Encyclopedia of Australian films
List of Australian films
1896-1919
1920s
1930s
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s

This is a chronological list of Australian films by decade and year. For an alphabetical A-Z list, see Category:Australian films

This is a list of notable and influential Australian films that have achieved this status by awards they have won, notable box office gross, or have been exceptionally received by the Australian audience or have International acclaim. Ned Kelly depicted in the first ever feature-length narrative film The cinema of Australia has a long history and has produced many internationally-recognized films, actors and filmmakers. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Download high resolution version (800x672, 84 KB)This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons, a repository of free content hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. ... This is a list of Australian films of the 1920s. ... This is a list of Australian films of the 1930s. ... This is a list of Australian films of the 1940s. ... This is a chronological list of Australian films of the 1950s. ... This is a list of Australian films of the 1960s. ... This is a list of Australian films of the 1970s. ... This is a chronological list of Australian films by decade and year for years 1980s. ... This is a chronological list of Australian films by decade and year for years 1940s-1990s. ... This is a list of Australian films from 2000 to present. ... The A-Z, or in full, the Geographers A-Z Street Atlas is an atlas of streets in London. ...

1890s-1930s

Main article: Australian films: 1896 - 1919

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Australia were at the forefront of cinema and film, having created what is considered the first feature length narrative film with the release of The Story of the Kelly Gang and other early films by directors John Gavin, W. J. Lincoln and Alfred Rolfe. This is a list of Australian films of the 1920s. ... This is a list of Australian films of the 1930s. ... The Story of the Kelly Gang (also screened as Ned Kelly and His Gang) is widely regarded as the worlds first feature length film. ... John F. Gavin, born as John Francis Henry Gavin (1875 - 6 January 1938) was an Australian film director, who was one of the early film makers of the 1910s. ... W. J. Lincoln W. J. Lincoln (1870–August 1917) was an Australian film director in the silent era. ...

Notable Australian films of the early 1900s:

• The Story of the Kelly Gang (1906) - The earliest known feature length narrative film, the first film based on the iconic Australian, Ned Kelly.
• The Sentimental Bloke (1919) - Based on an Australian poem, made by the best known partnership at that time.
• The Kelly Gang (1920)
• In the Wake of the Bounty (1933) - The first film to introduce Errol Flynn, an iconic Australian "swashbuckler" character.

The Story of the Kelly Gang (also screened as Ned Kelly and His Gang) is widely regarded as the worlds first feature length film. ... For other uses, see Ned Kelly (disambiguation). ... The Sentimental Bloke (1919) is an Australian silent film based on the 1915 Australian poem The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke by C.J. Dennis. ... The Kelly Gang is an Australian feature length filmed based on the Australian Bush Ranger, Ned Kelly. ... In the Wake of the Bounty (1933) ... Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (June 20, 1909 – October 14, 1959) was an Australian film actor, most famous for his romantic swashbuckler roles in Hollywood films and his flamboyant lifestyle. ...

1940s-1970s

Main article: Australian films of the 1940s

Main article: Australian films of the 1950s

Main article: Australian films of the 1960s

Main article: Australian films of the 1970s

The mid 1900s ad a slow start for Australian film, although saw the first Academy Award won for an Australian film, Kokoda Front Line!. The industry picked back up during the 1970s with one of the first internationally released films Picnic at Hanging Rock and there was also the success of the series of Mad Max franchise films. This is a list of Australian films of the 1940s. ... This is a chronological list of Australian films of the 1950s. ... This is a list of Australian films of the 1960s. ... This is a list of Australian films of the 1970s. ... Picnic at Hanging Rock is a 1975 Australian mystery film , and adaptation of the novel of the same name. ... For other uses, see Mad Max (disambiguation). ...

Notable Australian films of the 1940s-1950s:

• Kokoda Front Line! (1942) - First Australian film to win an Oscar, for Best Documentary Feature in 1942
• Conquest of The Rivers (1958) - AFI winner for Best Film
• Hard to Windward (1958) - AFI winner for Best Film
• Edge of The Deep (1959) - AFI winner for Best Film
• The Power Makers (1959) - AFI winner for Best Film

Notable Australian films of the 1960s:

• Three in a Million (1960) - AFI winner for Best Film
• Bypass to Life (1962) - AFI winner for Best Film
• Night Freighter (1962) - AFI winner for Best Film
• The Land That Waited (1963) - AFI winner for Best Film
• The Dancing Class (1964) - AFI winner for Best Film
• I The Aboriginal (1964) - AFI winner for Best Film
• The Legend of Damien Parer (1965) - AFI winner for Best Film
• Stronger Since The War (1965) - AFI winner for Best Film
• They're a Weird Mob (1966) - Said to have been one factor leading to the founding of the Australian Film Industry. Based on a novel of the same title
• Concerto for Orchestra (1966) - AFI winner for Best Film
• Cardin in Australia (1967) - AFI winner for Best Film
• The Change at Groote (1968) - AFI winner for Best Film
• The Talgai Skull (1968) - AFI winner for Best Film
• Jack And Jill: A Postscript (1969) - AFI winner for Best Film

Notable Australian films of the 1970s: Theyre a Weird Mob is a classic and very popular Australian novel published in 1957, and a 1966 film based on the book. ...

• Three To Go: Michael (1970) - AFI winner for Best Film
• Homesdale (1971) - AFI winner for Best Film
• Stork (1972) - AFI winner for Best Film
• Marco Polo Jr. Versus the Red Dragon (1972) - Australia's first animated feature film.
• Libido: The Child (1973) - AFI winner for Best Film
• 27A (1973) - AFI winner for Best Film
• Sunday Too Far Away (1975) - AFI winner for Best Film, acclaimed for its realism in character portrayal
• Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) - One of the first Australian films to reach an International audience, based on a book of the same title
• The Devil's Playground (1976) - AFI winner for Best Film
• The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1976) - A multi-award winning film
• Storm Boy (1977) - AFI winner for Best Film
• Newsfront (1978) - AFI winner for Best Film
• Mad Max (1979) - Held world record as the highest profit-to-cost ratio of a motion picture and introduced Mel Gibson to an international audience.
• My Brilliant Career (1979) - AFI winner for Best Film

Sunday Too Far Away is an Australian feature film which was directed by Ken Hannam and released in 1975. ... Picnic at Hanging Rock is a 1975 Australian mystery film , and adaptation of the novel of the same name. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978) is an Australian film directed by Fred Schepisi and based on the Booker Prize-nominated novel of the same name by Thomas Keneally. ... Storm Boy is a 1976 Australian film, based on the childrens book by Colin Thiele about a boy and his pelican. ... Newsfront is a 1978 Australian drama film starring Bill Hunter, Wendy Hughes, and Bryan Brown, directed by Phillip Noyce. ... For other uses, see Mad Max (disambiguation). ... Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson (born January 3, 1956) is an American-Australian actor, Academy Award winning director and producer. ... My Brilliant Career is a 1901 novel by Miles Franklin. ...

1980s

Main article: Australian films of the 1980s

The Man from Snowy River was a highly acclaimed Australian film released in the 1980s, along with Crocodile Dundee which boosted the nations economy and tourism industry. The Year My Voice Broke is also held in high regard, also having been released in this decade. This is a chronological list of Australian films by decade and year for years 1980s. ... For other uses, see The Man from Snowy River. ... Crocodile Dundee is a 1986 Australian comedy film set in the Australian Outback in the area around Walkabout Creek and in New York City. ... The Year My Voice Broke is a 1987 film by director John Duigan. ...

Notable Australian films of the 1980s:

• 'Breaker' Morant (1980) - Nominated for an Oscar (for Best Screenplay), AFI winner for Best Film
• Gallipoli (1981) - AFI winner for Best Film. Gallipoli is an important historical Australian event
• Lonely Hearts (1982) - AFI winner for Best Film
• The Man from Snowy River (1982) - Award winning iconic film
• BMX Bandits (1983) - The earliest film appearance of Nicole Kidman
• Careful, He Might Hear You (1983) - AFI winner for Best Film
• Phar Lap: Heart of a Nation (1983) - Based on the successful Australian horse
• Annie's Coming Out (1984) - AFI winner for Best Film
• Bliss (1985) - AFI winner for Best Film
• Dunera Boys (1985)
• Crocodile Dundee (1986) - Received International acclaim, Nominated for an Oscar, for Best Screenplay
• Malcolm (1986) - AFI winner for Best Film. One of the first films starring Colin Friels.
• The Year My Voice Broke (1987) - Often cited by film critics as the best Australian film made in the past 25 years., AFI winner for Best Film
• The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey (1988) - AFI winner for Best Film
• Evil Angels (1989) - AFI winner for Best Film

Breaker Morant is a 1980 Australian feature film, directed by Bruce Beresford and starring British actor Edward Woodward in the title role. ... Gallipoli is a 1981 Australian film, directed by Peter Weir and starring Mel Gibson, about several young men from rural Western Australia who enlist in the Australian Imperial Force during the First World War. ... Lonely Hearts is a 2007 American film directed and written by Todd Robinson. ... For other uses, see The Man from Snowy River. ... BMX Bandits is a 1983 Australian childrens movie most notable now because it features one of Nicole Kidmans earliest appearances. ... Nicole Mary Kidman AC (born June 20, 1967), is an Australian [1] actress. ... Careful, He Might Hear You is a 1983 Australian drama film. ... Bliss is a 1985 Australian film directed by Ray Lawrence, adapted from the novel by Peter Carey, which stars Barry Otto and Lynette Curran. ... Crocodile Dundee is a 1986 Australian comedy film set in the Australian Outback in the area around Walkabout Creek and in New York City. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Colin Friels (b. ... The Year My Voice Broke is a 1987 film by director John Duigan. ... A Cry in the Dark (US and Europe title) or Evil Angels (Australian title) is a film based on the disappearance of Azaria Chamberlain, a ten-week-old baby girl who went missing from a campground near Uluru (Ayers Rock) on August 17 1980. ...

1990s

Main article: Australian films of the 1990s

The 1990s saw the release of the cult classics The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert in 1994 and The Castle in 1997. Strictly Ballroom was also a successful and influential release. This is a chronological list of Australian films by decade and year for years 1940s-1990s. ... The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is a 1994 Oscar-winning Australian film about two drag queens and a transsexual woman driving across the outback from Sydney to Alice Springs in a large bus they have named Priscilla. ... This article is about the Australian movie. ... Strictly Ballroom is the name of a 1986 play and its 1992 film adaptation. ...

Notable Australian films of the 1990s:

• Flirting (1990) - AFI winner for Best Film
• Proof (1991) - AFI winner for Best Film
• Romper Stomper (1992) - A multi-award winning film, one of the first major films starring Russell Crowe.
• Strictly Ballroom (1992) - Nominated for Golden Globe, with additional 16 wins and 11 further nominations. AFI winner for Best Film
• The Piano (1993) - Won 3 Oscars and received a further 5 nominations. AFI winner for Best Film
• Muriel's Wedding (1994) - AFI winner for Best Film with worldwide success, one of the first films introducing Toni Collette and Rachel Griffiths
• The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) - A cult classic, now a performing musical production. The first large-scale appearance of Guy Pearce and Hugo Weaving
• Angel Baby (1995) - AFI winner for Best Film
• Babe (1995) - Won an Oscar, for Best Achievement in Visual Effects and nominated a further 6
• Shine (1996) - AFI winner for Best Film, won Best Actor Oscar
• Kiss Or Kill (1997) - AFI winner for Best Film
• The Castle (1997) - Low budget, box office success, received national acclaim

Blackrock (1997)- based on a play by Nick Enwright Flirting is a 1991 Australian coming of age film about a romance between two teenagers, written and directed by John Duigan. ... Proof is a 1991 Australian film by Jocelyn Moorhouse starring Hugo Weaving, Geneviève Picot and Russell Crowe. ... Original cinema daybill for Romper Stomper Romper Stomper is a 1992 Australian film by Geoffrey Wright starring Russell Crowe, Daniel Pollock, Jacqueline McKenzie and Tony Lee. ... Russell Ira Crowe (born April 7, 1964) is a New Zealand-Australian[1] actor. ... Strictly Ballroom is the name of a 1986 play and its 1992 film adaptation. ... I was sick for a week with the flu, we watched it in class, I was away, now we have an assignment. ... Muriels Wedding is a 1994 Australian film written and directed by P. J. Hogan. ... Toni Collette (born November 1, 1972) is an Academy Award-nominated Australian actress and musician. ... Rachel Griffiths Rachel Griffiths (born June 4, 1968 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is a film and television actress. ... The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is a 1994 Oscar-winning Australian film about two drag queens and a transsexual woman driving across the outback from Sydney to Alice Springs in a large bus they have named Priscilla. ... Guy Pearce in Memento (2000). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Angel Baby, is an Australian film released in 1995, written and directed by Michael Rymer, and starring John Lynch, Jacqueline McKenzie and Colin Friels. ... Babe is an Academy Award-winning 1995 Australian film that tells the story of a pig who wants to be a sheep dog. ... Shine is a 1996 Australian film based on the life of pianist David Helfgott, who suffered a mental breakdown and spent years in institutions. ... This article is about the Australian movie. ...

• The Interview (1998) - AFI winner for Best Film
• Two Hands (1999) - AFI winner for Best Film

The Interview is a 1998 Australian thriller film from writer-director Craig Monahan, and is the first of two films directed by Monahan. ... Two Hands is a 1999 Australian crime film, written and directed by Gregor Jordan. ...

2000s

Main article: Australian films of the 2000s

2000s in the history of Australian film has had some mixed successful films from Moulin Rouge! revitalizing the musical film genre, award winning short film Harvie Krumpet, and box office success Happy Feet. The release of Australia has also been highly anticipated. This is a list of Australian films from 2000 to present. ... Moulin Rouge is a 2001 Academy Award-winning jukebox musical film directed by Baz Luhrmann. ... Harvie Krumpet is an Australian claymation, made in St Kilda, Melbourne by Adam Elliot (Melodrama Pictures). ... Happy Feet is an Academy Award-winning Australian-produced 2006 computer-animated comedy-drama film, directed and co-written by George Miller. ...

Notable Australian films of the 2000s:

• The Dish (2000) - An internationally successful film which presents a somewhat fictionalised account of the Parkes Observatory's role in the Apollo 11 moon landing.
• Bootmen (2000) - A multi-award winning film, one of the first films starring Sam Worthington and Adam Garcia
• Chopper (2000) - A multi-award winning influential film based on the character of Mark Brandon "Chopper" Read
• Looking for Alibrandi (2000) - AFI winner for Best Film
• Lantana (2001) - AFI winner for Best Film
• Moulin Rouge! (2001) - Widely credited with revitalizing the musical genre and has won 7 major awards and a further 10 nominations.
• One Night the Moon (2001) - AFI winner and New York International Independent Film & Video Festival Genre award winner. A musical (winner, Screen Music Awards, Australia) based on the true story of a young girl who went missing in the Australian outback in 1932.
• Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) - AFI winner for Best Film. Based on the book Follow The Rabbit Proof Fence and stirred debate over its historical accuracy.
• Harvie Krumpet (2003) - Won Oscar, for Best Short Film (Animated)
• Japanese Story (2003) - AFI winner for Best Film
• Somersault (2004) - AFI winner for Best Film
• Look Both Ways (2005) - AFI winner for Best Film
• Wolf Creek (2005) - A low budget controversial horror film, commercial success with mixed critical response
• Kenny (2006)- AFI winner for Best Actor
• Ten Canoes (2006) - First film made with entirely native Australian Aboriginal spoken languages. AFI winner for Best Film
• Happy Feet (2006) - The most expensive Australian film made, won Oscar, for Best animated feature film
• Boytown (2006) - A quirky comedy about an Australian Boy Band.
• December Boys (2007)
• Australia (2008) - A highly anticipated upcoming film expected to be an Australian epic.

The Dish is a 2000 Australian film that tells the story of how the Parkes Observatory was used to relay the live television from ur mothers bedroom to her bathroom. ... Bootmen is a 2000 Australian Comedy/Drama/Musical film, directed by Dein Perry. ... Sam Worthington is an Australian actor, born 2 August 1976. ... Adam Garcia (born June 1, 1973 in Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia), born Adam Gabriel Garcia, is an Australian actor of Colombian descent. ... Chopper is a 2000 Australian film, written and directed by Andrew Dominik and based on the semi-autobiographical books by Mark Brandon Chopper Read. ... Mark Brandon Read, also known as Chopper Read and Chopper, is an Australian criminal and published author. ... Looking For Alibrandi is an internationally acclaimed novel and feature film, written by Melina Marchetta and published in October 1992. ... Lantana is a 2001 Australian film, directed by Ray Lawrence. ... Moulin Rouge is a 2001 Academy Award-winning jukebox musical film directed by Baz Luhrmann. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Map of the actual Rabbit proof fence showing the trip from Moore River to Jigalong. ... Harvie Krumpet is an Australian claymation, made in St Kilda, Melbourne by Adam Elliot (Melodrama Pictures). ... Japanese Story film poster Japanese Story is a 2003 Australian film directed by Sue Brooks. ... Somersault is an Australian independent movie, written and directed by Cate Shortland and released in September 2004. ... Look Both Ways is an Australian independent movie, written and directed by Sarah Watt, starring an ensemble cast, which was released on August 18 2005. ... Wolf Creek is a 2005 Australian horror film, written, produced and directed by Greg McLean and starring Cassandra Magrath, Kestie Morassi, John Jarratt and Nathan Phillips. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Ten Canoes is a 2005 motion picture starring the Yolngu people of Ramingining, who speak Yolngu matha. ... Happy Feet is an Academy Award-winning Australian-produced 2006 computer-animated comedy-drama film, directed and co-written by George Miller. ... BoyTown is a 2006 Australian comedy film, directed by Kevin Carlin and starring an ensemble cast of prominent Australian comedians, including Glenn Robbins, Mick Molloy, Bob Franklin, Wayne Hope and Gary Eck. ... December Boys is a 2007 Australian film directed by Rod Hardy and written by Marc Rosenberg and adapted from the novel of the same name by Michael Noonan. ...

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