''Cardin in Australia'' is a 1968 Australian film about

Pierre Cardin Pierre Cardin (, , ), born Pietro Costante Cardino (2 July 1922 – 29 December 2020), was an Italian-born naturalised-French fashion designer. He is known for what were his avant-garde style and Space Age designs. He preferred geometric sh ...

's visit to Australia at the invitation of the

Australian Wool Board The Australian Wool Board was an Australian Government statutory board that existed in its first phase between May 1936 and January 1945; in its second phase between June 1945 and June 1953; and in its third and final phase, between May 1963 and ...

, who invited the French fashion designer to promote his designs and his use of wool in his collections, highlighting the value of wool as a fashion item. The film won the 1967

Australian Film Institute The Australian Film Institute (AFI) was founded in 1958 as a non-profit organisation devoted to developing an active film culture in Australia and fostering engagement between the general public and the Australian film industry. It is responsi ...

award for Best Documentary. It also won the 1967

award for best editing in a non-feature film.Editors and the Australia Film Institute

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''Cardin in Australia''
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''Cardin in Australia''
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Melbourne International Film Festival The Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) is an annual film festival held over three weeks in Melbourne, Australia. It was founded in 1952 and is one of the oldest film festivals in the world following the founding of the Venice Film Fes ...

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