A Work in Progress: the Rise and Fall of Australian Filmmakers Co-operatives, 1966–86 John Hughes December 2015 Australian Film History Film co-ops were born out of necessity – both economic and political. During the 1960s and 1970s, avant-garde and experimental cinema, “expanded cinema” and varying strands of independent filmmaking sought to g...
The Pioneering Years of Australian Animation (1900–1930): From Animated Sketches to Animation Empire Dan Torre and Lienors Torre December 2015 Australian Film History This year marks the centenary of Harry Julius signing a contract with Australasian Films to produce the weekly animated series, Cartoons of the Moment – an incident often cited as the birth of Australian animat...
