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Thanks to everyone that came out to the final screening for 2025!

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Our chair Brad representing today!

🎬 Thank you ATOM WA Conference 2025! 🌟

A huge congratulations to ATOM WA on an outstanding conference - Framing the Future: New Stages & New Stories celebrating creativity, collaboration, and the power of education in Media, Design and Drama.

It was a privilege for Perth Film Studios to be part of the day, and for our Business & Industry Development Director James Grandison to share insights on Opportunity exploring how teachers help students see the pathways that lead from the classroom to WA’s growing screen industry.

Thank you to Hannah Moran, Brad Minchin, and the entire ATOM WA team for their leadership and organisation, and to ECU Mount Lawley for hosting such an inspiring event. Most of all, thank you to the teachers and educators who continue to spark curiosity, creativity, and possibility in every student.

Here’s to a future where more Western Australians see their stories, and their opportunities, on screen. 🎥

*** Competition Winners ***

A message from Team Digital and DEVELOP Photography Skills

Thank you to ATOM WA for having Team Digital and DEVELOP Photography Skills be a part of today’s ATOMWA Conference - Framing the Future: New Stage, New Stories.

It was a pleasure to be involved and we are excited to announce the winners of the prize giveaway.

Congratulations to HEATHER OWEN for winning the DJI Prize and to HARRY SYMONS for winning the PD Workshop incursion/excursion.

🎬 ATOMWA Conference 2025 – What a Day! 🎨

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for this year’s ATOMWA Conference: Framing the Future – New Stages & New Stories.

It was an inspiring day filled with thought-provoking keynotes from James Grandison (Perth Film Studios) and Dr Adam Morris (Filmmaker), hands-on creative workshops, local stalls, and meaningful conversations about the future of media, design, and drama education.

Big Shout out to ECU Mount Lawley for providing us with the venue and giving us a space to spark our creativity!

A huge shoutout to Hannah Moran from Warwick SHS for all she did in organising and running this event! It was a huge effort and we all appreciate it.

We’re so grateful to our speakers, facilitators, stallholders, and attendees for bringing such passion and innovation to the day. Here’s to continuing to frame the future together! 💡✨

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Three of our Year 12 ATAR Media students have been shortlisted for the 2025 BUFTA (Bond University Film and Television Awards). Their films have been selected alongside 45 other finalists from across Australia, with PLC being the only school from WA represented – an incredible achievement 👏

The shortlisted students and their films are:

🎬 Prudence – ‘Burnout’
🎞 Lucy – ‘Sense of Being’
🎥 Edie – ‘Telephone’

BUFTA is a prestigious national short film competition for high school students, hosted by Bond University. From here, the films will undergo further judging, with the top 27 finalists to be announced ahead of the awards ceremony in November.

This is a remarkable accomplishment for our students and a proud moment for PLC!

⏰ 𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥❗️

The 2026 festival is set to be another massive event for local filmmakers, so if you haven't submitted your film already, be sure to get it in by December 1!

And don't forget that submissions are also open for our Get Smart! Presented by Buy West Eat Best smartphone filmmaking competition. It's time to get creative, to get shooting, and to Get Smart!

Are you a primary school teacher wondering how you can incorporate media literacy into your classroom? Join AMLA as we explore a range of easy to access and use resources to encourage your students to learn and critically reflect on the media.
In this session we will hear about:
ACARA’s Media consumers and creators Curriculum Connection – Jane Polley, ACARA
ABC Education’s media literacy resources – Annabel Astbury, ABC Education
The Museum of Australian Democracy – Dr Stephanie Smith, MoAD
Join us Thursday 30th October 6-7pm AEDT (5-6pm AEST).
Register here:

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Critical and creative in the classroom: Curated Media Literacy Resources for Educators. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Australian Media Literacy Alliance - Media Literacy Week Seminar Are you a primary school teacher wondering how you can incorporate media literacy into your classroom? Join AMLA as we explore a range of easy to access and use resources to encourage your students to learn and critically reflect on th...

The Australian Government is finally launching a national TV campaign next week ahead of the new social media laws coming into effect this December. Here's a first look at one of the ads. A tad underwhelming, but it does get the main message across to any parent who still hasn't heard about the new laws. What are your thoughts?

Big shout out to PLC who took out a few awards!!

🎉📣 THE TOP 45 FINALISTS ARE HERE! 📣🎉

With over 300 incredible submissions received for BUFTA’s 30th anniversary, this year’s competition has been our biggest and most inspiring yet. A huge thank you to every filmmaker who shared their creativity, vision and storytelling talent with us. You’ve made 2025 one to remember!

After weeks of careful deliberation, our judges have narrowed it down to the Top 45 Finalist Films. It was no easy task with such an exceptional lineup of entries.

Check out the full list of finalists now on our Announcements page - https://brnw.ch/21wWzbO

Congratulations to all the talented filmmakers who entered BUFTA 2025. The future of Australian film is looking brighter than ever! 🎬✨

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🌟 Student Success – Congratulations Ella 🌟 Year 12 student Ella is making waves in the Arts industry. After winning the Pat Gallagher Encouragement Award at Randolph Stow for her short story “The Dunny Problem”, Ella has gone on to be selected as a finalist in two prestigious filmmaker awards: 🎥 Reel Futures Young Filmmaker Awards 🎥 Spiritus Short Film Prize Her short film, similarly titled “Dunny Problems”, was chosen from hundreds of submissions worldwide – an incredible achievement. We wish Ella the very best of luck as her film is screened at Clink Theatre, Port Douglas on Friday 12 September and at the Canberra Short Film Festival in November. PS: Turn the volume up when you watch… you might just recognise a familiar narrator, as well as the lead actor! 🎤

🎬 Another huge congratulations to our recent Year 12 graduate, Ella!

Ella has won the 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 at the 2025 Reel Futures Young Filmmaker Awards and has now gone on to become a ‘Wild Card’ entry at the Port Shorts Film Festival.

We wish Ella the very best of luck at Port Shorts and continued success in her filmmaking journey.

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