Cinema Papers

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::summary Australian film magazine ::

Cinema Papers was an Australian bi-monthly film magazine which ran from 1974 to 2001, regarded as "the premier Australian film industry magazine". It absorbed Filmviews in 1989.

History and profile

Cinema Papers was first published as a nationally distributed magazine in January 1974, established by Peter Beilby, Scott Murray, and Philippe Mora.

The name was derived, via a single issue magazine produced by students at La Trobe University in October 1967, from the influential French journal Cahiers du Cinéma. The La Trobe film society magazine was edited by Mora and Beilby, and from October 1969 until April 1970, another magazine, in the form of an 11-issue tabloid, was published by Mora.

The magazine was published on a bimonthly or quarterly basis, and had its headquarters in Melbourne, at 143 Thierry Street.

In 1989 Cinema Papers absorbed another film magazine, Filmviews,

Issue 131 was not published,

Contributing writers and editors included Antony I. Ginnane.

Coverage

The magazine covered both national and international news, including film productions; interviews with actors, producers and technicians; historical articles; and film reviews of contemporary films from around the world.

Influence and legacy

Cinema Papers was regarded as "the premier Australian film industry magazine".

Digitised versions of Cinema Papers are available from the University of Wollongong's archival collection.

References

References

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