Noosa Film
Academy
Andrea's Background
Graduated with a High Distinction Bachelor’s Degree in International Business and Tourism Management from UTS Sydney in 1997.
Andrea’s career spanned Olympic Customer Service Training to Operations Manager for Sailing and Corporate Team Building.
Andrea’s entrepreneurial skills drew her around the globe, starting up businesses such as Global Nomad Photographic travel adventures and she founded the largest Boat Based Dolphin and Whale Watching tour company in South Africa. After developing the extensive tourism business in a new Post-Apartheid era, Andrea transitioned the operation into ownership by previously disadvantaged individuals.
Producer/Filmmaker/Writer
After immigrating to California with her Academy Award winning Cinematographer husband, Greg Huglin in 2004, she became a Writer/Producer and independent filmmaker. Having worked and travelled to 60 countries and living in four continents offered opportunities to create revenue from written articles and film production. This created an understanding of how to monetize and capitalize on the marketing power of media, social media platforms and develop digital entrepreneurship through Andrea Huglin and:
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Noosa Film Academy Co-Founder, Producer and Marketing Manager
Andrea has Produced and Co-Directed over 450 short films in the past six years for Noosa Film Academy.
Clients, partnerships and collaborations with organisations include: RISE Federal Fund
Festivals Federal Fund
30+ Regional Councils
Arts Queensland
Queensland Health, Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women South West Health Alliance,
HOPE
Program Cunnamulla Aboriginal Corporation for Health
200+ Secondary Schools
Home school groups
Moranbah Arts
Charleville Performing Arts Festival
Australia Teachers of Media
Film Arts Mackay
WINDO Women Product and Business Development
Screen Queensland
Andrea is well-practiced at turning intangible experiences into understandable packages and delivering into demand.
She identified the need for vocational digital training within schools focusing on Cinematography, Directing, Acting and Editing skills.
Andrea co-founded Noosa Film Academy and has facilitated delivery into syllabus demand by creating a hands-on immersive educational
experience for Secondary Schools in a large part of Queensland.
Andrea works with educators and teachers to tailor each school’s curriculum into workshop incursions to support teachers in delivering their core learning goals.
Testimonials, questionnaire research and workshop debrief reviews have helped identify further scope for workshop content and ensure teaching objectives are achieved.
Her financial, marketing, organizational, grant writing, research and customer service expertise are paramount in enabling Noosa Film Academy to grow commercially and develop a government supported regional and remote roadshow outreach program.
Her goal is to exceed expectations, deliver workshops which develop students’ portfolios and inspire them to become Australia’s media talent of the future.
Producer/Workshop Facilitator/CACD Event Management
With a role as producer, event manager, client liaison, crew management, public event moderator and travel co-ordinator, Andrea supports the needs of the Cinematographers, DOP, Film Crew and Director while liaising with funding bodies and delivery partners.
Future aims include building community screening capacity so student films can be shown at many more regional Red Carpet Premiers and further developing these events into annual Film Festivals for Youth. By activating local venues, students and their families are brought to civic hubs to connect, celebrate and appreciate artistic achievement.
Through Noosa Film Academy, Andrea continues to build a state-wide network for screen production skills development, community screening events, film festivals, mentorship and opportunities for creative industry tertiary/vocational pathways.
With a social justice premise, her focus is on delivering filmmaking workshops and community events and Community Arts Cultural Development (CACD) to low socio-economic, culturally diverse, rural and remote communities.
Additional Education
City College, Santa Barbara, California USA, 2011 Emergency Medical Technician CPR Certified.