News
'Compelling force' Ursula Yovich inaugurates film, tv, theatre-focussed NAIDOC Week Lecture
18 December 2020 Ursula Yovich came to NIDA and told stories about Whitney Houston and Rage as she shared a message about diversity and inclusion in the inaugural NAIDOC Week Lecture.
Congratulations to NIDA alumni at the AACTA Awards
4 November 2020 NIDA congratulates our outstanding alumni for their nominations and awards at the 2020 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards.
Announcing the YouTube Scholarship to NIDA
1 October 2020 Apply by 30 October. First Nations and People of Colour, people with a disability, from remote and regional areas or experiencing barriers to access are especially encouraged to apply
NIDA public program celebrates 30 years of storytelling
14 December 2020 Storytelling wins hands down over time and technology as NIDA public program celebrates 30 years
Suzie Miller awarded prestigious David Williamson Prize at the AWGIES
5 January 2021 NIDA congratulates alumna Suzie Miller (Playwrights, 2000), who received the David Williamson Prize and the 2020 Major Award at the 53rd Annual Australian Writers Guild awards, the AWGIES.
NIDA's first round of acting auditions go online
16 October 2020 For the first time in its 60- year history, NIDA’s first round of acting auditions will all be online.
NIDA graduate wins award to make film set in Melbourne’s Turkish community
31 August 2020 2019 NIDA Acting graduate Melissa Kahraman wins Leslie Walford AM Award to finance first stage of her feature film about growing up in Melbourne’s Turkish community.
