Historical Dictionary of Australian and New Zealand Cinema: Edition 2

Karina Aveyard · Albert Moran · Errol Vieth

dic 2017 · Rowman & Littlefield

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Filmmakers have honed their skills and many have achieved critical and popular success at home and abroad, as have actors and other crew. American filmmakers and companies have found it cheaper to make films in Australia because wages and salaries are lower, tax rebates have been attractive and the expertise in most areas of filmmaking is comparable to that of anywhere in the world. At the same time, Australian audiences still enjoy watching Australian films, making some of them profitable, even if this is a small profit when considered in Hollywood terms.

New Zealand filmmakers, cast and crew have shown that they are equal to the world’s best in making films with international themes, while other films have shown that the world is interested in New Zealand narratives and settings. Increased support for Maori filmmakers and stories has had a significant impact on production levels and on the diversity of stories that now reach the screen. It has also helped create more viable career paths for those who continue to be based in their home country.

This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Australian and New Zealand Cinema contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on leading films as well as many directors, writers, actors and producers. It also covers early pioneers, film companies, genres and government bodies.

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Karina Aveyard is a University of Sydney Postdoctoral Research Fellow based in the Department of Media and Communications. She is the author of The Lure of the Big Screen: Cinema in Rural Australia and the United Kingdom (2015), and co-editor of the collected volumes Watching Films: New Perspectives on Movie-Going, Exhibition and Reception (2013) and New Patterns in Global Television Formats (2016).

Albert Moran is a professor in the School of Humanities at Griffith University. He has helped to pioneer research in Australian film and television history. His scholarly output includes more than 30 books (authored or edited) and more than 100 refereed papers.

Errol Vieth was associate dean for research in the Faculty of Informatics and Communication at Central Queensland University.