March 26, 2010TV’s eleventh hour
What: The pioneers of Australian television are in danger of being swept into obscurity. A national effort has begun to ensure these people and their technology won’t suffer the same fate as many of those individuals and companies who began our cinema industry over a hundred years ago.
Where: Meetings of concerned people from [...]
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January 13th 2010
State film library rescued.
What: Following a decision to dispose of a large section of the State film lending library, a group of local volunteers have prevented nearly 6000 16mm film prints from possibly going to the tip.
Where: The collection is being removed from the Alexander Library building and taken to an alternative [...]
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November 22, 2009In 2006, it was the 50th anniversary of television in Australia. The Australian Museum of Motion Picture Technology (AMMPT) commemorated this occasion with two events. The first was an exhibition in the undercroft of the Perth Town Hall in October 2006, and the second, a reunion for Perth television stations with TVW7, ABW2 and STW9 [...]
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November 6, 2009
A free public exhibition is currently running at the Fremantle Arts Centre, entitled “50 years of television broadcasting in Western Australia”.
This exhibition is being co-ordinated by the WA branch of the Australian Museum of Motion Picture Technology (AMMPT). It was formally opened by the Honourable John Day, Minister for Culture and [...]
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May 12, 2009
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May 10th 2009
Interstate branches begin Incorporation process
Community recognition and appreciation of the achievements and history of Australia’s moving image industries’ rich and proud heritage moved a step closer last week with incorporation procedures commencing to enable the establishment of the Eastern and Southern Region branches of the Australian Museum of Motion Picture Technology.
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April 25, 2009Meetings will be held in both Sydney and Melbourne early next month for the purpose of determining if there is sufficient interest in establishing regional AMMPT branches in these regions. They will be open to anyone interested in preserving the heritage of the Australian cinema and television industries for future generations who [...]
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