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Women's International Film Festival Program

1975

Women's International Film Festival Program

1975

  • NFSA IDRN49QSKB
  • TypeDocumentation
  • MediumDocumentation
  • FormFestival Programme
  • Year1975

This program was for the one-off International Women's Film Festival that ran in Australian capital cities in 1975, focusing on local and international films made by women. As well as descriptions of all of the films in the festival, the booklet included articles on feminist film topics and a resource and reading guide. The cover images reinforce the content by highlighting women’s contributions behind the camera.

During the early 1970s, women's cinema gained increasing prominence with the formation of groups such as the Sydney Women's Film Group (SWFG) and Reel Women in Melbourne. The SWFG organised the International Women's Film Festival (IWFF) to protest the low number of women filmmakers in the Sydney Film Festival. The first festival of its kind in Australia, the IWFF ran from August to October 1975 in the capital cities.

The program included nine Australian films: The Cheaters (McDonagh Sisters, 1929); The Passionate Industry (Joan Long, 1972); Got At (Pat Edgar, 1972); It’s Just Something Kids Do (Pat Edgar, 1973); Still Life (Jeni Thornley and Dagmar Ross, 1974); Daddythings (Linda Blagg, 1974); The Golden Cage (Ayten Kuyululu, 1975); Sharing the Dream (Milena Damjanovic, 1975); and She’s My Sister (Meg Sharpe, 1975).

This program was for the one-off International Women's Film Festival that ran in Australian capital cities in 1975, focusing on local and international films made by women. As well as descriptions of all of the films in the festival, the booklet included articles on feminist film topics and a resource and reading guide. The cover images reinforce the content by highlighting women’s contributions behind the camera.

During the early 1970s, women's cinema gained increasing prominence with the formation of groups such as the Sydney Women's Film Group (SWFG) and Reel Women in Melbourne. The SWFG organised the International Women's Film Festival (IWFF) to protest the low number of women filmmakers in the Sydney Film Festival. The first festival of its kind in Australia, the IWFF ran from August to October 1975 in the capital cities.

The program included nine Australian films: The Cheaters (McDonagh Sisters, 1929); The Passionate Industry (Joan Long, 1972); Got At (Pat Edgar, 1972); It’s Just Something Kids Do (Pat Edgar, 1973); Still Life (Jeni Thornley and Dagmar Ross, 1974); Daddythings (Linda Blagg, 1974); The Golden Cage (Ayten Kuyululu, 1975); Sharing the Dream (Milena Damjanovic, 1975); and She’s My Sister (Meg Sharpe, 1975).

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