International Film School Sydney offers $48,000 scholarship
The International Film School Sydney will soon close its 2012 Future Film-maker Competition and scholarship. The school awards the winning entrant of the three-minute film competition with a $48,000 scholarship. The announcement:
Entries are closing soon for the 2012 Future Filmmaker Competition. Each year the International Film School Sydney (IFSS) awards a $48,000 scholarship to a budding filmmaker through the competition. With only 5 weeks left, IFSS is seeking all talented individuals to submit their entries.
The competition demonstrates IFSS’ support of budding filmmakers that require financial assistance in order to receive a film education. The winner is awarded a full scholarship to the two year Advanced Diploma of Screen and Media at IFSS where they will be transformed into true cinematic artists.
“This is an exciting annual competition for us. We are truly committed to adding new voices to the Australian film industry and we feel this competition is the most powerful way to do it,” Stephen Murphy, Head of Teaching said.
“The winner is awarded a full scholarship to the two year Advanced Diploma of Screen and Media at IFSS where they will be transformed into true cinematic artists.”
Shouldn’t that read either “The winners are awarded ” or ” where he/she will be transformed into a true cinematic artist ”
This all seems well and good, but I do not believe that any course or academy can guarantee to transform any pupil into a ” true artist.”
True artists grow and develop, usually over a long period of time, and through the process of working.
Making films will make artists. Book learning and/or money may assist that process, but they can never displace it.