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 of America
surface form: United States
institution Australian Film Television and Radio School
National Film and Sound Archive
surface form: 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
surface form: 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
surface form: 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 cinema
surface form: 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 Australian cinema
this entity surface form: Australia (film production context)
Richard Roxburgh participatedIn Australian cinema
this entity surface form: Australian film industry
A Cry in the Dark partOf Australian cinema