TEXT TO SCREEN-TEST

TEXT TO SCREEN-TEST with Award Winning Actor KESTIE MORASSI (Home & Away; Black Snow; Wolf Creek) and Special Industry Guest, Film Producer and President of JAGGI ENTERTAINMENT, STEVE JAGGI.

6 Week Program (18 Contact Hours)
Wednesdays I 6:30pm – 9:30pm
Commencing October 13, 2025 

Film & Television Studio International is thrilled to offer an exclusive opportunity to our actors: a Go-See/General Audition with renowned film producer Steve Jaggi, President of Jaggi Entertainment. After five weeks of on-camera training with celebrated actors Eve Morey and Kestie Morassi, participants will screen-test with one of Australia’s most prolific screen producers — whose projects are seen by audiences around the globe.

Jaggi Entertainment is a powerhouse studio known for producing bold, globally resonant stories across genres and formats — from hit Netflix series like Dive Club to international romantic features like Love is in the Air, the Royal in Paradise franchise, and high-stakes thrillers like Killer Whale. With a fully integrated production model — spanning development, filming, post-production, and worldwide distribution — Jaggi Entertainment creates screen content that moves fast and makes an impact. And importantly, it’s a studio that casts Australian talent for an international stage.

After a string of Queensland productions, Jaggi Entertainment has made its way to Melbourne to produce Her Aussie Romance, a new romantic comedy starring Mallory Jansen and Ryan Corr.  Jaggi Entertainment currently has several film and television projects in development, pre-production and filming Australia-wide. He works with a powerful mix of established stars and rising talent, and is regularly casting fresh faces in lead roles – giving them the change to perform opposite industry veterans.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be seen by a key player in global content production, right here in our studio. Reserved exclusively for Film & Television Studio International, this opportunity reflects our long-standing commitment to developing world-class talent with real industry access. 

A 6-Week Workshop Series (6 x 3-hour sessions) 

This 6-week workshop series (6 x 3-hour sessions) offers actors advanced acting technique in a practical, hands-on masterclass format, held in-studio and on camera, culminating in a screen-testing session with renowned film producer, Steve Jaggi, President of Jaggi Entertainment. Choose your weekly session: Wednesday evening with award-winning actor and career mentor Kestie Morassi, or Tuesday evenings with Gold & Silver Logie nominee, award-winning actor, on-set coach, and intimacy coordinator Eve Morey. In Week 6, your work will be showcased in-studio for Steve Jaggi (Jaggi Entertainment).

Whether you’re newly entering the industry or looking to break through a plateau in your career, this immersive program offers an exceptional platform to develop, refine, and present your work at a professional level. In Week 1, you’ll work with Artistic Director and Artist Manager Craig McMahon to select the most powerful scene for your showcase. Weeks 2 to 5 are dedicated to in-depth coaching and scene work with your chosen trainer, followed by an interactive, on-camera performance and industry meet-and-greet with Steve Jaggi in Week 6. We welcome new students into this dynamic and supportive process, and encourage current students to continue their training with their respective coaches as they build towards real industry outcomes.

YOUR MENTOR:  Award Winning Actor & Career Mentor KESTIE MORASSI (Home & Away; Black Snow; Wolf Creek; Underbelly; Harrow).

KESTIE MORASSI is one of Australia’s most prolific actors. Her career has seen her work steadily in the Australian Film and Television industry for over 28 years.

Film Credits include Dirty Deeds, Thunderstruck, Strange Bedfellows, The Wedding Party and Wolf Creek, for which she was nominated for an Australian Film Industry Award for Best Supporting Actress. Other accolades include taking home the Best Actress award in at the Melbourne Underground Film Festival for her role in Canne favourite Birthday. She was also nominated for a Critics Circle Award for her breakout role in Dirty Deeds and scored a nomination at the Monte Carlo TV Awards for her role of Nat in Foxtel’s Satisfaction. Her television appearances include Black Snow; Underbelly; Offspring; The Doctor Blake Mysteries; Harrow; Satisfaction, and most recently playing Maggie Astoni in Home and Away.

Kestie brings a wealth of knowledge, passion and empathy to her sessions: beginning with a variety of script analysis techniques and discussion, culminating in creating dynamic scenes from contemporary scripts and encouraging the actors to fully personalise and ground themselves in their characters and to breathe life, originality and absolute authenticity into the text.