ACS becomes IMAGO Associate Member

ACS Federal President Ted Rayment ACS attended the recent IMAGO General assembly in The Netherlands, where the ACS was accepted in as an Associate Member. Ted's report is a must read for all members as some of the topics under discussion at the meeting are as relevant here in Australia as they are in Europe

2007 Walkley Awards

NSW Australian Cinematographers Society member and ABC Cinematographer Andrew Taylor ACS was awarded this years TV News and Current Affairs Camera at the Walkley Awards

2007 AFI Awards

Australian Cinematographer Society members Malcolm Ludgate ACS, Joel Peterson and Mark Lapwood ACS received awards at this years AFI Industry awards

RED Workshop Day

The ACS was given the opportunity to host a hands on RED workshop at Fox Studios in Sydney. Members from as far away as Perth & Victoria made the trip, which goes to show the interest the RED phenomenon has created

ACS now on facebook

The Australian Cinematographers Society has joined the facebook revolution... If you're a facebook member, add 'Australian Cinematographers Society' to your groups list

ACS to become IMAGO Associate Member

IMAGO the European Federation of Cinematographers has invited ACS to join as an associate member, which will be ratified at their council meeting in early 2008.

Five Accreditations Accepted in 2007

Five Cinematographers were this year accredited by the Society at the Accreditation Screenings held on September 15... and Long Standing Federal Vice President Ron Johanson ACS is presented Life Membership

Panavision's Martin Cayzer to chair Ausfilm

Ausfilm has appointed Panavision Australia Managing Director Martin Cayzer as Chairman of Ausfilm for a two-year term. Ausfilm's elected Board, which comprises senior representatives of the screen-services sector in Australia, chooses the Chairman, in addition to two Deputy Chairs.

Film greats launch 50th year for ACS

300 members and industry luminaries gathered at the Transport Room of Sydney's Powerhouse Museum to celebrate the Launch of the Australian Cinematographers Society's 50th Anniversary...

AFTRS Graduates

Andrew McLeod (left) was awarded the High Achievement in Cinematography Awards at the recent AFTRS 2006 Graduation Ceremony Held in Sydney. Also Graduating with Masters in Cinematography were Bonnie Elliott, Devris Hasan and Craig Jackson

John Stokes wins ASC Award

Queensland Cinematographer John Stokes ACS has picked up an ASC award for his work on Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (Umney's Last Case) on February 18 at a lavish ceremony in Hollywood

Ben Nott ACS wins coveted Hollywood Award

Australian Cinematographer Ben Nott ACS has won top honours in the the coveted American Society of Cinematographers award for excellence for Best Mini Series for his work on The Company for producers Ridley & Tony Scott.

Carl Robertson Triumphs In Kodak Filmschool Competition

Australian Film Television & Radio School graduate, Carl Robertson has taken out first prize in the Australian national competition of the 2006 Kodak Filmschool Competition.

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ACS News Items from 2005

• 77th Academy Awards Nominations
  Australia's hopes for the Oscars this year rests with Cate Blanchett, Sejong Park and Andrew Gregory... along with Atlab film Zhang Yimou¹s House of Flying Daggers...
• AFI Awards 2005 call for entries
  The Australian Film Institute is calling for Feature Film, Television, Documentary, Short Fiction and Short Animation entries for the 47th AFI Awards. Entries are now open announced General Manager Geoffrey Williams today
• AFTRS Graduation Night
  
• AFTRS to relocate Sydney headquarters to inner Sydney
  The Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) will relocate its Sydney campus to inner Sydney following endorsement of a move in the Australian Government budget. The Government endorsed a proposal to move the School closer to the working industry in the inner Sydney area, with the final location yet to be finally decided.
• Ben Nott ACS nominated for ASC Awards
  Australian cinematographer, Ben Nott ACS, has been nominated for the 19th Annual American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography being announced on 13 February 2005 in the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland, USA.
• Cinematographers Questionnaire
  The Australian Cinemtographers Society has launched a new initiative to chronicle details of films and productions from a cinematographers point of view, to ensure our current history is captured, presented and archived for our education and future generations.
• John Radel, Kodak Filmschool Competition Winner - 2nd year Running
  Australian Film Television & Radio School student, John Radel, has been selected as the Australian national winner of the Kodak Filmschool Competition for his work on the film Black Berries.
• TV Broadcasting In Australia Turns Fifty
  The 50th Anniversary of Australian television broadcasting occurs in 2006. The Powerhouse Museum in Sydney will mark this important occasion by developing a spectacular exhibition examining the impact of television on the lives of Australians since 1956.
• Vale: Milton Ingerson OAM ACS
  Milton Ingerson OAM ACS passed away in Adelaide on Monday 27 September 2005. Milton was a former Federal President of the ACS from the 1990's until 2003...

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