John Edwards awarded AFTRS honorary degree

December 12, 2011 5:35

Producer John Edwards has been given an honorary degree from the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS).

The honour was part of the AFTRS 2011 student graduation ceremony held at Carriage Works on Friday 9 December.

Claudia Karvan, co-producer of Spirited and Love My Way with Edwards, presented him with the honour. Simon Crean, minister for the arts also delivered a keynote speech.

Edwards, producer of Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo, the upcoming Beaconsfield the Telemovie and number Three in Encore’s 2011 Power 50, joins past honorary recipients Baz Luhrmann, Jan Chapman, George Miller and John Doyle.

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