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V.A.C.S. NOTICES
Call for Early Amateur FilmH
The Victorian Amateur Cine Society is sending out II fur rly amateur
films, made about 1930 or earlier. We wish to include th m In th mnteur cine
section of the Olinda Film Festival in January, 1952.
Would anyone having any of these cine souvenirs stored w, y pi nse contact
Mr. Brian Bennett, Hon. Secretary V.A.C.S., Box 1270 L, Mel bourn , C.1, Victoria,
giving details of film (subject matter, condition, gauge, etc.) . This request is
made to all persons, whether in Victoria or Interstate.
* CHRISTMAS PARTY. A notice of motion lo ,1mend Rule
3 (a) of the Rules of lho Victorian
.V.A.C.S. Organiser, Max Edwards,
would like to know as soon as possible Amateur Cine Society was submitted, and
the names and ages of children coming this will be distributed to members before
to the V.A.C.S. Christmas Party on the date of the annual general meeting,
Wednesday evening, 19th December. in accordance with rules. This concerns
the annual subscription to the Society.
* HOLIDAYS AND PUBLISHING A report of the arrangments for the
ARRANGEMENTS, V.A.C.S. Olinda Film Festival was received from
AND V.M.M. Mr. Bottomley (V.A.C.S. Representative
on the Committee) and Mr. Bennett,
Owing to the annual holidays of our-
Sec rei a ry, who detailed correspondence
selves and our printers (McKellar Press),
sent to the various other societies within
there will be no January issue of "Vi"c-
Auslr li, roque ling their views upon
torian Movie Makers," but a combined
the formolion of nn Auslril lian Federation
January arod February issue will be pub-
of Amnl cur C1n! Soc,ot i •s. No replies
lished in late January. The final V.A.C.S.
had been r c ivocl lo dnl .
function for 1951 is the Christmas Party
A minute of ,lJ.lP' ociJ I ion has been
on 19th December, and the new year
placed llpOn lho 1ocorcls of lhe Society to
commences on 16th January with a
Mr. and Mrs. M,1x Knobel for their hos-
Committee Meeting, and 23rd and 30th
pitality.
will see screenings of films-Canadi.1n
Owing to urn nl business arising, Mr.
films on 23rd and members' films on
A. F. Boll omley nolified the Committee
30th January, 1952.
of his in)billly to be present for the
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Technic, I Nigh I ~ch eduled for 21st
THE COMMITTEE REPORTS November, <md ~t·vc ra l alternatives were
A feature of recent committee meet- suggcsled 10 th Organiser, who will
ings has been the number of new mem- make his I eel ion ilS possible.
bers elected to membership of the The llous <mel Projection Roster for
V.A.C.S., and this was particularly notice- the screenings of lho Five Best Films was
able on 7th November, when nine new arranged.
members were received. A new innovnl ion for the screen in
A welcome to the Committee was ex- the Y.M.C.A. Soclnl Hall is the round
tended to Mr. Allan Hambleton, appoint- corners, ilnd lo furlh er the ultimate of
ed Assistant Secretary in place of Mrs. projection a new surface is to be obtained
C. A. Flohr, who has submitted her re- in the near fuiUI O in place of the pre-
signation. sent matt surface.
6 DECEMBER, 1951. e VICTORIAN MOVIE MAKERS