His technique of distributing that film himself was very influential in the revival of the Australian film industry in the 1970s. He was [1] the author of a detailed handbook for the Australian Film Commission entitled DELIVERY ITEMS: A Guide for Video and Film Producers and also the inaugural Executive Director of the Film, Radio & Television Board of the Australian Council for the Arts (now the Australia Council), during which time (in addition to funding the development of filmmakers and the art of film, television and radio generally) he established community access video centres throughout Australia. His experience in breaking the control of exhibition by the major distributors to gain outlets for The Naked Bunyip (1970) also led him, on behalf of the FR&TV Board, to create showcase cinemas for Australian films. These included The Longford (Melbourne) and The Chauvel (Sydney). The latter was incorporated in his concept that restructured the Paddington Town Hall to house a cinema, national video resource centre, video access centre and a radio station. It also included offices for the Australian Film Institute which administered the video centres and cinemas on behalf of the Film, Radio & Television Board.[2][3][4]
John D. Lamond called him "a pioneer, he dragged Australian audiences back into a theatre for the first time in years to look at an Australian film."[6]
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The Naked Bunyip (1970) - writer, producer, director, distributor
john, murray, filmmaker, john, murray, 1931, 1932, june, 2020, australian, filmmaker, author, best, known, naked, bunyip, john, murrayborn1931, 1932died1, june, aged, melbourne, victoria, australiaoccupationswriterdirectorproducerdistributor, contents, biograp. John B Murray 1931 1932 1 June 2020 was an Australian filmmaker and an author best known for The Naked Bunyip John B MurrayBorn1931 1932Died1 June aged 88 Melbourne Victoria AustraliaOccupationsWriterdirectorproducerdistributor Contents 1 Biography 2 Select credits 3 References 4 External linksBiography editHis technique of distributing that film himself was very influential in the revival of the Australian film industry in the 1970s He was 1 the author of a detailed handbook for the Australian Film Commission entitled DELIVERY ITEMS A Guide for Video and Film Producers and also the inaugural Executive Director of the Film Radio amp Television Board of the Australian Council for the Arts now the Australia Council during which time in addition to funding the development of filmmakers and the art of film television and radio generally he established community access video centres throughout Australia His experience in breaking the control of exhibition by the major distributors to gain outlets for The Naked Bunyip 1970 also led him on behalf of the FR amp TV Board to create showcase cinemas for Australian films These included The Longford Melbourne and The Chauvel Sydney The latter was incorporated in his concept that restructured the Paddington Town Hall to house a cinema national video resource centre video access centre and a radio station It also included offices for the Australian Film Institute which administered the video centres and cinemas on behalf of the Film Radio amp Television Board 2 3 4 Murray died on 1 June 2020 in Melbourne 5 John D Lamond called him a pioneer he dragged Australian audiences back into a theatre for the first time in years to look at an Australian film 6 Select credits editThe Naked Bunyip 1970 writer producer director distributor Libido 1973 director Lonely Hearts 1982 producer We of the Never Never 1982 original producerReferences edit John B Murray Australian Filmmaker amp Author John B Murray Genesis of The Naked Bunyip at Senses of Cinema John B Murray Prelude to a Screening AACMI website 2008 Archived 2014 01 14 at the Wayback Machine accessed 20 Sept 2012 Interview with Scott Murray 6 November 1998 accessed 14 October 2012 if com au accessed 7 April 2021 Interview with John Lamond Mondo Stumpo early 2002 accessed 14 October 2012External links editCredits at personal website John B Murray at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John B Murray filmmaker amp oldid 1182188567, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
