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Education Partnership

2026

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AFTRS

Building
Tomorrow’s
Creators.

When Australia’s top-ranked film and broadcast school came calling, AIIMS Creator Hub stepped inside to lead the next generation of audio and content talent.

#1
Film School in AU 50+Years of AFTRS Top 25 Globally Ranked
The Opportunity

Not every partnership comes with a trophy.
Some come with a classroom.

AFTRS is Australia’s national screen and broadcast school. The only Australian institution consistently ranked in The Hollywood Reporter’s top 25 film schools on the planet.

The Australian Film Television and Radio School has been the country’s creative authority for over 50 years. Its alumni have won Academy Awards, Golden Globes, Emmys, and BAFTAs. It sits at Moore Park, Sydney, inside one of the country’s most important creative precincts. When you walk into AFTRS, you walk into the institution that shaped Australian storytelling.

And in 2026, they invited AIIMS Creator Hub in.

Not as students. Not as sponsors. As practitioners. As people who’ve built real audiences, produced shows that cracked national charts, and worked at the intersection of content creation and digital culture every day. The kind of knowledge that can’t be found in a textbook.

🎬
Top 25 Film Schools Globally
The Hollywood Reporter — the only Australian institution on the list
🏆
5,000+ Awards and Festival Selections
Student films selected at Cannes, Venice, Berlin, and Sundance
📡
Graduate Diploma in Radio and Podcasting
High employment rate with Australia’s biggest broadcasters year on year
📍
Founded 1973. Moore Park, Sydney.
Over 50 years shaping Australian film, TV, radio, and digital media talent
Top 25
Globally Ranked
50+
Years Operating
5,000+
Festival Selections
#1
In Australia
Chapter 01
Why AFTRS

You don’t end up at AFTRS by accident.

AFTRS doesn’t open its doors to just anyone. The school is built on rigorous selection, world-class faculty, and a relentless focus on real industry outcomes. Its graduates go on to shape Australian culture at the highest level.

The fact that AIIMS Creator Hub was invited in as consulting practitioners is a direct signal of how the industry sees our work. We’re not just producing content. We’re producing the kind of results that make institutions take notice.

What started with a chart-topping podcast became a conversation with Australia’s most prestigious creative institution about what real-world content creation looks like in 2026.

AFTRS campus sign, Moore Park Sydney

AFTRS — Moore Park, Sydney
AFTRS campus, The Entertainment Quarter, Moore Park NSW
What we brought in
Industry knowledge
that can’t be
taught from a book.
Podcast production. Audience growth. Creator strategy. Distribution at scale. The real-world playbook behind taking a show from zero to top five in Australia.
Chapter 02

The classroom is just the beginning.

AIIMS Creator Hub co-founders Pedro Cuccovillo Vitola and Joshua Fox are former radio professionals who built careers at the highest levels of Australian broadcasting. Pedro drove The Kyle and Jackie O Show to its highest-ever ratings as executive producer. Josh built a hundreds-of-thousands strong audience as a creator and published a bestselling book.

When you combine that background with what they’ve built at AIIMS Creator Hub — a studio that’s produced a top four national podcast, launched new shows to 20,000 day-one downloads, and worked with brands, athletes and talent across Australia — what you get is exactly what AFTRS was looking for.

Real practitioners. Real results. Real talk.

Chapter 03

What this partnership represents.

This isn’t a speaking gig. This is a sustained consulting and teaching engagement with Australia’s most prestigious creative institution.

01
Real-World Consulting
AIIMS Creator Hub brings active, live industry knowledge into AFTRS curriculum. Not case studies from five years ago. Strategies working right now.
02
Teaching Future Creators
Working directly with students in Australia’s top-ranked broadcast and screen program. Shaping the next wave of talent that will build Australia’s creative future.
03
Bridging Studio and School
Taking the AIIMS Creator Hub production methodology into an academic environment and showing students how creator-led media actually works at scale.
04
Podcast and Audio
Applying the direct lessons from producing a top-four national podcast to students building careers in radio, podcasting, and digital audio.
05
Content Strategy
Teaching creators how to build audiences, not just produce content. Distribution, engagement, growth, and monetisation in today’s media landscape.
06
Industry Credibility
Representing AIIMS at the institution that has shaped Australian screen culture for over 50 years. A signal to the industry about the calibre of our work.

“Australia’s best creative minds don’t just make great content. They go back and teach the next generation how to do it.”

AIIMS Creator Hub — AFTRS Partnership, 2026
Why It Matters

Credibility you can’t buy. You have to earn it.

AFTRS doesn’t invite anyone in. The fact that they approached AIIMS Creator Hub says something about how the industry sees our track record.

Peer Recognition at the Highest Level
Australia’s national screen school choosing AIIMS Creator Hub as a consulting partner is a direct validation of our production credentials.
Proof the Work Speaks for Itself
From a top-four podcast to a top-ranked film school. The kind of trust that takes consistent, real results to build.
Shaping the Future of Australian Media
The students at AFTRS today will be building Australian media culture in five years. AIIMS Creator Hub is part of what shapes that.
A Platform for What We Stand For
Fearless. Authentic. Direct. Everything AIIMS stands for has a place in a classroom full of the next generation of Australian creators.
The Journey

From studio to school. How we got here.

January 2025
AIIMS Creator Hub launches
Pedro Cuccovillo Vitola and Joshua Fox co-found AIIMS Creator Hub. A production studio built on years of radio, content, and audience growth expertise.
March 2025
MAFS Funny joins Nova network
The podcast launches into the Nova network. Over 1,000,000 downloads amassed within weeks of launch, per Nova Entertainment.
February 2026
MAFS Funny hits #4 in Australia
The Triton Australian Podcast Ranker confirms the show’s position. Climbing 61 spots in a single month. The podcast industry takes notice. So does AFTRS.
2026
AFTRS engagement begins
AIIMS Creator Hub begins consulting and teaching at the Australian Film Television and Radio School. Leading sessions with the next generation of audio and screen talent.
Scope of Engagement

What AIIMS Creator Hub delivers at AFTRS.

Consulting. Teaching. Industry partnership.

🎙
Podcast Masterclasses
From idea to feed — real production methodology taught by practitioners
📈
Audience Growth Strategy
How to build, retain, and monetise a loyal audience in 2026
🎬
Content Creation Consulting
Creator-led media strategy and the shift from broadcast to digital-first
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Industry Mentoring
One-on-one and group guidance from working producers and creators
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Network Access
Connecting students with AIIMS Creator Hub’s industry relationships
🏗
Production Frameworks
The systems and workflows behind a nationally distributed podcast
Credits

The people in the room.

AIIMS Creator Hub × AFTRS

Co-Founder, AIIMS Creator Hub
Pedro Cuccovillo Vitola
Co-Founder, AIIMS Creator Hub
Joshua Fox
Consulting Partner
AIIMS Creator Hub
Institution
AFTRS, Moore Park Sydney
Engagement Type
Consulting and Teaching
Year
2026
AIIMS Creator Hub

You have the idea.
We know how to make it land.

Production. Strategy. Distribution. From the studio to the classroom and back again.

Work With Us

AIIMS
AIIMS Creator Hub. A division of AIIMS Group.
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