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Olinda Film Festival

Further details are to hand of the Olinda Film Festival, to be held at Olinda
over Australia Day week-end, 25th to 28th January, 1952.
Apart from the formation of a federation and its ru les, duties, functions, etc.,
1 he following agenda items have been suggested:-
(a) Co-ordination of competition dates between various societies.
(b) A clear definition of the amateur code, as applied to amateur competi-
tion films.
(c) The exchange of film programmes within the various societies.
(d) The importance of amateur cine societies taking their places in the
cu ltural activities of their respective cities by large-scale public screenings
of their best productions.
Up to date of printing of this issue, the following have signified their inten-
Up to the date of printing this issue, the following have signified their inten-
Amclteur Cine Society, Ormond Movie Club and Western Australian Amateur Cine
Society.
The Victorian Amateur Cine Society, member of the University of Sydney
representing the cine amateurs of Aus- and a producer of scientific films with
tralia, has been granted seven sessions an international reputation) .
within this week-end, to show their work Saturday, 2.15 p.m. to 3.30 p.m.
to the film students throughout Aus- This is unscheduled as yet-perhaps a
tralia. lecture with film.
Details of the Festival and the Saturday, 7 pm. to 9.15 p.m.
V.A.C.S. proposals for an Australian This will be the feature night for the
Federation of Amateur Cine Societies amateur cine movement, when a selec-
have been forwarded to all cine societies tion of the best amateur films will be
throughout Australia. presented, Australian and Overseas.
The following tentative time-table Saturday, 10 p.m.
This is the barbecue arranged by the
has been arranged for the amateur cine
Festival Committee (as shown in Olinda
movement within the framework of the
Preview-last month ) and the open-air
Festival, and full arrangements will be
published in the January-February issue Australian premiere of the British Fes-
tival film, "The Magic Box," the story
of "Victorian Movie Makers" (published
of the invention of cinematography as
late January) and broadcast through the
we know it.
York Camera Shop's session from 3AW
on Sunday mornings at 1 0.30. Sunday, 11.15 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
It has been suggested that a pro·
Saturday, 26th, 11.15 a.m. to 12.30· p.m.
gramme of amateur films, with a re-
Opening conference of delegates to
ligious or serious motive, be screened (a
the Australian Convention of Amateur
suggestion is "Give Us This Day," by
Cine Societies, and welcome by the Pre-
Mr. A. T. Bartlett; of Q.A.C.S.).
sident of the Victorian Amateur Cine
Society. This will be followed by a dis- Sunday, 2.15 p.m. to 3.30 p.m.
cussion on film appraisal and an address A programme of early Australian
by Dr. A. R. Michaelis, founder of the amateur films has been suggested. De-
Australian Scientific Film Society (a tails of films available will be appre-
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