Screen Arts and Production Postgraduate Info Evening

Upskill in Screen Production and Explore New Horizons in the Screen Arts

Calling all creative media graduates and industry professionals! This is your chance to enhance your skills and elevate your employability in today’s dynamic media landscape.

• Hear from industry experts and our talented teaching team as they share their personal journeys and offer insights into the many career paths in screen arts

• Explore our diverse courses, including the short graduate certificates (Specialise in Drama or Documentary) and master’s degrees, and discover the course that aligns with your career aspirations

• Learn how our courses offer real-world experience with industry-standard equipment and certifications like Avid Certified User and ARRI Academy, based on your chosen electives, to boost your qualifications

• Tour our cutting-edge media facilities, connect with guest speakers, network with creative like-minded, and get answers to all your questions.

  Take the next step in your creative career now!

  
  

This event is hosted by the Faculty of Design and Society.

Event details

5:45 pm Doors open
6:15 pm Session commences
6:20 pm Industry keynote presentation
6:30 pm Screen Arts and Production at UTS
6:45 pm Panel session
7:15 pm Networking starts (Light refreshments will be provided)
7:45 pm Event concludes

Panellists

Professor Rachel Landers

Head of Media Arts, Animation and Music and Sound Design at UTS

Professor Rachel Landers is a distinguished documentary filmmaker, writer, and historian with a PhD in history. Since 2018, she has led the Media Arts & Production and Animation Production programs at UTS, blending her rich experience in the film industry with her academic expertise. Her award-winning documentaries have been featured at top international festivals and broadcast globally.

Previously, as the Head of Documentary at the Australian Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS), Rachel revitalised the department with a groundbreaking non-fiction filmmaking curriculum. Her influence has shaped the careers of many aspiring filmmakers.

Marcus Keanu Hoi

Marcus Hoi is an animation lecturer, filmmaker and PhD candidate studying graphic writing and previsualisation in filmmaking. He attained his bachelor's degree at the Australian Film Television and Radio School in Sydney, where he began to blend his love for all kinds of filmmaking processes, both animated and live-action. His work has premiered on Adult Swim (USA), MUBI, CineQuest (California), Sydney Fringe Festival, Soft Centre, Melbourne International Animation Festival, St Kilda, among others.

Associate Professor Alex Munt

Media Arts at UTS

With over a decade of experience in creative industries across the UK and Australia, Alex Munt has worked in design, architecture, 3D digital media, and animation. He has established a successful film career as a screenwriter and director, creating four feature films—LBF (2010), Poor Little Rich Girls (2013), Collectors (2021), and Isaac's Dream (2023)—all of which have been award-nominated and screened worldwide.

As an academic, Alex’s research focuses on microbudget screen development and production, both in Australia and internationally. His work bridges the gap between creative practice and scholarly inquiry, shaping the future of screen arts and production.


Dr. Liam Branagan

Postgraduate Coordinator, Screen Arts and Production

Dr. Liam Branagan has over thirty years of professional experience in media production. Liam has worked as a Producer on award-winning short films, which have screened at Berlin, Sydney and other major festivals, and documentaries which have both won awards and been broadcast on television. 

Liam has extensive on-set experience as an Assistant Director and Location Manager in Australia and the UK, working in television, feature film, commercials and documentary. He has been teaching in media arts for over fifteen years both at UTS and other film schools. Liam completed his Doctorate of Creative Arts at UTS in 2024. His research investigated narrative forms for 360˚ spaces.