Specialises in Location Sound Recording, Sound Design & Post-Production Sound Tfer is a sound recordist, sound designer, and educator with over two decades of experience in the screen industry and education. Her professional credits span award-winning documentaries and short films, as well as interactive media projects, with work featured at notable events such as the Heart of Gold Film Festival and the Brisbane International Film Festival. Alongside her industry practice, Tfer has taught film production and sound at both high school and university levels, mentoring emerging filmmakers in both location and post-production sound. She is currently completing a PhD that explores the role of ambiences in documentary film and is the co-founder of the Lyrebirds Screen Sound Club, which supports underrepresented voices in the sound community. When she’s not teaching or researching, Tfer continues to work as a freelance sound recordist and sound designer, always looking to help tell meaningful stories through sound.

Alicia Butterworth is an experienced international location sound recordist who has worked on a wide range of projects from feature documentaries to award winning TV shows. As well as freelancing as a sound recordist, Alicia is currently conducting research into sound for virtual reality films at Griffith University and is a lecturer at JMC, Griffith and the School of Audio Engineering. Alicia is passionate about the transformative power of sound to move audiences through film-based storytelling and loves nothing more than fantastic and clean on-set audio.

Carlos Benitez is a journalist and documentary filmmaker with extensive experience in advertising, and digital storytelling. He has written film reviews for newspapers and magazines across South America and Australia, and has spent over a decade working with both not-for-profit organizations and commercial clients to craft compelling digital narratives. Carlos brings a unique blend of skills in journalism, digital marketing, and documentary filmmaking. His current documentary project for SBS, focused on the Australian Blind Soccer team, is currently in production. In addition to his creative work, Carlos teaches World Cinema every Friday, sharing his passion for global film cultures with the next generation of storytellers.

Specialises in Cinematography & Broadcasting 

Jacob is a JMC Academy alumni. After being a student attachment on Millionaire Hot Seat, he has been working on reality TV shows locally in Brisbane and Sydney at the sound stages within Fox Studios. Jacob has landed roles on some of Australia’s most popular TV shows such as My Kitchen Rules, The Masked Singer and Married at First Sight.

He also worked in the art department on the fourth season of Lego Masters which went on to win a Silver Logie for ‘Most Outstanding Entertainment or Comedy Program’ at the Logie Awards in 2022. Jacob currently works as a camera operator live streaming sport for Brisbane broadcast companies, covering sports such as Cricket, Soccer, Premier A-Grade Rugby league, Boxing and Gridiron. He has also been a camera operator for studio shows, most recently The Wrap Up starring Hex from the ABC show Good Game Spawn Point.

Specialises in Cinematography, Producing & Editing 
 
As a JMC alumni, Connor predominately works as a cinematographer shooting music videos and short films, with his latest film Jacks screening in the UK, Italy, New York and Australia.

Connor’s previous work on the short film Grip ranked Number 1 in Australia and snagging a Best Action Nomination in the worldwide My RODE Reel Film Competition in 2019. Aside from films, he also works with many businesses and artists under his        freelance media company, Trimedium, which allowed him to work with artists such as Guy Sebastian, Calingula’s Horse and The Selfish Sons.  "

Specialises Screenwriting, Directing & Editing
Charnstar is an award-winning director and editor, working in the industry since 2013. He has worked on many feature films from Unbroken, San Anderas to Pirates of the Caribbean; and several TV series such as The Bachelorette with Sophie Monk and Who Do You Think You Are? with Patty Newton.

Whilst a student at JMC Academy, he worked on his 2018 graduate film Pizza Deliverance which has screened all over the world in 12 film festivals, some of which included West End Film Festival and Brisbane Backyard Film Festival. From this success he went on to complete many more project, including his 2019 short film, Lace. When Charnstar isn’t lecturing at JMC, he is working as a Senior Dailies Operator; working on many more projects, including the Elvis Presley biopic directed by Baz Luhrmann.

Specialises in Creative Producing, Social Impact Producing, Education 
Bobbi-Lea is an award-winning creative producer and impact producer, working on social-issue feature documentaries, factual content, and multiplatform 360 VR projects that have debuted in prestigious international film festivals, cinema, and broadcast TV. Passionate about gender equity in the screen industry, Bobbi-Lea is the current Chair of WIFT, QLD Chapter (Women in Film & Television, Australia). She also held the role of Festival Director of WIFT V-FEST online women’s film festival. 

Her producing work includes the theatrical feature documentary To Never Forget, broadcast documentary In Their Name, and 360-immersive film Sorella’s Story which premiered at the prestigious Venice International Film Festival and is currently being rolled out with an educational and museum tour. She did impact marketing for an 8-week Australian theatrical tour with Q&A screenings for the feature documentary FLYWAYS: The Untold Story of Migratory Shorebirds and was also the marketing coordinator for the theatrical feature films Kidnapped and This Little Love of Mine released in Event & Village Cinemas and Netflix. Bobbi-Lea’s accolades include a John Darling Fellowship 7-week placement in Indonesia, a three-time Golden Key Honour Scholar and a LiveLab Award for academic excellence for her Masters’ Degree at Griffith Film School. 

Craig Boreham, is an award winning Sydney based writer and director. Boreham’s films have screened at over 200 international festivals; including the Berlin International Film Festival, Sydney Film Festival, Cannes (Cinéma des Antipodes), Palm Springs, Frameline and Outfest. He has received numerous awards and nominations including the Berlinale Teddy Award for his debut short film TRANSIENT and four nominations for the Iris Prize. Other awards include Best Film at My Queer Career (DROWNING, OSTIA LA NOTTE FINALE), Mardi Gras Film Festival, The City of Melbourne Best Short Film Award, MQFF and National Film Sound Archive Orlando Award among others. In 2008 a retrospective of Craig’s work, CINEMA OF TRUE POISON was presented by Fundacion Triangulo in Madrid.

Craig’s debut feature film TEENAGE KICKS premiered at the Sydney Film Festival in 2016 to critical acclaim. The Guardian, named Boreham as “a strong new voice in Australian Queer cinema”, and the film ranked third place in the Sydney Film Festival Audience Awards. TEENAGE KICKS was nominated for Best Direction in a feature film at the Australian Directors Guild Awards, and for Best Feature at the Iris Prize Festival, where lead actor Miles Szanto won Best Male Performer. Other nominations include Best Original Score at the AACTA Awards. 

Craig’s second feature film Lonesome premiered at the Sydney Film Festival and travelled to 50 film festivals including Seattle International Film Festival, Guadalajara International Film Festival, Frameline in San Francisco and Newfest in New York. Lonesome won Festival Favourite and Director’s Choice at the Cinema Diverse Festival in Palm Springs and was Nominated for Best Independent Film at the 2022 AACTA Awards and Best Indie Director at the Australian Directors Guild Awards.