’s a heartwarming tale about a regular dog whose innate ability to connect with people saw him becoming local legend, a show dog champion... and finally, a movie star. Koko's rise to superstardom helped other dogs in shelters, and changed the lives of those around him forever. The AACTA Awards Presented by Foxtel will be broadcast on 30 November 2020. Congratulations to all nominees! https://www.aacta.org/aacta-awards/nominees/

05.01.2022 Impressive Western Australian emerging filmmaking trio Clare Toonen (WA Screen Academy Graduate, 2017), Hannah Ngo (WA Screen Academy Graduate, 2017) and Radheya Jegatheva have won $70,000 production funding to produce their Pixar-inspired short film, Bird Drone, thanks to Elevate+, a new iteration of Screenwest’s annual Elevate program. Congratulations to the team, and cannot wait to see this heartwarming animation. https://www.filmink.com.au//western-australian-pixar-insp/

05.01.2022 We are happy to announce the world premiere of Laura's Choice at Revelation Film Festival on Saturday 12th December at 12.15pm followed by a Q&A. The film is co-directed by WA Screen Academy Director, Dr Cathy Henkel, and her daughter Sam Lara. Tickets available here:... https://www.revelationfilmfest.org/film-information-new.php Laura’s Choice explores complex and often taboo questions as three generations of women travel into uncharted territory and navigate a radical approach to dying. The humour throughout is unexpected and charming, the force of Laura is undeniable, and the existential questions this film raises will spark passionate discussion, long after the credits roll.

05.01.2022 The phenomenal Director of the WA Screen Academy, Dr. Cathy Henkel, and filmmaker extraordinaire Sam Lara, have received two prizes at the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) for their documentary, Laura's Choice. Congratulations to both of you for creating such a powerful work - we're incredibly proud of you.

05.01.2022 Four of our WA Screen Academy films are finalists for the The Uni Goonies Film Festival! Torn, Sundown, Hy_Brain and Ruby. We're so proud of our students, and can't wait for the screening!

03.01.2022 Three of our 2019 WA Screen Academy short films will be showcased at the Czech & Slovak Film Festival! Sundown - Directed by Alexander Mankowski produced by Yunqi Yu will be shown on the 21st of November. St. Nick - Directed by Caleb Whitehurst, produced by Stephen Bartley will be shown on the 23rd of November. ... and last but not least, Ch9 audience choice award winner - Hy_Brain - Directed by Jessica Russell, produced by Peter Williams will be shown on the 23rd of November. For more info: http://www.csfilmfestwa.org/ Czech&Slovak Film Festival WA

03.01.2022 SCREEN AUSTRALIA AND SBS TAKE DIGITAL ORIGINAL SERIES IGGY & ACE INTO PRODUCTION! Written by AB Morrison (screenwriting, 2017) and produced by Hannah Ngo (producing, 2017), the 6 x 10minute dramedy series explores friendship, addiction and recovery through a queer lens. Here’s what Screen Australia Senior Online Investment Manager Lee Naimo had to say about the dynamic duo: We’re excited to discover such powerful talents in AB Morrison and Hannah Ngo. With whip smart, funny scripts and complex characters, this series wastes no time in delving into serious content to create something special. We couldn’t be prouder. Congrats to the team of Iggy and Ace 5eva! https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au//11-18-digital-original

02.01.2022 Grab your tickets now for this years ArtsHum 2019 Graduate Exhibition.

01.01.2022 WA Screen Academy Director, Dr. Cathy Henkel, wrote an article for The Conversation. Have a read: http://theconversation.com/screen-australia-celebrates-its-

01.01.2022 Start your film career this 2020! go to www.edu.edu.au/wa-screen-academy to find out more! https://vimeo.com/369250020