CRAIG MCMAHON & STEVE JAGGI

STEVE JAGGI – PRESIDENT OF JAGGI ENTERTAINMENT & PRODUCER OF “POOR BOY” COMES EXCLUSIVELY TO FILM & TELEVISION STUDIO INTERNATIONAL.

2-Day Preparation Workshop + In Studio Performance with Steve Jaggi
Saturdays I 2:30pm – 4:30pm
Commencing November 8, 2025 

If you missed out on a placement in our 6-Week Text to Screen-Test Program with Eve Morey, Kestie Morassi and Special Guest Steve Jaggi, this is your opportunity to work with Artistic Director/International Artist Manager Craig McMahon in a short and sweet 2 Days of Prep Work, and perform for President of JAGGI ENTERTAINMENT, Steve Jaggi.

Jaggi Entertainment is a powerhouse studio known for producing bold, globally resonant stories across genres and formats.  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.

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. 

What to Expect:

During this “Steve Jaggi” themed workshop, you will be working on-camera with scenes inspired by the style and tone of Steve Jaggi’s films and Television Series. These 2 days will prepare participants for an in-studio performance with Steve Jaggi.

Session 1: Saturday 8th of November, 2:30pm – 4:30pm

Session 2: Saturday 15th of November, 2:30pm – 4:30pm

Session 3: Saturday 22nd of November // Screen-Testing Session with Steve Jaggi

FACILITATED BY CRAIG MCMAHON

CRAIG MCMAHON is the Founder and Artistic Director of Film & Television Studio International, a hugely successful national training facility for screen actors, founded by him and his wife Dominique in 1999. Together, they also head McMahon Management, a top-tier theatrical agency representing outstanding Australian actors both locally and internationally throughout the USA and UK. Under his creative direction at McMahon Entertainment Group Pty Ltd, many Australian acting careers have been cultivated with some actors going on to become household names, including Silver Logie winner for most outstanding new talent Luke Mitchell (US Series lead in Chicago Med; The Code; Blindspot; Marvels Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D; Members Only; The Tomorrow People; Home & Away; H20 Just Add Water and US feature films Mothers and Daughters; 7 Minutes); Silver Logie nominee for most outstanding new talent Ashleigh Brewer (The Bold & the Beautiful; Neighbours & Home and Away); Phoenix Raie (AACTA Award Nominee – The Rooster; The Night Agent; Apple Cider Vinegar; The Twelve; Love Me; Clickbait; The Heights; Stateless); Claude Jabbour (Last King of the Cross; NCIS: Sydney; The Secrets She Keeps; Eden; Stateless); Eleanor Webster (High Country); Jackson Tozer (Deadloch; The Newsreader; Five Bedrooms); Logie nominee Sharni Vinson (Dance Boss; Home & Away; You’re Next; Blue Crush 2; Gods and Secrets; Step Up 3D; Patrick; Cold Case; NCIS; My Boys and CSI); two time Gold & Silver Logie Nominee Esther Anderson (US Series Siberia; Home & Away; Celebrity Apprentice; Dancing with the Stars); Zima Anderson (Neighbours; Miss Fishers MODern Murder Mysteries); Amy Ruffle (Series Regular on Mako Mermaids); Gemma Forsyth (Series Regular on Mako Mermaids; H20 Just Add Water); Mitchell Ryan (Series Regular of hit US TV Series One Tree Hill – Series 7); Series regular and AFI nominee Christopher Milligan (Arrow; Neighbours and Dead Gorgeous); Series regular Andrew Morley (Neighbours; Home & Away and Lightning Point); Series Regular Taylor Glockner (Feature Film No Two Snowflakes; Mako Island; Neighbours; Strange Calls and Conspiracy 365); Silver Logie nominee Matthew Werkmeister (Neighbours; Chris & Josh); Nick Bracks (Neighbours; Dancing with the Stars; Celebrity Splash; creator of underBRACKS); Valentino del Toro (Tricky Business; The Slap; Cops LAC; Terra Nova; Underbelly Files: Infiltration; The Strip; Sea Patrol); Lester Ellis Jr (Ja’mie: Private School Girl; Fat Tony; Nowhere Boys); Series Regular Melissa Howard (Winners & Losers; Twentysomething, Dead Gorgeous, Rush and Satisfaction). Dan O’Connor (Death in Paradise; Holly Oaks; Winners & Losers; Mr & Mrs Murder and Neighbours); and Simone Buchanan (feature films Boar; Patrick; Shame; My Brilliant Career and television series Upper Middle Bogan; Neighbours; McLeod’s Daughters; Blue Heelers; Water Rats; All Saints; G.P; Push; Hey Dad; A Country Practice; Sons and Daughters; A Good Thing; Secret Valley and Pacific Drive) and so many more. Craig also manages a select group of light entertainment celebrities and is currently training and mentoring development clients, soon to be launched onto our screens. Craig is an ongoing judge for the prestigious TV Week Logie Awards in the categories of Most Outstanding Drama Series, Most Popular New Talent, and The Graham Kennedy Inductee Hall of Fame Award for lifetime achievement in the Australian television industry. Craig was recognised nationally with a Most Outstanding Achievement of the Year Award for his work spanning over 10 years for Network Ten – for excellence in presenting, producing and writing. An exceptional acting coach and inspiring theatrical manager, mentor and motivator, Craig divides his time between Los Angeles and Melbourne.  He works with his clients on every aspect of the business, from training, to image, to marketability and promotion. Under the tutelage and guidance of Craig and his fantastic team, students have gone from complete beginners to working award winning actors. Craig is also a regular guest speaker at AFTRS and continues to educate and inspire emerging actors, writers and producers.