Australian Screen Production Education & Research Association (ASPERA)
About Us
ASPERA is the peak discipline body of Australian tertiary institutions teaching and researching film, video, television and new media as screen based production practices. It was established in 2004 at an initial conference at the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne attended by 16 institutions.
ASPERA represents tertiary institutions offering degrees at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including bachelor, master and doctorate in various screen production disciplines. It plays an active role in shaping quality education for those planning to or working in research and production for the screen. It addresses issues of concern to the sector, and is concerned with the status of screen production courses within the education sector. It addresses the relationship between the screen production education sector of the industry and the wider Australian screen industries. It aims to lift the profile of the screen based industries within the wider economic, social and cultural development of Australia.
Aims
- To produce a regular forum for exchange of ideas for tertiary screen production educators on matters of teaching, assessment, research, quality assurance and course design.
- To develop and foster research relevant to the sector.
- To promote quality professional education for creative artists and craftspeople in the screen industries.
- To develop policy and advocate on behalf of screen production courses within the Australian tertiary sector.
- To provide leadership to professional education, research and community service in screen production in Australian tertiary institutions.
- To liaise with industry, secondary and TAFE sectors on matters of mutual interest relating to screen production.
Organisational Structure
The Executive is elected at the AGM by and from members of ASPERA.
The Executive consists of:
- President
- Vice President
- Secretary
- Treasurer
- Plus two members from a state or territory other than the above, where possible
Each year the Vice President succeeds the President. Each year the conference is also rotated amongst participating institutions and amongst the states and territories. In the event that the conference convener is not already on the Executive Committee they will be co-opted as an ordinary member for that year.
The Executive communicates regularly with its members to identify and consider issues affecting screen production, education and research, to develop policy, to represent screen production courses within the tertiary sector and at the level of state and federal government on behalf of ASPERA. The Executive promotes effective communication amongst its members either via regular email bulletins and/or via an ASPERA web-site.