Conal Osfield has won the inaugural Storytelling Scholarship by AFTRS and 72andSunny.

The Scholarship, which was announced last year by director and AFTRS alumna, Gillian Armstrong, is intended to support students throughout their student journey by covering their tuition fees.

Conal Osfield, begins the AFTRS Bachelor of Arts Screen: Production program this year. He was selected for the scholarship based on his creative response to the story cues in the AFTRS brand campaign, Storytellers Wanted. The campaign, developed by 72andSunny Sydney , was directed by emerging filmmaker and AFTRS alumna, Vedrana Music, with mentoring by Gillian Armstrong. It featured a number of vignettes, ‘stories waiting to be told’. Storytelling Scholarship applicants were invited to complete a story.

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AFTRS has nurtured storytelling talent since its inception in 1973. The national film, television and radio school’s scholarship aligns with its determination to support the next generation of Australian talent, equip the industry with relevant skills essential to meet ever-changing needs and challenges and ensure audiences are enriched by Australian stories.