We acknowledge Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live and give respect to their Elders, past and present.

Read our Statement of Reflection
Skip to main content
National Film and Sound Archive
National Film and Sound Archive
National Film and Sound Archive

Academy Award: Kokoda Front Line!

1943

Academy Award: Kokoda Front Line!

1943

  • NFSA IDBDEBT049
  • TypeFilm
  • MediumMoving Image
  • FormNewsreel, Series
  • Year1943

Cinesound announces that its newsreel film Kokoda Front Line! has received an Honourable Mention and Special Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Hollywood. Tribute is paid to Damien Parer for his photographic work and to Cinesound staff for their contributions.

Kokoda Front Line! was one of four films that shared the Academy Award for Best Documentary in 1943.

Notes by Stephen Groenewegen

Courtesy of
Cinesound Movietone Productions

Cinesound announces that its newsreel film Kokoda Front Line! has received an Honourable Mention and Special Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Hollywood. Tribute is paid to Damien Parer for his photographic work and to Cinesound staff for their contributions.

Kokoda Front Line! was one of four films that shared the Academy Award for Best Documentary in 1943.

Notes by Stephen Groenewegen

Courtesy of
Cinesound Movietone Productions
Themes
    Themes
    Industry professional? Go Pro

    Need to license this item? A/V professionals and researchers can shortlist licensing enquiries via our NFSA Pro catalogue search and membership.

    Get started with PRO

    Collections to explore

    • Academy Awards

    • Newsreel

    • AACTA Awards

    • Start your own collection

      A free Your Stuff account allows you to save, organise and share your favourite videos, audio and stories.

    More in Stories+

    Personalized your experience

    Save, create and share

    With NFSA Your Stuff