Sydney based designer Michael Hankin is the 2018 recipient of The Kristian Fredrikson Scholarship For Design in The Performing Arts. We are proud to announce that NIDA graduate and Associate Design Lecturer Michael Hankin (Design, 2009) is the 2018 recipient of The Kristian Fredrikson Scholarship For Design in The Performing Arts. Michael graduated from NIDA […]
The APDG Peter Rabbit special screening at AFTRS with an Animal Logic “making of” short film with Q & A afterwards on Tuesday 27 March was a successful and insightful industry event. The event was well attended with lots of children who created the right atmosphere as Peter Rabbit is a film for young children. Production Designer, […]
Live Performance Australia have recently released two important documents towards ensuring safe workplaces in the live performance and events industries: The Safety Guidelines for the Entertainment Industry, and the Australian Live Performance Industry Code of Practice: Discrimination, Harassment, Sexual Harassment and Bullying. “In a positive safety culture, everyone accepts personal responsibility for ensuring their health and safety and […]
Friday 16 February 2018 By Diaan Wajon Education Manager For the second consecutive year, APDG members judged the Best Production Design category in the Tropfest26 Craft Awards. Matt Putland APDG, Fiona Donovan APDG and I were invited to preview the 16 Tropfest finalist films, with the aim of both spotting ‘the rose’ (a.k.a. the ‘signature item’) […]
Jo Briscoe interviews Theatre Designer and APDG member Kat Chan following her appointment to the 2018 Women in Theatre program at Melbourne Theatre Company. APDG: Congratulations on being named one of the participants in the 2018 Women in Theatre program at Melbourne Theatre Company! KC: Thank you! APDG: How did you first get interested in a […]
The APDG Live Performance Committee are proud to announce that the Live Performance Standard Agreement is now available online for live performance designers young and old to use as your very own contract, tailored to your specific needs in your work in the live performance industries. Every designer will find something here that you will […]
Women in Film and Television NSW (WIFT NSW) has today announced a partnership with UK based Raising Films to bring its ground-breaking strategy aimed at addressing the issues faced by parents and carers working in the screen industry, to Australia. The Raising Films Australia strategy recognises the complex work environments within the film and TV […]
Great news for APDG Awards sponsor Yeo Creative Solutions. They have just announced a partnership with J&C Joel, one of the worlds biggest suppliers of flame retardant fabrics and flooring to the entertainment industry. Read the full article on the J&C Joel website here. Congratulations Yeo Creative Solutions!
Bridget Fair, the incoming CEO of Free TV, has written an op-ed in The Australian this morning 23rd Jan, calling for children’s quotas to be abolished. Added to this there are currently rumours circulating that the government is seriously considering this. The Australian article is HERE (A subscription to the newspaper is necessary) If you have not yet made contact with your […]