Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 14 hours ago
All the memories..! Bronte Nener, Thomas Wilson-White and Simon Beaton returned to AFTRS for Open Day to share insider advice and things they learned along the way in their successful audio and screen career. Filmschool and radioschool are not just a stepping stone but a foundation for a fulfilling career in the audio and screen industry.
These are their favourite memories from AFTRS. Dive in the full conversation: https://www.aftrs.edu.au/open-day-2024-online/
Bronte Nener is a Bunaba woman of the Kimberley region in Western Australia. After studying at AFTRS, Bronte’s career starter was a seven-month trainee role on the Marvel feature film, Thor: Love and Thunder and Bronte has since been working in camera departments across film and television including Furiosa, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart and Bump.
Thomas is an award-winning director and screenwriter. He wrote the smash hit series Heartbreak High for Netflix which won an International Emmy and was #1 in Australia and top 10 in 45 other countries within a week of its release. Heartbreak High won 5 AACTA awards, was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding New Series and Thomas’ episode was shortlisted for the Betty Roland Prize in Scriptwriting at the 2023 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards.
Simon Beaton is currently a podcast producer at LiSTNR. He has now worked as a producer and panel operator for Triple M’s Australia Today with Steve Price & Natarsha Belling, as well as helping create and produce the daily news podcast This Arvo in Sydney, and the Blak Matters podcast.
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All the memories..! Bronte Nener, Thomas Wilson-White and Simon Beaton returned to AFTRS for Open Day to share insider advice and things they learned along the way in their successful audio and screen career. Filmschool and radioschool are not just a stepping stone but a foundation for a fulfilling career in the audio and screen industry.
These are their favourite memories from AFTRS. Dive in the full conversation: https://www.aftrs.edu.au/open-day-2024-online/
Bronte Nener is a Bunaba woman of the Kimberley region in Western Australia. After studying at AFTRS, Bronte’s career starter was a seven-month trainee role on the Marvel feature film, Thor: Love and Thunder and Bronte has since been working in camera departments across film and television including Furiosa, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart and Bump.
Thomas is an award-winning director and screenwriter. He wrote the smash hit series Heartbreak High for Netflix which won an International Emmy and was #1 in Australia and top 10 in 45 other countries within a week of its release. Heartbreak High won 5 AACTA awards, was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding New Series and Thomas’ episode was shortlisted for the Betty Roland Prize in Scriptwriting at the 2023 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards.
Simon Beaton is currently a podcast producer at LiSTNR. He has now worked as a producer and panel operator for Triple M’s Australia Today with Steve Price & Natarsha Belling, as well as helping create and produce the daily news podcast This Arvo in Sydney, and the Blak Matters podcast.
Subscribe for more from AFTRS:
↳ AFTRS: hyperurl.co/AFTRS_Subscribe
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Find out more about AFTRS and follow us on socials:
↳ Facebook: facebook.com/aftrs
↳ Instagram: instagram.com/aftrs
↳ TikTok: tiktok.com/@aftrsgoodcontent
↳ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/school/australian-film-television-and-radio-school
↳ X: twitter.com/aftrs
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Find out more about the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS):
↳ https://www.aftrs.edu.au










