Sammie Jackson (3rd from the right) on set of Newton’s Law
Celebrating the Open Channel-managed Film Victoria Professional Attachment Program
Open Channel is very proud to have managed Professional Attachment Program on behalf of Film Victoria since 2015. As this arrangement draws to a close, Open Channel reflects on and celebrates the program’s success during this time and the new opportunities the program has created for our attachees.
Throughout this period, over 30 early career practitioners had the opportunity to extend their experience through employment as paid crew members on major professional productions.
Our attachees benefited from on-the-job instruction from accomplished professionals engaged by high-calibre production companies including: Matchbox Pictures, FremantleMedia, Arenamedia, Playmaker Media, Princess Pictures, Shine Productions and December Media.
Many of our attachees have continued working either with their hosts, or other production companies, after their attachments concluded – and we expect this list to grow as new opportunities arise for our participants.
As of 1 July 2017, the Professional Attachment Program will return to Film Victoria for in-house management. Open Channel’s Attachment Manager, Chris Barker, will also move to Film Victoria. While we’re sad to see Chris go, we are delighted for him and are certain that his dedication to the Program will provide a seamless transition. We wish him and the Program all the best in their new home.
Information about all Attachment opportunities can be accessed via Film Victoria, here: https://film.smartygrants.com.au/attachmentregister.
As always, Open Channel will continue to support emerging screen practitioners, recent graduates and current students. Sign up to our OpenLine newsletter to hear developing news about our upcoming Generation Next Conference and our exciting new GenNext Program.
Open Channel Professional Attachment Program Recipients December 2015 – June 2017
Ashlea Dicks Producer Attachment Emo (The Musical)
Sebastian Broadbent Editing Department Year 12 Diaries
Kate La Geca Camera Department The Wrong Girl
Aidan Heller Entry Level Camera – Video Split Offspring Season 6
Ebony Pereyra 3rd Assistant Director Nowhere Boys Season 3
Jordan Dowding Gaffer / Grip Fancy Boys
Lloyd Pratt Sound Department House Husbands Season 5
Nicholas Whelan Sound Department Please Like Me Season 4
Tess Mansfield-Hung Production Co-ordinator The Dr Blake Mysteries Season 5
Scott Burgess Editing Department Trip For Biscuits
Sammie Jackson Camera Department Newtons Law
Alexandra George Post Production and Marketing Dance Academy The Movie
Ruth Morris Producer Attachment Whitmore
Luke Millar Sound Post Production The Warriors
Isabelle Love-Dack Locations Management Glitch Season 2
Annabel Butler Wardrobe Department Mustangs FC
Kianna Magelaki Wardrobe Department Picnic At Hanging Rock
Katherine Vinicombe Wardrobe Department Picnic At Hanging Rock
Christopher Hocking Scene Planner (Animation) Kitty Is Not A Cat
Jordan Montgomery Entry Level Camera Ronny Chieng International Student
Stephanie Clark Entry Level Post Production The Ex PM Season 2
Adut Akechak Wardrobe Department Sunshine
Dale Williams Entry Level Camera – Video Split Offspring Season 7
Matilda Woodroofe Art Department Get Krack!n’
Lee Mays Grips Department Undertow
Brendan Ford Production Office Ask The Doctor
Sarah Fraser Entry Level Camera – Video Split The Wrong Girl Season 2
Rhiannon Stevens Editing Department My Year 7 Life
Indigenous Attachments
Cassie Murray Production Office/3rd AD The Warriors
Michael Hudson 3rd Assistant Director The Warriors
Siobhan Singleton Camera Department The Warriors
Rosie Kilvert Makeup Department The Warriors
For more in depth information on three attachments, click here.