The AFI Research Collection is delighted to announce that it has opened its physical research doors again. We welcome all students, academics and members of the public to come in and explore. Please note: due to Covid related restrictions there … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: July 2021

New opening times
The AFIRC has changed its opening times. We are now open:Monday to Thursday 10:30am – 4:30pm If you are not a student or staff member at RMIT please email us to arrange a time so that you can access the … Continue reading

New books
Come and visit the AFI Research Collection. Here is a selection of our favourite new acquisitions so far this year: Brian MacFarlane – The Films of Fred Schepisi. University of Mississippi Press, 2022. Claire Perkins & Michele Schreiber. Independent Women: … Continue reading

New book: Script Development
Stayci Taylor is a Lecturer in Media at RMIT University, Australia. She is an award-winning screenwriter and researcher, published widely on screenwriting, web series and creative writing. Craig Batty is Dean of Research at University of South Australia, Australia. He … Continue reading

AFI RC Fellowship winner announced
The 2021 AFI Research Collection Fellowship has been awarded to James Findlay. James Finlay’s project is titled ‘Framing the frontier: Australian settler colonialism on television after 1970’. The frontier is one of the most pervasive concepts in the production of national identity. This project will study representations of the frontier over the … Continue reading

AFI Research Collection supports cinema studies @ RMIT.

2021 AFI Research Collection Fellowship
RMIT’s AFI Research Collection, in partnership with RMIT Culture, and the Screen and Sound Cultures Research Group at RMIT University, is pleased to announce the 2021 AFI Research Collection Research Fellowship. The Fellowship will provide a stipend of $5000 (AUD). … Continue reading

New book: Material Media-Making in the Digital Age
By Daniel Binns, published by Intellect Books, 20 July 2021 A journey through a variety of tools and technologies from vlogging to drone cinematography to considerations of time, editing, and sound design, Material Media-Making in the Digital Age offers professionals, … Continue reading

New book: The Female Gaze in Documentary Film
by Lisa French, published by Palgrave Macmillan, 5 September 2021 The Female Gaze in Documentary Film – an International Perspective makes a timely contribution to the recent rise in interest in the status, presence, achievements and issues for women in … Continue reading

Ticket giveaway at The Capitol
Win a double pass to ON GUARD and THE HANDMAID’S TALE, screening at The Capitol on March 27, 2021 Susan Lambert’s politically charged feminist thriller On Guard (1984) follows four women participating in a scheme of being surrogate mothers who … Continue reading

Past Futures: SF at The Capitol
In celebrating Melbourne Design Week 2021, The Capitol is hosting several fantastic screenings and events. View the full program here Past Futures: Dystopias, Utopias and Back to Futurism on Screen curated by Ghita Loebenstein and Michelle Carey What futures were … Continue reading

Dr Jessica Balanzategui wins 2020 Fellowship
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

Using the AFI RC remotely
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

AFIRC at POPCAANZ19
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

Peter Kemp is in the library
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

Brian McFarlane – The Never-ending Brief Encounter
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