WA Screen and Media Academy

And we’re off and running: Day 1 of Table Manners, the first film in our 2026 slate of productions. This is where all the preparation pays off and all the learning gets real and practical. Perfect weather and great attitude and enthusiasm from the cast and crew.

Explore postgraduate study in Screen Production, News & Entertainment Media or Communication at ECU at our relaxed info session on 27 May. Find out all you need to know about our courses, career pathways, employability. Chat with our staff and students and enjoy a guided tour of our amazing new campus.
TryBooking link - https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1575102
Wednesday 27 May, 5:45 PM - 7:30 PM

Postgraduate Study: Media, Screen & Communication Want to turn your passion into a career? Join this relaxed information session to explore postgraduate study in Screen Production, News and...

Sound! Camera! Action! How to get work in the screen sector.
Calling emerging screen practitioners and actors, ECU alumni and students. Want to be one of the first to experience the amazing Dolby Atmos surround sound in the Output Suite theatre on level 5 of the ECU City Campus?

Come along to this free event and hear from a panel of experts about getting work in our industry. Remember... “It’s not who you know that’s important. It’s who knows you.”

The panel includes:
- Annie Murtagh-Monks, Casting Director and Acting Coach
- Kirby Brierty, Industry Development Manager, Screenwest
- Alzbeta Rekosh, Producer and Production Lead at the WA Screen and Media Academy.
- Hosted by Associate Professor Cathy Henkel, Course Coordinator of postgraduate courses in the WA Screen and Media Academy at ECU.

Where: Output Suite on level 5 at ECU City
When: Tomorrow (Tuesday) 12th May, 3pm - 4pm.
FREE. Register here: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1571523

WASMA students meet the WAAPA composers: As we head toward production on our Set Ready slate of films coming up in May/June, we’re already thinking about post-production. This week our students pitched their projects to the WAAPA composers, outlining plot, characters and emotional journey of their films and the type of music score they are after. This collaboration with WAAPA composers has been a feature of our course for over 10 years and is highly beneficial to our students and emerging composers. We also got to experience one of the new WAAPA working spaces: The Paula Huston Auditorium.

Another great feature of the new ECU city campus.

We are extremely proud to report that ECU Honorary Doctorate recipient Dr Tania Chambers has received a Peabody Award nomination for her television series Invisible Boys (streaming on Stan). The Peabody Award is a prestigious international award recognising excellence in storytelling across television, radio and digital media, with a focus on socially responsible content that defends human rights and promotes deeper understanding. Invisible Boys was nominated for its powerful and authentic portrayal of LGBTQIA+ teenagers in regional Australia. Tania Chambers is an inspirational producer admired for her leadership, strategic thinking, kindness and generosity toward emerging practitioners. She is a regular guest in the Screen and Media Academy and the Chair of our Consultative Committee. We congratulate Tania on this wonderful nomination to add to her many accolades and achievements.

It’s that time of year already - our mini shoot is underway. This is a great learning experience for our students, and a chance to film on the Sky Terrace at our new city campus. A glorious day for doing what we love doing.

WASMA had a wonderful visit and very informative chat with Prospero Productions Chief Operations Officer, Sharron Ashworth on Friday as part of our Screen Careers unit. Prospero is one of WA largest production companies and employer of graduates and Sharron shared her career pathway journey and vast experience with students from multiple screen and broadcasting units. This dynamic interaction with industry leaders is one aspect of our courses that we're very proud of and keeps us vibrant and relevant. Prospero is also offering a graduate prize this year to a postgraduate student with documentary experience - a 6 week paid internship at Prospero. Amazing!

Associate Professor Cathy Henkel will be hosting a screening of a new feature documentary called WE ARE JENI at Luna Leederville on Saturday 21st March at 1pm.
WE ARE JENI reveals one of the most extraordinary criminal cases in Australian history. Dr Jeni Haynes' mind fractured into 2,500 personalities to survive her childhood. It took 40 years for her to be believed and find justice. This is the story of how she and her army of alters were finally heard.
After the screening, Cathy will host a Q&A via Zoom with the directors of the film, Mariel Thomas & Akhim Dev.