Footscray City Films

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

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+

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.^[1] Graduates of Footscray City Films went on to have successful careers in the Australian Film Industry^[2]

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^[3]
• Megan Spencer – Documentary film maker, journalist and radio presenter^[4]
• Timothy Grucza – Emmy award-winning cameraman and documentary film maker ^[1][3]
• Ben Rylan – Radio and television presenter, producer and journalist