It could be asked what priority does society give to preserving our heritage? For if it wasn’t for the advances in the past, there would be no building blocks for the future.

Some one had to be the pioneers, to accept the challenges and forge ahead so that we now can benefit. How sad it [...]

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In 2007, AMMPT member Richard Ashton wrote and directed a documentary on the activities of a band of cinema and TV pioneers. One segment related to the dedicated team who congregate one Sunday each month to conduct screenings of classic movies from the heyday of Hollywood. The nostalgic venue for these former big studio productions [...]

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There will be historical film screenings at the site of the Wireless Hill Telecommunications Museum, Western Australia, on Wednesday May 18 at 11:00 am and 2:00 pm.

The City of Melville’s Museums & Local History Service together with The Australian Museum of Motion Pictures & Television (Inc) will be holding two screenings of WA focused films [...]

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Diana Warnock and Damien Spiccia – Winner of the Bill Warnock Award

See the glamour of the red carpet, the drama of the awards ceremony, the joy of the winners and the buzz of the party!

WTV has put together a half-hour special capturing the highlights of the 2011 WASA’s. It was great night for the [...]

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It is with great sadness that AMMPT notes the passing of Ron Tutt (1924-2011) a well known and respected Perth cinema identity.

Daryl Binning with Ron Tutt in 2006

Ron was born in Tasmania where his father was a government photographer. He was to pursue a career as a pilot in England, prior to the second world [...]

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Late Delivery for Cowboy Tom Mix

What: An autograph book missing for 85 years with hundreds of Western Australians signatures and intended for Hollywood silent film cowboy megastar Tom Mix has been located.
Where: The book was discovered in Busselton.
When: It was uncovered last Thursday.
What is probably the most recent significant find of silent film memorabilia uncovered [...]

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What: A special screening of Australian films and display of south-west cinema memorabilia to mark 50 years of the Busselton Drive-in.
Where: The event will be held at the Busselton Drive-in cinema.
When: Friday December 3rd, 7.45 pm. Gates open at 6.00 pm

A special event is being planned to commemorate the legacy of the southwest’s [...]

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Members of The Australian Museum of Motion Picture Technology gathered for a special screening to mark the closure of Hoyts Cinema City in the Perth CBD.  The final movie was ‘Hercules Returns’.
Cinema City was built by TVW Enterprises, opening in 1980 before being purchased by Hoyts in 1988.  At the time, Cinema City was the [...]

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