Footscray City Films

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Footscray City Films
Address
1 Kinnear Street, Footscray Victoria, Australia

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School type Film School, Selective
Motto"A film school run by film professionals"
Established1981
Age range18+
EnrolmentYearly
Website www.footscrayfilms.com.au

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

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Overview

Established in 1981 the school enrols around 80 students each year and provides 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 have gone on to have successful careers in the Australian Film Industry [2]

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References

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  2. de Kock, Christine (20 April 2008). "55 films are in the can". Footscray, Yarraville, Braybrook Star. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
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