Study at JMC Melbourne
Create the content you love watching. JMC isn't just a school, it's your launchpad into the screen industry, with gear, guidance, and a showreel that will set you apart. Study in Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne with the same world-class mentors, equipment and vibe at every campus.
These names recognise JMC and our students
Do you want to direct, shoot or edit for a living?
Do you want to work with world-class cameras and editing tech?
Do you want to crew on real sets while you study?
Do you want to collaborate with actors, musicians, designers and animators?
At JMC, your crew includes actors, musicians, animators and audio engineers — all collaborating on real sets to bring your ideas to life. It's not pretend. It's production./p>
Train with industry cameras and pro studio facilities from your first day
Hire equipment free of charge for student projects
Collaborate with students & mentors from other courses to create your dream productions
At JMC, take your skills overseas to learn and collaborate with filmmakers around the world — while still earning credit toward your degree.
Earn international credit without starting over or delaying graduation
Learn from industry experts who have worked on global film productions
Build an international network of filmmakers, mentors and collaborators
Located in South Melbourne, between the south bank of the Yarra River and Port Phillip Bay. Our campus in one of Melbourne's oldest neighbourhoods blends historical charm with cutting-edge facilities. Walk to class through Melbourne's arts precinct and film in the cultural heart of Australia. JMC Melbourne puts you close to entertainment venues, design studios, galleries, and the growing television and film production houses in nearby Albert Park and Port Melbourne, giving you real-world industry exposure right on your doorstep.
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Our cutting-edge Melbourne campus is packed with professional-grade multi-camera film studios, Hollywood-level green screen facilities, 5.1 surround sound cinema for screening your latest masterpiece, professional editing suites, and free access to industry standard RED Epic cameras for your next project.
Study at Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne and transfer between campuses during your studies. All filmmaking courses are available at every campus with the same top quality training and equipment.
Get an exclusive opportunity to tour the campus with the people who know it best. Experience our facilities first hand, meet our lecturers, take a deep dive into our film equipment, and get a feel for the creative energy that will impact your studies.
See your work premiere on the big screen
Our annual Martini Awards is a red-carpet event and platform for students and alumni from Film & TV to get their work on the big screen. This showcase is judged by leaders in our industry, with categories from short film to music videos (and everything in between). Each winner receives a prize set to bolster their film career to the next level. It's where student work gets seen, celebrated, and seriously noticed.
Watch the trailer: The Prep Room - Amazon Prime starring jmc academy alumni
JMC alumni are behind the camera and in post on some of the top productions. Whether it's indie shorts, TVCs, or global docos, what starts in our studios makes it to screens worldwide.
Explore our programs:
Film & Television
Develop your creative and technical skills in a real-world production environment. Specialise in directing, cinematography, producing, or post-production, and graduate with a festival-ready showreel.
Film & Television
A fast-tracked, hands-on introduction to the screen industry. Learn the fundamentals of directing, editing, screenwriting and cinematography — and crew on real productions from your first trimester.
Steph Power
Acting & Directing Lecturer
Steph Power is a WAAPA trained actor and director, acting psych coach and filmmaker with over 30 years industry experience in front of and behind the camera.
Steph has shaped or directed the most complex content for TV, Film and stage productions. Some of her credits are 5 Bedrooms for Paramount+, Itch for ABC, Population 11 for Stan, films such as My Eyes, Girl at the Window, Petrol and stage shows for MTC, FTC, La Mama, St Martin's, as well as teaching programs for The National Theatre, WAAPA, JMC, Opera Australia, Curtin University, 16th Street and WIFT Australia.
Joe Betrous
Film & Television Lecturer
Joe is a Writer/Director who's work has featured at festivals across Australia and the US
including the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, American Animation & Documentary Film Festival, Capricorn Film Festival, and North Bellarine Film Festival.
Peter George
head of film
and television melbourne
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, Silent Night and William. Original Schtick won 2 AFI awards and the prestigious Rouben Mamoulian Award at the Sydney Film Festival, and Silent Night took home two awards, including Third Place Tropfest 2026.
Lexee's storyJMC Academy Film Graduate
Since graduating from JMC Academy Lexee has directed and produced four films and won awards for two of them in Venice, Paris and New York.
This isn't just another course — it's your entry into the screen industry. If you're ready to stop dreaming and start directing, JMC is where it begins.
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