Footscray City Films

Footscray City Films is an Independent Tertiary Institution providing courses which vary from one to four years and are based on National Industry Training Package CUF07 in Screen and Media in Certificate 1V, Diploma and Advanced Diploma of Screen and Media. Students are provided with hands on tuition in Short Film Production on up to 20 films per year, on Super 16MM, , DV Cam, High Definition Digital equipment and the Red Camera – taking them from the concept to marketing of their films. This course specializes in providing the highest industry standard experience for national and international media employment. Students will be taught to write, direct and control their own film or media production while overseen by teachers with over 25 years of industry and teaching expertise. The skills will include the handling of state of the art technology and cameras, film theory and knowledge, scriptwriting, editing and marketing workshops and working with a team. Ivo Burum, co-founder of Footscray City Films, a former Channel 9 and ABC Executive Producer who has successfully overseen countless number one rated programs on Australian television, including 'Missing Person's Unit' is currently running his 'Mojo' project for the Iphone/Ipad platform, handpicking talented and aspiring Footscray City Film students to gain industry experience with him on set. Footscray City Films at Footscray City College is a pathway to University degrees in Media and Communications including direct entry into the 3rd Year of a 'Media' degree at RMIT and is recommended as a tertiary preparation course provider by the Victorian College of the Arts Film and Television School as well as direct application into the Film and Television Industry.