Bachelor of Arts Screen: Production (Year 2 Pathway)

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Applications open:
29 Jun 2026

Applications close:
07 Oct 2026

Duration:
2 Years

Attendance:
A full time course with classes and workshops are timetabled 4 out of 5 days

Domestic Fee:
$35,808 ($17,904 p.a.)

The fee shown is the indicative course tuition fee, expressed as the total course cost and per annum cost. For more information, see fees and scholarships below.

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For the next generation of content creators

AFTRS have partnered with TAFE NSW and Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) to enable eligible graduates of the CUA51020 Diploma of Screen and Media to be granted Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), enabling direct entry into Year 2 of the AFTRS Bachelor of Arts Screen: Production, upon successful application to the Bachelor of Arts Screen: Production Year 2 program.

Our Bachelor of Arts Screen: Production has been specially developed in response to the needs of the film, television and creative industries. This three-year, full-time course is designed for students who are passionate and committed to creating stories that are powerful and distinctively Australian.

As a Bachelor of Arts Screen: Production student, you will immerse yourself in 18 hours of teaching each week from leading industry professionals, who bring real-world expertise and insights to the classroom. Our purpose-built campus facilities house all the specialist screen and broadcast craft areas under one roof, ensuring you have access to the leading edge of technology, innovation and practice.

Learn more about how to apply as a TAFE NSW or CIT CUA51020 Diploma of Screen and Media graduate below.

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How to apply

Submitting your Bachelor of Arts Screen: Production (Year 2 Pathway) application is an easy, online process.

The Application Portal will guide you through each section, but you do not have to complete your application in one sitting. Complete the section you’re on, save your application, and log back in at any time prior to the closing date to pick up where you left off.

Before you begin your application, please read the Bachelor of Arts Screen: Production 2027 Application Guidance Notes. This document brings together everything you need to know to complete an application, including what we’re looking for and how to present your experience in a way that feels true to you.

Take your time as you work through the required tasks, but please remain mindful of the deadline to apply and allow yourself enough time to finalise and submit your completed application.

Applications for the Bachelor of Arts Screen: Production (Year 2 Pathway) are now open and will close at 11:55pm on Wednesday 7 October 2026.

AFTRS is committed to accessibility and providing reasonable adjustments through our admissions process. Requests for reasonable adjustments will be treated confidentially and will not disadvantage your application.

If you require any support or have any questions as you proceed through the online application, please reach out to our Admissions Team.

Admission requirements

Our students come from many different educational backgrounds and experiences.

Admission into the Bachelor of Arts Screen: Production TAFE NSW and CIT advance standing requires you to meet the criteria specified below under PRIOR EDUCATION and CITIZENSHIP/RESIDENCY.

PRIOR EDUCATION

You are required to have completed, or be expected to complete before the end of 2026, the CUA51020 Diploma of Screen and Media through either TAFE NSW or Canberra Institute of Technology.

CITIZENSHIP/RESIDENCY

Admission into the Bachelor of Arts Screen: Production is only available to domestic students. You are considered a domestic student for application purposes if you are:

  • An Australian citizen
  • A New Zealand citizen
  • An Australian permanent resident
  • An Australian permanent humanitarian visa holder

For more information on Admission Requirements, and the evidence you’ll be required to submit, please review the Bachelor of Arts Screen: Production 2027 Application Guidance Notes.

If you have any questions, please reach out to our Admissions Team.

Application tasks

As well as meeting the admission requirements, you will need to submit the following application tasks.

Application Task 1: Your Story

Telling stories is about creating and conveying thoughts, feelings and meaning. It doesn’t matter if you’ve never made a film before. We can teach you how to do that. What’s harder to teach is the passion and drive to tell engaging stories.

In no more than three minutes of audio or video recording (or in 1,000 words), tell us your story in two parts:

Part A: About You
Tell us a story about yourself that demonstrates:
who you are; what you love to do; and your goals, experiences and values. We are interested in how you see the world and what you want to say as a creative screen storyteller.

Part B: What You Have Achieved
What else have you been making and doing? Let us know about any activities, community work, awards or achievements that demonstrate your abilities or commitment to creating screen content and how you learn and collaborate.

Application Task 2: Creative Work

Your submission should show your best work and demonstrate your ability to conceptualise and tell an engaging and imaginative story, but this does not have to be a finished short film; it can be a short script, a portfolio of photos or drawings or any art form you can make. Be brave and show us the world as you see or hear it.

You will not be judged on the technical proficiency of the work or the equipment you have access to, but on your creative storytelling abilities.

Work must not exceed the specified length limit.

You should not submit a showreel or extra material if your creative work is shorter than specified in these guidelines. Your best piece of work should be good enough to demonstrate your ability – multiple pieces often bring down scores. Read the technical requirements section at the end of the Guidance Notes for details on how to submit.

Submit ONE of the following four categories of creative work:

  • Script or Short Story (4-5 pages)
  • Series of Images (3-5 pages)
  • Film or Audio-Visual Content (3-5 minutes)
  • Other (3-5 minutes or up to 5 pages)

Please refer to the Bachelor of Arts Screen: Production 2027 Application Guidance Notes for more information on the Application Tasks including:

  • specific requirements for each type of submission,
  • notes on what we’re looking for,
  • and an Assessment Rubric to guide how you present your work and your experiences in a way that feels true to you.

If you have any questions, please reach out to our Admissions Team.

Adjustment factors

AFTRS is committed to reflecting the full breadth of Australian talent. We know that access to training, industry networks and resources isn’t equally distributed.

To help address that imbalance, we apply “Adjustment Factors”. These are extra points added automatically based on information you provide in your application. You don’t need to do anything extra. If we need anything further, we’ll be in touch to talk it through.

A maximum of 10 adjustment factor points applies.

ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PERSONS

Domestic applicants who identify as being of Aboriginal descent, Torres Strait Islander descent or of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent.

 10
CULTURALLY AND RACIALLY MARGINALISED PERSONS AND/OR THOSE FOR WHOM ENGLISH IS AN ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE OR DIALECT 

Applicants who have lived experience of cultural and/or racial marginalisation.

We use the term culturally and racially marginalised (CARM) to refer to people who are not white. This group includes people who are Black, Brown, Asian, or any other non-white group, or who face marginalisation due to their culture, race, or religion (Diversity Council Australia, 2023).

AND/OR

Applicants whose first language is a language or dialect other than English and who have required additional support to develop proficiency in Standard Australian English.

 2
PERSONS WITH DISABILITY

Applicants who identify as living with disability. We use the definition in the Disability Discrimination Act 1992.

 2
REMOTENESS

Domestic applicants whose Australian residential address is outside NSW and/or identified by the Australian Bureau of Statistics as being in Inner Regional Australia, Outer Regional Australia, Regional Australia, Remote Australia or Very Remote Australia.

 2
SOCIO ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE 

Domestic applicants whose Australian residential address is identified by the Australian Bureau of Statistics as being in the lowest 25% on the Index of Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantage. 

 4
WOMEN AND GENDER-DIVERSE PERSONS 

Applicants who identify as Female or Non-binary. 

 2

If you have questions about Adjustment Factors or whether you might be eligible, please contact our Admissions Team.

Fees and scholarships

The tuition fees shown above are the indicative course tuition fees, expressed as both a total course cost and per annum cost. They are reviewed each year and you are liable for the additional tuition costs if the tuition fees rise during the course of your enrolment.

FEE-HELP

This course is FEE-HELP approved. Refer to the Study Assist website for details.

Please also refer to the AFTRS FEES page for additional information on Tuition Fees and FEE-HELP.

Scholarships

A range of scholarships are available to successful applicants of the Bachelor of Arts Screen: Production.

You will be prompted to apply for Scholarships after submitting your course application.

Scholarship applications for the Bachelor of Arts Screen: Production close on Tuesday, 20 October 2026.

For more information, including a list of available scholarships and answers to frequently asked questions, please visit our Scholarships page.

More information

International Applicants
Admission into the Bachelor of Arts Screen: Production is only available to domestic students.

You are considered a domestic student for application purposes if you are:

  • An Australian citizen
  • A New Zealand citizen
  • An Australian permanent resident
  • An Australian permanent humanitarian visa holder

 

Laptop Specifications
A laptop with the following recommended specifications will support the video production requirements for this course:

  • Multicore 64-bit processor (e.g. Intel i5 or i7l® Intel 6thGen or newer CPU – or AMD equivalent)
  • 16GB RAM (8GB RAM minimum)
  • 512GB SSD (512GB HDD minimum)
  • 1920 x 1080 minimum display resolution
  • Sound card (ASIO compatible, if windows computer)
  • Either Windows 10 64 Bit version 2004 or Mac OS 10.15.5 or higher
  • Closed-back headphones
  • GPU: 4GB VRAM (2GB minimum) – (You can find the Recommended Graphics cards for Adobe Premiere here)
  • Standard external mouse
  • External hard drive is recommended for backup

Get Answers

How to apply

Submitting your Bachelor of Arts Screen: Production (Year 2 Pathway) application is an easy, online process.

The Application Portal will guide you through each section, but you do not have to complete your application in one sitting. Complete the section you’re on, save your application, and log back in at any time prior to the closing date to pick up where you left off.

Before you begin your application, please read the Bachelor of Arts Screen: Production 2027 Application Guidance Notes. This document brings together everything you need to know to complete an application, including what we’re looking for and how to present your experience in a way that feels true to you.

Take your time as you work through the required tasks, but please remain mindful of the deadline to apply and allow yourself enough time to finalise and submit your completed application.

Applications for the Bachelor of Arts Screen: Production (Year 2 Pathway) are now open and will close at 11:55pm on Wednesday 7 October 2026.

AFTRS is committed to accessibility and providing reasonable adjustments through our admissions process. Requests for reasonable adjustments will be treated confidentially and will not disadvantage your application.

If you require any support or have any questions as you proceed through the online application, please reach out to our Admissions Team.

Admission requirements

Our students come from many different educational backgrounds and experiences.

Admission into the Bachelor of Arts Screen: Production TAFE NSW and CIT advance standing requires you to meet the criteria specified below under PRIOR EDUCATION and CITIZENSHIP/RESIDENCY.

PRIOR EDUCATION

You are required to have completed, or be expected to complete before the end of 2026, the CUA51020 Diploma of Screen and Media through either TAFE NSW or Canberra Institute of Technology.

CITIZENSHIP/RESIDENCY

Admission into the Bachelor of Arts Screen: Production is only available to domestic students. You are considered a domestic student for application purposes if you are:

  • An Australian citizen
  • A New Zealand citizen
  • An Australian permanent resident
  • An Australian permanent humanitarian visa holder

For more information on Admission Requirements, and the evidence you’ll be required to submit, please review the Bachelor of Arts Screen: Production 2027 Application Guidance Notes.

If you have any questions, please reach out to our Admissions Team.

Application tasks

As well as meeting the admission requirements, you will need to submit the following application tasks.

Application Task 1: Your Story

Telling stories is about creating and conveying thoughts, feelings and meaning. It doesn’t matter if you’ve never made a film before. We can teach you how to do that. What’s harder to teach is the passion and drive to tell engaging stories.

In no more than three minutes of audio or video recording (or in 1,000 words), tell us your story in two parts:

Part A: About You
Tell us a story about yourself that demonstrates:
who you are; what you love to do; and your goals, experiences and values. We are interested in how you see the world and what you want to say as a creative screen storyteller.

Part B: What You Have Achieved
What else have you been making and doing? Let us know about any activities, community work, awards or achievements that demonstrate your abilities or commitment to creating screen content and how you learn and collaborate.

Application Task 2: Creative Work

Your submission should show your best work and demonstrate your ability to conceptualise and tell an engaging and imaginative story, but this does not have to be a finished short film; it can be a short script, a portfolio of photos or drawings or any art form you can make. Be brave and show us the world as you see or hear it.

You will not be judged on the technical proficiency of the work or the equipment you have access to, but on your creative storytelling abilities.

Work must not exceed the specified length limit.

You should not submit a showreel or extra material if your creative work is shorter than specified in these guidelines. Your best piece of work should be good enough to demonstrate your ability – multiple pieces often bring down scores. Read the technical requirements section at the end of the Guidance Notes for details on how to submit.

Submit ONE of the following four categories of creative work:

  • Script or Short Story (4-5 pages)
  • Series of Images (3-5 pages)
  • Film or Audio-Visual Content (3-5 minutes)
  • Other (3-5 minutes or up to 5 pages)

Please refer to the Bachelor of Arts Screen: Production 2027 Application Guidance Notes for more information on the Application Tasks including:

  • specific requirements for each type of submission,
  • notes on what we’re looking for,
  • and an Assessment Rubric to guide how you present your work and your experiences in a way that feels true to you.

If you have any questions, please reach out to our Admissions Team.

Adjustment factors

AFTRS is committed to reflecting the full breadth of Australian talent. We know that access to training, industry networks and resources isn’t equally distributed.

To help address that imbalance, we apply “Adjustment Factors”. These are extra points added automatically based on information you provide in your application. You don’t need to do anything extra. If we need anything further, we’ll be in touch to talk it through.

A maximum of 10 adjustment factor points applies.

ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PERSONS

Domestic applicants who identify as being of Aboriginal descent, Torres Strait Islander descent or of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent.

 10
CULTURALLY AND RACIALLY MARGINALISED PERSONS AND/OR THOSE FOR WHOM ENGLISH IS AN ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE OR DIALECT 

Applicants who have lived experience of cultural and/or racial marginalisation.

We use the term culturally and racially marginalised (CARM) to refer to people who are not white. This group includes people who are Black, Brown, Asian, or any other non-white group, or who face marginalisation due to their culture, race, or religion (Diversity Council Australia, 2023).

AND/OR

Applicants whose first language is a language or dialect other than English and who have required additional support to develop proficiency in Standard Australian English.

 2
PERSONS WITH DISABILITY

Applicants who identify as living with disability. We use the definition in the Disability Discrimination Act 1992.

 2
REMOTENESS

Domestic applicants whose Australian residential address is outside NSW and/or identified by the Australian Bureau of Statistics as being in Inner Regional Australia, Outer Regional Australia, Regional Australia, Remote Australia or Very Remote Australia.

 2
SOCIO ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE 

Domestic applicants whose Australian residential address is identified by the Australian Bureau of Statistics as being in the lowest 25% on the Index of Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantage. 

 4
WOMEN AND GENDER-DIVERSE PERSONS 

Applicants who identify as Female or Non-binary. 

 2

If you have questions about Adjustment Factors or whether you might be eligible, please contact our Admissions Team.

Fees and scholarships

The tuition fees shown above are the indicative course tuition fees, expressed as both a total course cost and per annum cost. They are reviewed each year and you are liable for the additional tuition costs if the tuition fees rise during the course of your enrolment.

FEE-HELP

This course is FEE-HELP approved. Refer to the Study Assist website for details.

Please also refer to the AFTRS FEES page for additional information on Tuition Fees and FEE-HELP.

Scholarships

A range of scholarships are available to successful applicants of the Bachelor of Arts Screen: Production.

You will be prompted to apply for Scholarships after submitting your course application.

Scholarship applications for the Bachelor of Arts Screen: Production close on Tuesday, 20 October 2026.

For more information, including a list of available scholarships and answers to frequently asked questions, please visit our Scholarships page.

More information

International Applicants
Admission into the Bachelor of Arts Screen: Production is only available to domestic students.

You are considered a domestic student for application purposes if you are:

  • An Australian citizen
  • A New Zealand citizen
  • An Australian permanent resident
  • An Australian permanent humanitarian visa holder

 

Laptop Specifications
A laptop with the following recommended specifications will support the video production requirements for this course:

  • Multicore 64-bit processor (e.g. Intel i5 or i7l® Intel 6thGen or newer CPU – or AMD equivalent)
  • 16GB RAM (8GB RAM minimum)
  • 512GB SSD (512GB HDD minimum)
  • 1920 x 1080 minimum display resolution
  • Sound card (ASIO compatible, if windows computer)
  • Either Windows 10 64 Bit version 2004 or Mac OS 10.15.5 or higher
  • Closed-back headphones
  • GPU: 4GB VRAM (2GB minimum) – (You can find the Recommended Graphics cards for Adobe Premiere here)
  • Standard external mouse
  • External hard drive is recommended for backup

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