Australian cinema

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Australian cinema is the national film industry and body of film works produced in Australia, known for its distinctive storytelling, landscapes, and contributions to world cinema.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf feature film ⓘ
film industry ⓘ
film movement ⓘ
national cinema ⓘ
activePeriod 1970s ⓘ
1980s ⓘ
beganInPeriod late 19th century ⓘ
commonTheme Australian national identity ⓘ
Indigenous Australian experiences ⓘ
colonial history ⓘ
mateship and larrikinism ⓘ
migration and multiculturalism ⓘ
rural and outback life ⓘ
continent Oceania ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
distributionMarket domestic Australian market ⓘ
international market ⓘ
governmentSupport federal film funding ⓘ
state film agencies ⓘ
hasCoProductionsWith European countries ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
institution Australian Film Television and Radio School ⓘ
National Film and Sound Archive of Australia ⓘ
Screen Australia ⓘ
knownFor contributions to world cinema ⓘ
depiction of Australian landscapes ⓘ
distinctive storytelling ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Indigenous Australian languages ⓘ
majorFestival Adelaide Film Festival ⓘ
Melbourne International Film Festival ⓘ
Sydney Film Festival ⓘ
notableActor Cate Blanchett ⓘ
Geoffrey Rush ⓘ
Heath Ledger ⓘ
Hugh Jackman ⓘ
Jacki Weaver ⓘ
Mel Gibson ⓘ
Nicole Kidman ⓘ
Russell Crowe ⓘ
Toni Collette ⓘ
notableDirector Baz Luhrmann ⓘ
Fred Schepisi ⓘ
George Miller ⓘ
Gillian Armstrong ⓘ
Jane Campion ⓘ
Justin Kurzel ⓘ
Peter Weir ⓘ
Rolf de Heer ⓘ
linked to: Rolf De Heer

Warwick Thornton ⓘ
notableEarlyWork The Story of the Kelly Gang ⓘ
notableFilm Animal Kingdom ⓘ
Breaker Morant ⓘ
Crocodile Dundee ⓘ
Gallipoli ⓘ
Lion ⓘ
Mad Max ⓘ
Mad Max: Fury Road ⓘ
Muriel’s Wedding ⓘ
linked to: Muriel's Wedding

Picnic at Hanging Rock ⓘ
Rabbit-Proof Fence ⓘ
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert ⓘ
The Babadook ⓘ
notableFor often cited as the world’s first feature-length narrative film ⓘ
notableGenre bushranger film ⓘ
horror ⓘ
indigenous-themed drama ⓘ
outback adventure film ⓘ
road movie ⓘ
social realism ⓘ
notableMovement Australian New Wave ⓘ
relatedArtForm Australian literature ⓘ
Australian theatre ⓘ
relatedIndustry Australian television industry ⓘ
releaseYear 1906 ⓘ

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Peter Finch → workedIn → Australian cinema ⓘ
Immortan Joe → countryOfOrigin → Australia (film production context) ⓘ
linked to: Australian cinema
Richard Roxburgh → participatedIn → Australian film industry ⓘ
linked to: Australian cinema
A Cry in the Dark → partOf → Australian cinema ⓘ
Gennie Nevinson → partOf → Australian film industry ⓘ
linked to: Australian cinema
Hayley McElhinney → partOf → Australian film industry ⓘ
linked to: Australian cinema
Muriel Heslop → culturalOrigin → Australian cinema ⓘ
Romper Stomper (film score) → associatedWith → Australian cinema ⓘ
Lachy Hulme → hasPartIn → Australian film industry ⓘ
linked to: Australian cinema
Ida Pender → partOf → Australian cinema ⓘ
subject linked to: Ida Pender in "Newsfront"