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John Hughes, Unpacked

Posted on June 25, 2020 by simon

In the latest episode of RMIT Culture’s ‘Unpacked’ series, John Hughes, filmmaker and AFIRC Committee member explores an iconic poster from the Sydney Filmmakers Co-op, designed by Jan Mackay and printed at the Tin Shed Art Workshops, Sydney, in 1982. … Continue reading →

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2020 AFIRC Research Fellowship awarded to Dr Jessica Balanzategui

Posted on May 25, 2020 by alex

The AFI Research Collection and the RMIT University School of Media and Communication is very proud to announce that the 2020 AFIRC Research Fellowship has been awarded to Dr Jessica Balanzategui. Jessica’s winning application is titled: Children’s Television Genres in … Continue reading →

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Using the AFI RC remotely

Posted on March 24, 2020 by simon

The AFI Research Collection has now closed its physical doors until further notice. You will still be able to request some online assistance by email. Using the AFI Research Collection from home AFI RC update for staff and students List … Continue reading →

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LAUNCH – Companion to Australian Cinema

Posted on July 26, 2019 by simon

EDITED BY FELICITY COLLINS, JANE LANDMAN & SUSAN BYE This collection of original essays on Australian cinema in the twenty-first century will be launched by Katrina Sedgwick, CEO of ACMI Capitol Theatre in Swanston St, Melbourne 26 July 2019, 6pm-7.30pm. … Continue reading →

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AFIRC at POPCAANZ19

Posted on July 1, 2019 by simon

Whitney Monaghan, our 2019 AFIRC Fellowship winner is presenting at this weeks PopCAANZ conference: Representing Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Characters on Primetime Australian Television: 1970 to 2000. The research is based on her time spent at The Collection earlier this … Continue reading →

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Peter Kemp is in the library

Posted on February 24, 2019 by simon

Project and essay advice available to students of all levels. Special Project Consultant Peter Kemp is available for consultation and informal advice relating to essays, plus and assignments.  Peter Kemp is a writer, broadcaster and former lecturer in cinema studies … Continue reading →

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Brian McFarlane – The Never-ending Brief Encounter

Posted on February 14, 2019 by simon

Brian McFarlane is Adjunct Professor at Swinburne University and the author of more than twenty books and hundreds of articles. His latest book examines the lasting appeal of Brief Encounter, made in 1945, and still one of the most-loved British … Continue reading →

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BOOK LAUNCH – 100 Years of Soviet Cinema

Posted on February 13, 2019 by simon

Adrian Danks will launch the first monograph drawn from Senses of Cinema online journal. The volume is edited by Daniel Fairfax and based on last year’s monograph to mark one hundred years since the Russian Revolution. More than sixty films … Continue reading →

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NEW IN – ReFocus: The Films of Elaine May

Posted on February 12, 2019 by simon

Edited by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Dean Brandum Spanning obscurity to notoriety the four films of director, screenwriter, actor and comic Elaine May have recently seen a long-overdue renaissance. The editors of this volume, Alexandra and Dean,are both previous recipients of … Continue reading →

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Researching LGB characters on Australian television

Posted on February 7, 2019 by simon

The queer history of Australian entertainment television remained largely unexamined until Dr Whitney Monaghan received the 2019 AFIRC Research Fellowship. Receiving the AFIRC Research Fellowship gave Monaghan the opportunity to closely examine scripts, clippings and other resources relating to television … Continue reading →

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