Albie Thoms (28 July 1941 – 28 November 2012) was an

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film director, writer, and producer. He was born in

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. He was nominated for at the 1979 AFI Awards for

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for Palm Beach. He is best known for his work with Ubu Films, the Sydney Filmmakers’ Co-operative, and the Yellow House. He made a number of short films. He died on 28 November 2012.

Books

As well as ''Polemics for a New Cinema'' (1978), Thoms wrote ''Surfmovies'', (2000) a history of the Australian surfing film, published by Shore Thing, Noosa. His memoir ‘''My Generation’'' (2012) was published shortly after his death by Media21 publishing. He has also contributed to The Documentary Film in Australia publication as well as providing catalogue essays for ''Bohemians in the Bush'' (1991) and ''Belle-Ile: Monet, Russell and Matisse in Brittany'' (2001), both for AGNSW, and ''Then and Now and Everything in Between'' (2010), Mosman Art Gallery,

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Obituary: Champion of film as art pushed boundaries
in ''

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'', 4 December 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2020 {{DEFAULTSORT:Thoms, Albie Australian film directors 1941 births 2012 deaths