Build the screen finance skills you need to understand the budgeting basics or production accounting principles of a screen production.
Dive into one of our screen finance short courses in March so you can demystify the essential concepts and components that ensure the success of a screen project. Whether you have accounting expertise and are looking to transition into the screen industry, or just have a passion for numbers, you can expand your budgeting and financial literacy and even kickstart your journey into an in-demand role.
Explore the industry-standard A-to-Z template in our Budgeting Fundamentals course. Covering the producer’s offset, scheduling, above and below-the-line costings, finance plans and funding, this online course will provide you with the skills and knowledge to help you produce your own screen project budgets, perfect for producers and screen practitioners and those looking to upskill in screen finance basics. Join Emmy Award-winning producer Kirsty Stark (First Day, Stateless) across six weeks of live online classes and self-directed learning, starting Monday 10 March.
Understand the roles and responsibilities of the accounting department in our five-day Production Accounting Intensive at AFTRS. This course, starting Monday 24 March, offers the specialised skills and training to help you fast-track your career as a production accountant, an in-demand role in the screen industry. From developing a strong understanding of a screen budget and finance plan, to hands-on experience with industry-standard production accounting software, you’ll learn from industry experts offering insights into the field to help you kickstart your career in the accounting department.
We are also pleased to offer a number of courses in new locations this month! For the first time, you can join one of our popular Intro short courses in person at AFTRS. Take your first steps in directing, producing, VFX and animation—as well as documentary and screenwriting in April—across two Saturdays with three hours of self-directed learning in between, and learn directly from industry experts Amin Palangi (Love Marriage in Kabul), Thomas Wilson-White (Heartbreak High), Kate Vinen (Acts for the Invisible) and more. Also in March, Storytelling for Business is making its Wollongong premiere. Led by local award-winning filmmaker and Chair of Screen Illawarra Nick Bolton, uncover the power of great storytelling that captures an audience. Whether you’re pitching to clients or presenting to colleagues, learn the techniques to connect on an emotional level and land a clear and concise call-to-action. To celebrate the first Wollongong course on Friday 28 March, we’re offering an exclusive introductory 20% discount for this course – don’t miss out! Head to the course page for more details.
Explore all our short courses in March:
Mobile Content Creation | 5 Mar (online)
Podcasting for your Brand | 6 Mar (AFTRS)
Budgeting Fundamentals | 10 Mar (online)
Locations Department Intensive | 10 Mar (ECU Perth)
Storytelling for Business | 19 Mar (online) & 28 Mar (Wollongong)
Intro to VFX & 3D Animation | 22 Mar (AFTRS)
Intro to Directing | 22 Mar (AFTRS)
Premiere Pro Workshop | 22 Mar (AFTRS)
Screenwriting for Film Bootcamp | 24 Mar (online)
Production Accounting Intensive | 24 Mar (AFTRS)
Camera & Sound Workshop | 29 Mar (AFTRS)
Intro to Producing & Screen Business | 29 Mar (AFTRS)
Early bird and alumni discounts apply – learn more.
Is your course sold out or are you looking for something else? Explore all our short courses and register your interest on each course page to be notified when new dates become available.
