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The silent Period
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World's first feature film
Australian filmmakers the Tait brothers created the world’s first feature film in 1906 with The Story of the Kelly
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Banning of bushranger films
South Australia banned the screening of bushranger films in 1911, Victoria followed in 1912. The NSW police department banned the production of bushranger films in 1912. -
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Neglected by the government
In the 1940s and 1950s, the industry was
neglected by the government, and major productions
were made possible only with investment from large
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Australia's first Academy award
Cinesound's documentary Kokoda Front Line, which earned Australia's first Academy award in 1943. -
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The Waterside Workers' Federation Film Unit
The Waterside Workers' Federation Film Unit operated in Sydney from 1953 to 1958 and was the first film production unit within a trade union anywhere in the world. The Waterside Workers' Federation Film Unit offered an alternative to the mainstream media of the day. They made 14 films on subjects that other production units would never tackle -
First Drive-in theater in Australia
First drive-in theater opens in Australia in Burwood, Melbourne. Two years later the number of drive-ins had grown to 23. -
First regular transmission of television
The first television station (TCN 9) begins regualr trasmission in Australia. cinema attendence dropped in the late 1950's due to the introduction of television. -
Cinema attendences drop by more than half.
Victoria cinema attendence dropped by 5 million and by 1951 had dropped by an overall 52% compared to admissions in 1956. this was common across most of the country. -
Many cinemas closed across the nation
33% of cinemas in Melbourne and 28% of cinemas in Sydney closed. -
Australia becomes on of the leading cinema going nations
During this time there were more than 1000 cinemas across the nation. Australian cinemas were grossing $50 million per annum. -
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Austrlaian Government invests in film industry
In the 1970s, the Australian
government began to invest heavily in the Australian
film industry, starting a boom period that would last for
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Film production booms
Australia produces about 400 movies which was more films that had ever been made since Australian film production began -
Movie prices
The top evening cinema admission price was around $2.00 rising to $2.50 for special events. the avergae adult price for a drive-in movie was $1.30 and on avergae cinema tickets were $1.40 -
Australia's first Multiplex
In 1975, Australia’s first Multiplex,the Hoyts Entertainment Centre,opened in George Street, Sydney, withmovies showing on seven screens. -
The Ocker
The ocker comedy was a hit in Australia and Britain, and
was the first Australian film to earn more than $1 million
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Hoyts forms partnership with SBS
In 2010, Hoyts formed a partnership with television station SBS, the official broadcaster of the FIFA World Cup, and showed a series of live matches, in 3D, in Australia and New Zealand.