Meet our newest team members
The ACTF believes that locally produced screen stories hold great educational, social and cultural value for Australian children. To highlight the curriculum relevance of ACTF-supported content and to assist teachers in incorporating screen texts in the classroom, the ACTF Learning team develops resources and events that engage learners in viewing, analysing and creating screen stories in the classroom and beyond. The ACTF is very pleased to have Zoe McDonald and Kaede Miyamura now contributing to this work.
Zoe joins the ACTF in the role of Digital Learning Specialist and will be focussed on updating the functionality and appearance of our online resource catalogue. Zoe has a background in comedy and comedy writing, holds a Master of Screenwriting, and prides herself on being an original fan of Round the Twist!
Stepping across from a previous administrative position within the ACTF, Kaede will now be working as our Education and Communications Coordinator. Kaede’s family immigrated from Japan when she was seven, and she grew up bilingual in Australia. She credits many ACTF-supported programs on ABC ME (then ABC 3) with helping her to learn English! Having graduated from a filmmaking degree last year, we are very proud to share that Kaede won the Emerging Filmmaker prize for her graduate film – Kotoba – at this year’s Multicultural Film Festival in Melbourne.
The team looks forward to collaborating on many exciting projects together in Term 4 and beyond. We invite you to follow our newsletter, reach out for support and partnerships, and to join us on your 2024 school year journey.
See also:
March 27th 2025
Tales from Outer Suburbia adaptation to screen at prestigious Annecy Festival
The television adaptation of Shaun Tan’s bestselling illustrated anthology Tales from Outer Suburbia has been selected to screen at the Annecy Animated Film Festival in France, which celebrates the best of international animation.
March 26th 2025
Puppetry meets politics on the set of Knee High Spies
The Victorian Minister for Creative Industries, Colin Brooks, recently went behind-the-scenes on the upcoming children’s series Knee High Spies, currently being produced in Melbourne by Werner Film Productions (Dance Academy, The Newsreader) for the ABC.
March 24th 2025
Space Nova S2 to launch onto screens this April
The animated adventure series Space Nova returns for a second season next month, premiering on ABC iview on Thursday 24 April.
March 24th 2025
Aussie kids’ content recognised with Rockie Award nominations
Preschool animation Eddie’s Lil’ Homies and family feature film Windcatcher have been recognised for their excellence with nominations in the prestigious 2025 Banff World Media Festival Rockie Awards.
March 3rd 2025
Screen stories to share with your class for International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. These screen stories about change-making Australian girls and women will help primary and secondary teachers explore this year’s theme: Accelerate Action.