Welcome to the South Australian Branch of the ACS
The SA Branch of the ACS holds regular member nights and our committee meets monthly, usually on the first Monday night, at Pro AV Solutions at 6:30pm.
Please check out our latest Kinemagraphe Newsletter and access to the Archive of all of our Newsletters, via the link on the right of this page, for the latest news and events and for more information about what’s happening in the SA Branch.
Our branch is supported by a great group of loyal sponsors, check out who they are via the link on the top right of this page. Maybe you’d like to become a sponsor our branch, if so please download a SA Sponsorship Proposal from the links on this page or the SA Sponsors page.
We also greatly appreciate the support of the ACS National sponsors, you can also check out who they are via the link on the top right of this page.
If you have any suggestions for our branch please email us via the link below or post to ACS SA Branch C/- PO Box 278, Normanville, SA 5204
Our 43rd Annual South Australia & Western Australia Awards for Cinematography will be held in Adelaide on Saturday October 28 in the ballroom at the Grand Chancellor Hotel .
Want to become a SA ACS Branch sponsor? Then download our 2023/2024 Sponsorship Proposal. »
SA Membership Benefits
Benefits of SA membership include:
- Trade nights including technical, educational, latest gear, networking, screenings & Q&A’s
- The opportunity of putting forward ideas for informative nights
- Monthly emailed Newsletters
- AC quarterly Magazine
- Annual SA & WA State Awards for Cinematography (generally end of October or early November)
- Annual National Awards for Cinematography (generally in May)
- Christmas drinks
- AGM plus fun night
- ACS Attachments
- Access to mentorship
- ACS membership pack
- ACS merchandise
- HQ access and ability to use it as a base when in Sydney
- 15% off the best available rate of the day at View Hotels Bookings quote ‘Associations’ to secure discounted rate! 1300 785 453 or hotels @viewhotels.com.au
- ACS Camera Assistants Course in Melbourne
SA Emerging Cinematographer Award
The SA Emerging Cinematographer Award aims to recognise and support an emerging SA ACS member so they can pursue creative ideas and enhance their career in cinematography.
The award is supported with a cash grant from the SA branch of $1,000 and sponsored by SA ACS Gold Sponsor Picture Hire with a generous camera package for up to three consecutive days to the value of $5,000 (T&C’s apply). We anticipate this Award will give the recipient access to a better camera and lens package than they normally could afford.
The cash grant could be used to hire extra gear for the shoot, used to complete a course to further their education, or on something else to advance their career. Only financial SA ACS Active members of one year or more may apply. Submissions from applicants for this award will only be accepted from July 1 to July 14.
Some of the criteria we are looking for in your submissions include:
– a bio of your career including what education or training you may have had
– any mentors you may have had, or those who have been influential in your career
– how has your cinematography improved and why
– what awards, if any, have you won
– provide files or links to some of your best cinematography
– if known, what would you use the Camera package prize and the cash prize for?
The winner will be chosen by a select panel of 5 of the SA committee and will be presented at our annual State ACS Awards for Cinematography.
2023 / 2024 SA Branch Committee
President
- Ernie Clark ACS (until October 31)
President-elect Richard Back (begins November 1)
Vice Presidents
- JoAnne Bouzianis-Sellick
- Daniel Charlton
Secretary
- David Gregan
Assistant Secretary
- Daniel Charlton
Treasurer
- Mylene Ludgate
Assistant Treasurer
- Ernie Clark ACS
Newsletter Editor
- Maxx Corkindale
Committee Members
- Malcolm Ludgate ACS
- Mark Evans
- Claire Bishop
- Grace (Shuying) Liu
- Michael Tessari
- Johanis Lyons-Reid
SA National Executive representatives
- Ernie Clark ACS
- Mylene Ludgate
SA Peer Support contacts
Two of our committee are our SA Peer Support contacts, as ‘go to’ people, should any of our members wish to discuss any gender, race, disability, religious, sexual orientation discrimination or harassment or bullying of any kind that has occurred at any of our events.
The SA Peer Support contacts are vice President JoAnne Bouzianis-Sellick & Committee member Mark Evans.
Email the SA Branch
The SA branch greatly appreciates the support of all of its State and National Sponsors
