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Nigel Buesst
Nigel Buesst (born 30 April 1938) is an Australian filmmaker from Melbourne. After graduating B.Com in 1960 from Melbourne University he headed overseas to London and worked as an assistant editor at Shepperton Studios. On returning to Melbourne in 1962 he worked for some months at the ABC's Ripponlea newsroom, and freelanced as a cameraman on various productions. He also started directing his own films, beginning with “Fun Radio” in 1963. After the success of his film "Rise and Fall of Squizzy Taylor" he began teaching at the Swinburne University of Technology (1970-1984) while continuing to make films on a diverse range of subjects. He was also a co-founder and the artistic director of the St Kilda Film Festival from 1986 to 1990. Buesst has been described as "a living legend of Melbourne's film scene" and was a figure in the "Carlton wave" of Australian filmmaking. Select credits DIRECTOR on all titles, unless otherwise noted. *''Fun Radio'' (1963) *''Dancing Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/ Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a metropolitan area known as Greater Melbourne, comprising an urban agglomeration of 31 local municipalities, although the name is also used specifically for the local municipality of City of Melbourne based around its central business area. The metropolis occupies much of the northern and eastern coastlines of Port Phillip Bay and spreads into the Mornington Peninsula, part of West Gippsland, as well as the hinterlands towards the Yarra Valley, the Dandenong and Macedon Ranges. It has a population over 5 million (19% of the population of Australia, as per 2021 census), mostly residing to the east side of the city centre, and its inhabitants are commonly referred to as "Melburnians". The area of Melbourne has been home to Abori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmnews
''Filmnews'' was a monthly newspaper that covered independent film production, distribution and exhibition in Australia and the federal and state government policies and practices that supported them. Produced in Sydney, it was distributed around Australia, containing news, reviews, interviews, articles and some gossip on the local film community. It ran from February 1975, from government startup grants over 1973–74, to 1995. History ''Filmnews'' first issue appeared in February 1975. Published in St Peters' Lane, Darlinghurst, Filmnews began as a newsletter with screening and meeting information and catalogue of the Sydney Filmmakers Co-op Sydney Women's Film Group The Sydney Filmmakers Co-operative was a co-operative of independent filmmakers, set up to distribute and exhibit their films and the films of other independent filmmakers both Australian and overseas. The collection even .... In August 1975 filmmaker Aggy Read complained that it was "flabby and indulgent with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swinburne University Of Technology
Swinburne University of Technology (often simply called Swinburne) is a public research university based in Melbourne, Australia. It was founded in 1908 as the Eastern Suburbs Technical College by George Swinburne to serve those without access to further education in Melbourne's eastern suburbs. Its main campus is in Hawthorn, a suburb of Melbourne, 7.5 km from the Melbourne central business district. In addition to its main Hawthorn campus, it has campuses in the Melbourne metropolitan area at Wantirna and Croydon; in Sarawak, Malaysia; and in Sydney. In the 2020 Student Experience Survey, Swinburne was ranked equal 1st place in Victoria for the ’entire education experience’ for undergraduate students, with an overall satisfaction rate of 80 per cent. Swinburne is the only academic institution in Melbourne that offers pilot training from the aviation degrees. History Swinburne University of Technology has its origins in the Eastern Suburbs Technical Colleg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Kilda Film Festival
St Kilda is an inner seaside suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 6 km (4 miles) south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Port Phillip local government area. St Kilda recorded a population of 19,490 at the 2021 census. The Traditional Owners of St Kilda are the Yaluk-ut Weelam clan of the Boon Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation. St Kilda was named by Charles La Trobe, then superintendent of the Port Phillip District, after a schooner, '' Lady of St Kilda'', which moored at the main beach in early 1842. Later in the Victorian era, St Kilda became a favoured suburb of Melbourne's elite, and many palatial mansions and grand terraces were constructed along its hills and waterfront. After the turn of the century, the St Kilda foreshore became Melbourne's favoured playground, with electric tram lines linking the suburbs to the seaside amusement rides, ballrooms, cinemas and cafes, and crowds flocked to St Kilda Beach. Many of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rise And Fall Of Squizzy Taylor
Joseph Theodore Leslie "Squizzy" Taylor (29 June 1888 – 27 October 1927) was an Australian gangster from Melbourne. He appeared repeatedly and sometimes prominently in Melbourne news media because of suspicions, formal accusations and some convictions related to a 1919 gang war, to his absconding from bail and hiding from the police in 1921–22, and to his involvement in a robbery where a bank manager was murdered in 1923. Taylor enjoyed a fearsome reputation in 1920s Melbourne. A "spiv", described as the Australian equivalent of the 'American bootleggers', his crimes ranged from pickpocketing, assault and shopbreaking to armed robbery and murder. He also derived income from sly-grog selling, two-up schools, illegal bookmaking, extortion, prostitution and, in his later years, is believed by some to have moved into cocaine dealing. Early life Born in Brighton, Victoria, on 29 June 1888, Taylor was the second youngest child of Benjamin Isaiah Taylor, coachmaker, and Rosina Tay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nothing Like Experience
''Nothing Like Experience'' is a 1970 Australian film made by Melbourne University Film Society about three students at Melbourne University. It was part of the "Carlton wave" of Australian filmmaking. The film was commissioned by the SRC and the Council of the Student Union. Premise A comedy about the 1969 University Arts Festival in Melbourne, featuring three student archetypes: the Cynic (John Romeril), the Enthusiast (Bill Garner), and the Schizoid (Marty Phelan). References External links''Nothing Like Experience''at IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, p ...''Nothing Like Experience''at Oz Movies Australian comedy films 1970s English-language films 1970 films Australian student films 1970s Australian films {{1970s-Australia-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonjour Balwyn
''Bonjour Balwyn'' is a 1971 Australian independent film directed by Nigel Buesst and starring John Duigan, Peter Cummins, and John Romeril. It was one of the most notable films of the "Carlton Wave" of filmmaking.David Stratton, ''The Last New Wave: The Australian Film Revival'', Angus & Robertson, 1980 p276 Premise Kevin Agar is a Carlton-based owner of a fledgling magazine who struggles to make ends meet. As his financial situation turns desperate, he finds work assisting a television repair man with repossessions. Agar's parents live in the suburb of Balwyn. Cast * John Duigan as Kevin Agar * Peter Cummins as TV repairman * John Romeril as Alan * Patricia Condon as secretary * Barbara Stephens as Christine * Reg Newson as theatre producer * Camilla Rountree as Rhonda * Marcel Cugola * Jim Nicholas * Alan Finney * Peter Carmody * Geoff Gardener Production ''Bonjour Balwyn'' was shot on 16mm with funds from the Experimental Film and Television Fund. The original runnin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dead Easy (1970 Film)
''Dead Easy'' is a 1970 Australian film. Plot A student of criminology is completing a thesis on Melbourne mass murderers. With the aid of a German professor he visits the scenes of the crimes of Frederick Deeming, Norman List, Arnold Sodeman and Edward Leonski and reconstructs them. One day the students visits the professor and sees him attacked by two strangers. The professor knifes one of the men. Cast *Peter Carmody as the student *Kurt Beimelas the professor *Anna Raknes as the girlfriend *Peter Cummins as the stranger *David Car as a stranger *Martin Phelan as cameraman *Brian Davies as friend *Bruce Spence as friend *Shirley Carr * Alan Finney Production The film was shot in January 1970 in and around Melbourne. It received a limited release.Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, ''Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production'', Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998 p250 References External links''Dead Easy''at IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Come Out Fighting (1973 Film)
''Come Out Fighting'' is a short 1973 Australian feature directed by Nigel Buesst. Plot Aboriginal boxer Al Dawson is torn by the demands of fight promoters and aboriginal protestors. He eventually decides to reject them all and gives away his chance at a world title. Cast * Michael Karpaney as Al Dawson * Joey Collins as Eddie * Bethany Lee as Susan Parker * Cliff Neate as Stan Harkness * Peter Green as Rocky Garibaldi * Bob Horsfall as Phil Bench * Brian Torrens as Carl Price * Peter Adams as Garry Day * Martin Phelan as student * Harry Williams as aboriginal drinker * Max Pescud as trainer * Bert Williams as aboriginal drinker * Kris McQuade as Sporting World hostess * John Jacobs as trainer * John Duigan as student Production The film was shot on 16mm and was made with the assistance of the Experimental Film and Television Fund. Filming completed by July 1973.Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, ''Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production'', Melbourne: Oxford U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compo (film)
''Compo'' is a 1989 low budget Australian film.David Stratton, ''The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry'', Pan MacMillan, 1990 p193 Buesst made it while running the St Kilda Film Festival. Premise A man goes to work for the state compensation office. Cast *Jeremy Stanford as Paul Harper *Bruce Kerr as David Bartlett *Christopher Barry as Carlo Garbanzo *Elisabeth Crockett as Gina *Cliff Neate as Dale Bradley Reception The ''Tribune'' said the film "was mostly funny, but a little too long. Although it's a parody of the worst aspects of the public service, the portrayal of people with injuries as leeches on society did get a little annoying. Nonetheless, for a small budget, home-grown movie Nigel Buesst has done very well." ''The Age'' said it "had a smattering of excellent on liners but is a narrative and satirical shambles and is further sullied by some dreadful miscasting." References External links''Compo''at IMDbCompoat TCMDB Turner Cla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Screen Australia
Screen Australia is the Australian Federal Government's key funding body for the Australian screen production industry, created under the ''Screen Australia Act 2008''. From 1 July 2008 Screen Australia took over the functions of its predecessor agencies the Australian Film Commission (AFC), the Film Finance Corporation Australia (FFC) and Film Australia Limited. Screen Australia supports the development, production, promotion and distribution of Australian narrative and documentary screen content. History The Commonwealth ''Screen Australia Act 2008'' provides detailed information about the specific functions and powers of Screen Australia. Under this act, from 1 July 2008 the Australian Film Commission, the Film Finance Corporation Australia and Film Australia Limited were merged into one body, to be known as Screen Australia. New Zealand television and film executive Ruth Harley was appointed the inaugural chief executive officer, handing over to Graeme Mason at the end of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AustLit
AustLit: The Australian Literature Resource (also known as AustLit: Australian Literature Gateway; and AustLit: The Resource for Australian Literature), usually referred to simply as AustLit, is an internet-based, non-profit collaboration between researchers and librarians from Australian universities, led by the University of Queensland (UQ), designed to comprehensively record the history of Australian literary and story-making cultures. AustLit is an encyclopaedia of Australian writers and writing. BlackWords is a landmark research project by and within AustLit that details the lives and work of Indigenous Australian authors, which includes Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers and storytellers. History AustLit was founded in 2000, when several independent databases on a variety of themes related to literary studies was created from work done by research groups at eight universities. The first dataset comprised about 300,000 fairly simple biographic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
