Australian film history
The first film In Australia, also the first full length feature film in 1906 was, The Story of the Kelly Gang, which was a huge success in both Australian and British theatres, it was also the beginning of a genre of bushranger stories. Until in 1911 when South Australia banned the screening of bushranger films, Victoria soon followed. Thanks to the work of pioneers of Australian movie making such as Raymond Longford and Ken Hall, the Australian cinema continued to flourish during the silent era.
In the early years, Australian filmmakers were interested in building and exploring Australian identity and used the themes of convicts and bushrangers. In spite of the fact that Australian audiences were engrossed in seeing
The first film In Australia, also the first full length feature film in 1906 was, The Story of the Kelly Gang, which was a huge success in both Australian and British theatres, it was also the beginning of a genre of bushranger stories. Until in 1911 when South Australia banned the screening of bushranger films, Victoria soon followed. Thanks to the work of pioneers of Australian movie making such as Raymond Longford and Ken Hall, the Australian cinema continued to flourish during the silent era.
In the early years, Australian filmmakers were interested in building and exploring Australian identity and used the themes of convicts and bushrangers. In spite of the fact that Australian audiences were engrossed in seeing