For almost two decades Woody’s acting roles in film, theatre, and television have not only nurtured his dramatic instinct, they’ve allowed him to explore the dramatic arts extensively. He’s worked on productions in Australia, Tahiti, Japan, the UK, and America before a five-year stint in which he called Hollywood home. Here his acting branched into teaching and film production. 

As a trainer, Woody desires to encourage others to understand their empathetic self by attaining the ability to understand and share the feelings of others. Woody aims to inspire his students to evolve their artistic voice, their creativity and to develop a strong point of view by teaching them a true understanding of themselves and how they relate to their craft. 

Having written, produced, and directed fashion videos, art films, short films, behind-the-scenes, and commercials, Woody has become an experienced camera operator, editor, and colorist. Woody has a keen eye for capturing moments and conveying visually appealing and interesting stories. His work both in front of and behind the camera gives him a great sensibility and understanding of film production. 

Matt has over 18 years Broadcast experience as a TV studio camera operator, working on some of the UK's most iconic game shows.(Deal or No Deal, Family Fortunes). Since 2008 he has taught Film and Television Production within the further and higher education sectors across the UK.  Matt has been documentary module leader, personal tutor and final year major project supervisor helping guide students into careers in the Film and television Industry.

As a Producer, Director, Writer, Interviewer and Script Editor, Peter brings a resume of credit and awards to JMC Academy. As a filmmaker, major credits include the award winning documentaries Original Schtick, Schtick Happens, The Dream of Love, Not So Straight and The Triangle Wars, and fiction films Absence and William. Original Schtick won 2 AFI awards and the prestigious Rouben Mamoulian Award at the Sydney Film Festival. Almost all of Peter's films have travelled widely around the globe, including Original Schtick and William, which were invited to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.

The Triangle War premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival as part of the MIFF Premiere Fund, and recently won Best Australian Documentary at the inaugural Antenna International Documentary Festival.

In addition to filmmaking, Peter has also worked as a copywriter, a book editor, an industry consultant, an Advertising Account Executive and was the former Editor of If Magazine.

Eve is a Sydney based freelance production designer and animator.

Passionate about design and visual storytelling she graduated from the Australian Film, Television and Radio School in 2013 with a Graduate Diploma in Production Design. Eve has also completed a Masters in Animation from UTS as well as a Bachelor of Design from Monash University.

With a background in animation, illustration and textile design Eve is detail orientated and is known for creating original props and dressing for her projects. She enjoys exploring all aspects of design in film making and collaborating with other film makers.

Georgia is an Australian film producer/ director who has collaborated on numerous documentaries, dramas, and television series since graduating from Swinburne (VCA) Film School. She has directed or produced films including CULTIVATING MURDER (feature doc SBS 2018) on land clearing and the murder of an environment officer. Currently working on follow up film about the threatened extinction of koalas. She is a Doctor of Creative Arts from University of Wollongong, where she produced a multi-screen video installation for galleries, The Earth and the Elements (2016), which explored the China-Australia resources export relationship and the concept of interconnectedness, using Chinese philosophy of Daoism as a conceptual framework. She has been a selector, film festival judge, and programmer.