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Author Tina Kaufman

Tina Kaufman

Tina Kaufman was the editor of the Sydney Filmmakers Coop monthly newspaper, Filmnews for seventeen years. The newspaper covered all aspects of screen culture, policy and practice, which Tina continues to write about for various screen publications including Metro magazine and the online publication Screen Hub. A board member of the Sydney Film Festival for 25 years and a founding member of the Film Critics Circle of Australia, she is now an honorary life member of both organisations. She is also the author of Wake in Fright (Currency Press)

John Flaus Through the Pages of FilmNews

Tina Kaufman
October 2014
John Flaus Dossier
Back in the early ’60s I often went to the screenings at Sydney University’s Union Theatre, where the Sydney University Film Group programmed an interesting repertory selection, together with the occasional imp...

Albie – A Well-Directed Life

Tina Kaufman
March 2013
Albie Thoms Dossier
Albie Thoms at the Sydney Underground Film Festival One of the last things Albie Thoms did before he died late last year was organise a launch party for the book he was rushing to finish and see published. ...
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Looking Back, Looking Forward: The Sydney Film Festival at 50

Tina Kaufman
May 2003
Festival Reports
The 50th Sydney Film Festival runs from 6 to 20 June 2003. Program information and ticketing is on the website. The 'Persistence of Vision' symposium, which commemorates the Festival's 50-year anniversary, ...
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It Can Happen Again: Urgent Enquiry Needed into Censorship

Tina Kaufman
March 2000
Censorship and Romance
An evaluation of the performance of the OFLC, and a look at Watch on Censorship's role.

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