Cinema of Australia

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The earliest known feature length narrative filmin the world was the Australian production, The Story of the Kelly Gang (1906).

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Cinema of Australia, more commonly referred to as the Australian film industry, refers to the system of production, distribution, and exhibition of films in Australia. The first public screenings of films in Australia took place in October 1896, within a year of the first public screening of a film in Paris on 28 December 1895 by the French Lumière brothers. The first Australian exhibition took place at the Athanaeum Hall in Collins Street, Melbourne, to provide alternative entertainment for the dance hall patrons. The venue would continue screenings, but these were all short films.

Film production commenced in Australia in 1906 with the production of The Story of the Kelly Gang, the earliest feature film ever made. Since then, many films have been produced in Australia, a number of which have received international recognition. Many actors and filmmakers started their careers in Australian films, a large number of whom have acquired international reputations, and a number of whom have found greater financial benefits in careers in larger film producing centers, such as Hollywood.

Commercially successful Australian films have included Paul Hogan's Crocodile Dundee, Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge! and Chris Noonan's Babe. Other award winning productions include Picnic at Hanging Rock, Gallipoli, The Tracker, Shine and Ten Canoes. Australian trained actors of renown include Errol Flynn, Peter Finch, Rod Taylor, Mel Gibson, Guy Pearce, Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Heath Ledger and Chris Hemsworth.

Contents   [hide]  1 History 1.1 Pioneer days - 1890s-1910 1.2 Boom and bust - 1910s-1920s 1.3 1930s-1960s 1.4 Film renaissance - 1970s and 1980s 1.5 1990-2010 2 Present 3 Government support 4 Highest-grossing Australian movies 5 Personalities 5.1 Directors 5.2 Actors 6 Literature 6.1 Encyclopedia and reference 6.2 Critique and commentary 7 See also 8 References 9 External links 9.1 Commonwealth and State Government Sites 9.2 Non-government sites

Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1972)
Amy (1998)
Angel Baby (1995)
Australian Rules (2002)
Babe (1995)
Bad Boy Bubby (1993)
Better Than Sex (2000)
Blackrock (1997)
Bliss (1985)
The Boys (1998)
Breaker Morant (1980)
Candy (2006)
Careful, He Might Hear You (1983)
The Castle (1997)
The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith (1978)
Chopper (2000)
Crocodile Dundee Trilogy (1986/88/01)
Dark City (1998)
Dead Calm (1989)
Death in Brunswick (1991)
The Dish (2000)
Dogs in Space (1987)
Dot and the Kangaroo (1977)
Evil Angels (1988)
The FJ Holden (1977)
Flirting (1991)
The Fringe Dwellers (1986)
Gallipoli (1981)
Gettin' Square (2003)
Ghosts ... of the Civil Dead (1988)
Happy Feet (2006)
Harvey Krumpet (2003)
Idiot Box (1996)
The Interview (1997)
Japanese Story (2003)
Jindabyne (2006)
Kenny (2006)
Kiss or Kill (1997)
Lantana (2001)
Little Fish (2005)
Look Both Ways (2005)
Looking for Alibrandi (2000)
Love Serenade (1996)
Mad Max Trilogy (1979/81/85)
The Magician (2006)
Malcolm (1986)
The Man from Snowy River (1982)
Moulin Rouge (2001)
Muriel's Wedding (1994)
Phar Lap (1983)
The Piano (1993)
Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)
The Picture Show Man (1977)
Priscilla: Queen of the Desert (1994)
Proof (1991)
The Proposition (2005)
Puberty Blues (1981)
Rabbit Proof Fence (2002)
Romper Stomper (1992)
Shine (1996)
Soldiers of the Cross (1900)
Somersault (2005)
Stone (1974)
Storm Boy (1977)
The Story of the Kelly Gang (1906)
Strictly Ballroom (1992)
The Sum of Us (1994)
Ten Canoes (2006)
The Tracker (2002)
They're a Weird Mob (1966)
Two Hands (1999)
We of the Never Never (1982)
The Year My Voice Broke (1987)
Young Einstein (1988)