Department of Film and Animation
Home to creative practice teaching and research across all aspects of screen.
We teach industry-oriented courses in film and television, traditional and digital animation, games production and digital media. Our courses combine strong theoretical foundations with a hands-on focus meaning our students not only gain experience with industry-standard hardware and software but also a comprehensive understanding of concepts that will underpin their careers across the creative industries.
Explore our courses
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Film and Television
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Games and Animation
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Digital Advertising Technology
Our projects
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- Design
Swinburne digital artist documenting Antarctic research vessel’s last voyage
Dr John McCormick is setting off for Antarctica this week as part of the 2019/20 Australian Antarctic Arts Fellowship.Monday 20 January 2020 -
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Using storytelling to reduce ageism in the community
A Swinburne-led project is using digital storytelling to prevent ageism, which can lead to elder abuse.Monday 24 February 2020
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The Department of Film and Animation awards
We’ve won numerous national and international awards since 2006 and are a member of the prestigious International Association of Film and Television Schools.
Our people
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Professor James Verdon
Chair, Department of Film and Animation
| NAME | POSITION | CONTACT | LOCATION |
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| Dr Todd Anderson-Kunert | Academic Tutor, Screen Production | +61 3 9214 5977 tandersonkunert@swinburne.edu.au | AMDC709 |
| Dr Anthony Bartel | Lecturer, Digital Advertising Technology | +61 3 9214 5271 abartel@swinburne.edu.au | AMDC709 |
| Dr Jeff Bird | Lecturer, Film and Television | +61 3 9214 6007 jrbird@swinburne.edu.au | 24G201 |
| Dr Shaun Britton | Lecturer, Animation | +61 3 9214 6443 sbritton@swinburne.edu.au | AMDC709 |
| Elizabeth Burke | Academic Tutor, Film and Television | eburke@swinburne.edu.au | 24G201 |
| Peter Ciszewski | Senior Lecturer, Digital Media | +61 3 9214 8597 pciszewski@swinburne.edu.au | AMDC709 |
| Dr Steven Conway | Senior Lecturer; Course Director, Games and Interactivity | +61 3 9214 4407 sconway@swinburne.edu.au | AMDC709 |
| Laura Crawford | Lecturer, Games and Interactivity | +61 3 9214 3855 lauracrawford@swinburne.edu.au | AMDC709 |
| Dr Wendy Doube | Adjunct, Digital Media | wdoube@swinburne.edu.au | AMDC709 |
| Adam Elliot | Senior Lecturer, Animation | aelliot@swinburne.edu.au | AMDC709 |
| Dr Darren C Fisher | Lecturer, Animation | +61 3 9214 3351 dcfisher@swinburne.edu.au | AMDC709 |
| Dr Mark Freeman | Lecturer; Course Director, Film and Television | +61 3 9214 6948 mafreeman@swinburne.edu.au | AMDC709 |
| Dr Vincent Giarrusso | Lecturer, Film and Television | +61 3 9214 6920 vgiarrusso@swinburne.edu.au | 24G201 |
| Dr Jillian Holt | Senior Lecturer, Film and Television | +61 3 9214 6988 jholt@swinburne.edu.au | 24G201 |
| Dr Nicholas Kallincos | Academic Tutor, Animation | +61 3 9214 4542 nkallincos@swinburne.edu.au | AMDC709 |
| Dean Keep | Lecturer; Course Director, Screen Production | +61 3 9214 8509 dkeep@swinburne.edu.au | AMDC709 |
| Dr John McCormick | Senior Lecturer, Interactive Media | +61 3 9214 5270 jmccormick@swinburne.edu.au | PT104 |
| Michael McMahon | Professor, Film and Television | michaelmcmahon@swinburne.edu.au | AMDC709 |
| Steven Murdoch | Senior Lecturer; Course Director, Animation | +61 3 9214 6196 stmurdoch@swinburne.edu.au | AMDC709 |
| Giuseppe Pantaleo | Lecturer, Digital Advertising Technology | +61 3 9214 5294 gpantaleo@swinburne.edu.au | AMDC709 |
| Eloise Ross | Academic Tutor, Film and Television | +61 3 9214 8820 eross@swinburne.edu.au | AMDC709 |
| Dr Max Schleser | Senior Lecturer, Film and Television | +61 3 9214 6194 mschleser@swinburne.edu.au | AMDC709 |
| Professor Melanie Swalwell | Professor, Digital Media Heritage | +61 3 9214 3911 mswalwell@swinburne.edu.au | AS419 |
| Dr Marilyn Tofler | Lecturer, Film and Television | +61 3 9214 6986 mtofler@swinburne.edu.au | 24G201 |
| Andrew Trevillian | Lecturer, Games and Interactivity | +61 3 9214 5353 atrevillian@swinburne.edu.au | AMDC709 |
Latest news
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- Film and television
Swinburne researcher makes history with first-ever video game ARIA Award nomination
Dr Dan Golding composed the soundtrack for the megahit video game, Untitled Goose Game, which has been nominated for a 2020 ARIA Music Award.
Wednesday 21 October 2020 -
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Swinburne early entry program supports disrupted Year 12 students
An early entry program at Swinburne is supporting secondary students affected by the COVID-19 situation during their 2020 studies.Tuesday 16 June 2020 -
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Blackmagic Design partners with Swinburne to broadcast Pause Fest 2020
A team of Swinburne VET graduates led the filming, live broadcast and editing of Pause Fest 2020Monday 06 April 2020 -
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Swinburne digital artist documenting Antarctic research vessel’s last voyage
Dr John McCormick is setting off for Antarctica this week as part of the 2019/20 Australian Antarctic Arts Fellowship.Monday 20 January 2020 -
- Film and television
Meet the Swinburne alumnus behind the video for chart-topping song ‘Dance Monkey’
Swinburne alumnus Nick Kozakis shares how he came to direct the video for the most popular song in Australia, ‘Dance Monkey’ by Tones and I.Thursday 09 January 2020
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Contact the Department of Film and Animation
For general enquiries, please call +61 3 9214 4983 or send an email to ASSHadmin@swinburne.edu.au.