8 portraits
David Elfick
Paul Byrnes speaks with David Elfick, the man who helped bring Newsfront and Rabbit-Proof Fence to the screen, about what makes a successful film producer. [read more]
David Gulpilil
Liz McNiven looks at David Gulpilil’s 40-year career and the profound impact he has had on Australian film. [read more]
Paul Cox
Lynden Barber profiles filmmaker Paul Cox, the father of independent art cinema in Australia. [read more]
Cecil Holmes
NFSA Historian Graham Shirley celebrates the life and work of filmmaker, author, journalist, humanitarian and champion of social justice Cecil Holmes. [read more]
Charles Chauvel
Charles Chauvel was the most overtly nationalist of Australia’s early directors, and the most independent. Feature films curator Paul Byrnes pays tribute on the 50th anniversary of his death. [read more]
Patricia Lovell
NFSA Historian Graham Shirley looks back over the career of Patricia Lovell, recipient of the 2010 Ken G Hall Film Preservation Award. [read more]
Ken G Hall
Ken Hall made hit movies and never pretended to be an artist, yet his movies at Cinesound bear many signs of his strong creative personality. Feature film curator Paul Byrnes re-examines a brilliant career. [read more]
Chris Haywood
Chris Haywood has had one of the longest careers in modern Australian film, playing a series of outsiders. He speaks to feature film curator, Paul Byrnes. [read more]
