Griffith Film School has built great relationships and partnerships within the industry and sponsors a number of events. It is our aim to build upon our great local talent and encourage further collaboration and involvement in the screen media industries.
Recent Sponsorships include:
Gold sponsorship of the Gold Coast Film Festival
The Gold Coast is an epicentre for feature film production in Australia with over 75% of all Queensland production occurring here. The Gold Coast Film Festival is the local access point to that industry and a source of exciting and emerging screen culture experiences for the residents of South East Queensland. The festival is also proud to be the premier showcase event for feature films and has a vested interest in the promotion, development and fostering of Australian film making talent.
The Gold Coast Film Festival also ensures that Gold Coast audiences have access to culturally diverse films and screen-based entertainment, including the Cool Japan Gold Coast event to be held as part of the 2011 festival. Family friendly screenings are held at the splendorous Southport Broadwater Parklands, while industry leaders will provide seminars and workshops for upcoming local film makers.
More information about the Gold Coast Film Festival on their website: http://www.gcfilmfestival.com
Silver sponsorship of the Atom Awards 2011
The ATOM Awards was established in 1982 by the Australian Teachers of Media (ATOM) - an independent, non-profit association promoting media education and screen literacy in primary, secondary and tertiary education and the broader community. Each year the ATOM Awards recognise excellence in over thirty categories of Film, Television, Animation and Multimedia and celebrate the very best of Australian and New Zealand production.
The ATOM Awards program is designed to acknowledge the work that our current and future talent is contributing to the big screen, across a wide range of media. The awards provide access to young opinion and peer leaders to organisations who are seeking to raise awareness about important issues.
The focus of the ATOM Awards is on media forms that young people continue to use. Students who have made work to submit to the ATOM Awards have had to be creative, energetic, good at organising and full of ideas. They tend to be active members of their peer networks. By working with the ATOM Awards to raise an issue, an organisation is able to gain the participation of this group of young people in a high profile public forum.
This major Victorian held screen culture event annually attracts a large number of students, production companies, independent filmmakers, educational bodies and educational producers all of whom are keen to submit their best work and have it judged alongside their peers.
http://www.atomawards.org/
In 2011, GFS undergraduate film Sushi, I Love You and GFS Undergraduate animation Warm Winter, plus post-graduate animated film Ink Dance were short-listed as finalists in the ATOM Awards.
Animation Alliance Australia (International Animation Day)
Animation Alliance Australia aim to be a voice for anyone passionate about animation as a medium for artistic expression.
Their goals are to advocate for improved access to funding for the creation of of artistic works involving animation, provide training opportunities for members for self improvement and experimentation within the art form, organise social events in line with members' interests and promote animation in the wider community through film festivals and other cultural activities.
Partnerships include:
Apple University Consortium
In 1984 when the Apple Macintosh computer was first released, Apple entered into a partnership with nine Australian universities to form the Apple University Consortium (Australasia). In 2011, the AUC hosted the the Create World conference - a 3 day performance, presentation, and professional development event, specifically for academic and higher-education technical staff in the digital arts disciplines - at the Queensland College of Art and Griffith Film School, South Bank.
More information about the Apple University Consortium and Create World on their website: http://www.auc.edu.au
Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF)
BIFF provides a focus for film culture in Queensland by showcasing the best and most interesting cinema from around the world. Each year BIFF draws film enthusiasts to view an entertaining mix of local and international films, retrospectives and colourful events that embrace the vibrant art of filmmaking.
Since the first festival in 1992, more than 375,000 film-goers have immersed themselves in the BIFF experience. BIFF has become a well-renowned Australian festival, launching films like The Full Monty, The Usual Suspects, Doing Time for Patsy Cline, Feeling Sexy, Gettin' Square, In America, A Prairie Home Companion, Fay Grim, Where in the World is Osama bin Laden? and An Education.
More information about BIFF on their website: http://www.biff.com.au
Centre International de Liaison des Ecoles de Cinéma et de Télévision (CILECT )
CILECT is the association of the world's major film and television schools. Its goals are to provide a means for the exchange of ideas among member schools, and to help them understand the future of education for creative personnel in film, television, and related media. It is dedicated to the creation, development and maintenance of regional and international co-operation among its member schools, and to the encouragement of film and television training in the developing world.
More information about CILECT on their website: http://www.cilect.org/
Cine Sparks
Cine Sparks provides young people with greater access to quality cinema and opportunities to develop their media and visual literacy. Over 18,000 people have enjoyed the festival of film since its inception in 2005. Cine Sparks transforms the cinema experience into something interactive and engaging, connecting young minds and educators through the power of the moving image. The Cine Sparks programme is designed to give Australian young people a window into the lives of people in other countries and cultures.
More information about Cine Sparks on the BIFF website: http://www.biff.com.au/cine-sparks
Queensland New Filmmakers Awards (QNFA)
Village Roadshow Studios Queensland New Filmmakers Awards (QNFA) is the biggest industry sponsored new filmmaker competition in the country, recognising and encouraging the achievements of emerging Queensland filmmakers. Village Roadshow Studios QNFA competition accepts entries of short films from secondary student productions, tertiary student productions and independent filmmakers of all ages.
Films submitted to Village Roadshow Studios QNFA are judged on creativity, originality and technical competence. Sponsored prizes and awards will be presented to individuals for various craft and overall categories at the Village Roadshow Studios QNFA presentation ceremony gala event with a selection of finalist films screened during the evening.
More information about QNFA on the BIFF website: http://www.biff.com.au/qnfa