Australian Film Television and Radio School
AUSTRALIAN FILM TELEVISION AND RADIO SCHOOL
AFTRS is the national screen and broadcast school – the only Australian education institution to consistently make The Hollywood Reporter‘s prestigious annual list of the top film schools in the world. We empower Australian talent to shape and share their stories by delivering world-leading future-focused education, research and training.
5000+ awards and selections for student films at the world's most prestigious festivals, including Cannes, Venice, Berlin and Sundance
Our alumni and staff have won a slate of Academy Awards, Golden Globes, Emmys, BAFTAs, AACTAs and Commercial Radio Awards
High employment for our Graduate Diploma in Radio students, year on year, with the country's biggest broadcasters
Our Offering
Full-time, or part-time? On campus, or online? Short, or long-form? There's an AFTRS course that's made for you, all you have to do is find it.
Bachelor of Arts Screen: Production
- Become a multi-skilled content creator
- Meet the needs of the creative industries
- Combine theory and practice
Master of Arts Screen
- Available in 9 disciplines
- One-to-one mentorships with award-winning practitioners
- Production and development funding to create a portfolio of high-level work
Graduate Diploma in Radio and Podcasting
- Create compelling content for radio and digital platforms
- Build key industry contacts
- High rate of employment outcomes upon graduation
Master of Arts Screen: Business
- Designed for mid-career professionals from the screen media sector
- Teaching, workshops, mentorships and sophisticated interaction with the screen media industries
- Offered part-time and full-time, with teaching in face-to-face or fully online formats
The latest from AFTRS
Short Courses: What’s On in January?
Set yourself up for the new year with our January range of short cour...
Short Courses: What’s On in January?
Set yourself up for the new year with our January range of short courses.
04 Dec 2023
Happy Birthday AFTRS!
The Australian Film Television and Radio School’s 50th birthday cel...
Happy Birthday AFTRS!
The Australian Film Television and Radio School’s 50th birthday celebrations culminated last Saturday in a grand reunion of alumni, students, staff, and industry friends.
01 Dec 2023
AFTRS and TAFE NSW work together to boo...
TAFE NSW and AFTRS are working together to increase pathways for grad...
AFTRS and TAFE NSW work together to boost screen industries
TAFE NSW and AFTRS are working together to increase pathways for graduates across the state to study at the nation's leading film school, skill up and get their start in…
14 Nov 2023
Open Day 2023
Step inside the national screen and broadcast school on Saturday 19 A...
Open Day 2023
Step inside the national screen and broadcast school on Saturday 19 August for our annual Open Day.
19 Aug 2023
AFTRS: Building 130, Entertainment Quarter, Moore Park NSW 2021
AFTRS x SFF: 50th Anniversary Alumni Sh...
AFTRS and Sydney Film Festival present a collection of restored short...
AFTRS x SFF: 50th Anniversary Alumni Short Films
AFTRS and Sydney Film Festival present a collection of restored short films by some of the School's most-celebrated alumni.
13 Jun 2023
Event Cinemas, George Street, Sydney
AFTRS Library Presents: 50th Anniversar...
Catch 35mm screenings of iconic features by AFTRS alumni as part of t...
AFTRS Library Presents: 50th Anniversary Screenings
Catch 35mm screenings of iconic features by AFTRS alumni as part of this program presented with NFSA.
AFTRS Theatre
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