Yearly Archives: 2024

We are open to visitors — all are welcome

Posted on February 14, 2024 by simon

The AFI Research Collection is now open to visitors again. Monday – Thursday: 10:30am – 4:30pm We welcome students, academics, industry people and members of the public to come in and explore our collections. Feel free to contact us in … Continue reading →

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2024/25 AFI Research Collection Fellowship

Posted on August 19, 2024 by simon

RMIT Culture is pleased to announce the 2024/25 AFI Research Collection Fellowship.   Applications are now open  The AFI Research Collection (AFIRC) invites proposals that promote the AFIRC and showcase its unique holdings through either a published or non-traditional research output.  … Continue reading →

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AFIRC Fellowship winner announced

Posted on October 11, 2023 by simon

The AFI Research Collection and RMIT Culture are thrilled to announce that the 2023/4 AFI Research Collection Fellowship winner. The Fellowship which has been awarded since 2011, giving researchers access and support to dive deep into the collection. It showcases the unique holdings of … Continue reading →

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The Best Films You’ve Never Seen: The Devil’s Playground

Posted on October 11, 2023 by simon

Celebrating 20 years of RMIT University’s dedication to screen research & education, featuring special guest filmmaker Fred Schepisi Tue, 14 Nov 2023 6:00 PM AEDTThe Capitol 113 Swanston Street Melbourne, VIC 3000 RMIT University is proud to have held the … Continue reading →

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Into the Collection: Women in Animation

Posted on October 5, 2023 by simon

A Culture Salon celebrating the AFI Research Collection Fellowship Tue 10 OctDoors open:5:30pm Event starts:6pmThe Capitol, 113 Swanston St, Melbourne For over 10 years, the AFI Research Collection Research Fellowship has supported scholars to delve into the wealth of the … Continue reading →

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Book launch: Transgressive Women…

Posted on November 9, 2022 by simon

Book launch: TV Transformations and Transgressive Women – From Prisoner Cell Block H to Wentworth AFI Research Collection steering committee Stayci Taylor launches this co-edited collection (with Radha O’Meara – UniMelb, Tessa Dwyer -Monash and Craig Batty – UniSA) on 11 … Continue reading →

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AFIRC Fellowship Winner announced

Posted on October 12, 2022 by simon

The AFI Research Collection and RMIT Culture are thrilled to announce that the 2022/3 AFI Research Collection Fellowship winner is Dr Ruth Richards with her project titled ‘Histories of Australian Women In Animation’. The proposed research project intends to examine … Continue reading →

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AFIRC event — Into the Archives

Posted on September 28, 2022 by simon

An RMIT Culture Salon celebrating the AFI Research Collection Research Fellowship For over 10 years, the AFI Research Collection Research Fellowship has supported scholars to delve into the wealth of the archive. To celebrate the announcement of the recipient of … Continue reading →

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New books

Posted on April 21, 2022 by simon

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 →

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New book: Script Development

Posted on January 6, 2022 by simon

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 →

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AFI RC Fellowship winner announced

Posted on September 27, 2021 by simon

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 →

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AFI Research Collection supports cinema studies @ RMIT.

Posted on August 29, 2021 by simon
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New book: Material Media-Making in the Digital Age

Posted on July 20, 2021 by simon

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 →

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New book: The Female Gaze in Documentary Film

Posted on June 22, 2021 by simon

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 →

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Ticket giveaway at The Capitol

Posted on March 21, 2021 by simon

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 →

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Past Futures: SF at The Capitol

Posted on March 20, 2021 by simon

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 →

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