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The records in this collection are chiefly described by file titles in the following box listings. The files were originally received in 20 marbig boxes and subsequently transferred to 37 archive boxes.

This collection further documents the early history and activities of the Sydney Film Festival, including files of former Administrators, Board members and Directors, Ian McPherson, David Stratton, Paul Byrnes and Ross Barnard.

BOX 1
Travelling Film Festival (TFF) Centres, BOXES 1-6:
Include correspondence, booking forms, hire agreements and promotional material

Castelmaine, 1986-1989
Newcastle, 1985-1989
Avoca – Avoca Beach, 1986-1987
Launceston, 1986-1989
Armidale, 1987-1988
Glenbrook, 1987-1990
Toowoomba, 1987-1988

BOX 2
Cairns, 1985-1989
Townsville, 1985-1990
Bowral, 1985-1990
Sawtell, 1985-1990

BOX 3
Mullumbimby, 1885-1990
Mt. Victoria, 1987-1991
Traralgon / Morwell, 1989-1991
Yarram, 1987-1990
Orange, 1986-1990
Nhulunby [Northern Territory], 1987-1990
Darwin, 1987-1990

BOX 4
Alice Springs, 1987-1990
Brisbane, 1986-1988
Brisbane, 1989
Pomona [Qld.], 1986-1991
Wagga Wagga, 1989-1990 
Armidale, 1987-1990
Laurieton, 1988-1990
Launceston, 1989-1990
Adelaide, 1988-1991
Adelaide, 1988-1990
Centres in Process of Investigation: Prospective New Centres – Requests to Bring TFF, 1975-1986
General Correspondence, 1987-1991
Correspondence, 1990-1991
Subscribers’ Correspondence, 1984-1989
List of Distributors, 1987-1991

BOX 5
TFF Questionnaires and Mailing List information up to 1992:
Alice Springs, Armidale, Avoca beach, Bateman’s Bay, Bowral, Cairns, Castelmaine, Darwin, Glenbrook, Glen Innes, Launceston, Laurieton, Milton, Mount Victoria, Mullumbimby, Newcastle, Nimbin, Nhulunbuy

BOX 6
TFF Questionnaires and Mailing List information up to 1992:
Orange, Pomona, Sawtell, Tamworth, Townsville, Traralgon, Wagga, Weipa, Wollongong, Yarram, Yeppoon, Miscellaneous

BOX 7
Sydney Film Festival (SFF) Country Files, BOXES 7-12:
Argentina, 1986-1988
Australia, 1988-1990
Australia, 1990, relating to 37th Sydney Film Festival, 8-22 June 1990
Britain, 1989 [1988-1990], mainly relating to 37th Sydney Film Festival
Britain, 1990 [1989-1990], mainly relating to 37th Sydney Film Festival
Canada, 1988-1989 [1988-1990]
Canada, 1990

BOX 8
France, 1988 [1987-1988]
France, 1989 [1988-1989]
France, 1990
West Germany, 1988
West Germany, 1989
West Germany, 1990, mainly relating to 37th Sydney Film Festival
India, 1988-1989 [1985-1989]
Italy, 1985-1989 [1983-1989]
Ivory Coast, 1985
Japan, 1985-1989
Maldives – Republic of the, 1986
Mali, 1979-1988
Mozambique, 1980-1981
Netherlands, 1985-1989

BOX 9
New Zealand, 1986-1989
Peru, 1968-1985
Poland, 1988-1990
Poland, 1989 [1988-1990]
Scotland, 1979-1985
Spain, 1988-1989
Sweden, 1986-1989
Switzerland, 1986-1990 [1985-1989]
Syria, 1984
USA, 1988 [1987-1988]
USA, 1989
USA, January – March 1990
USA, April – June 1990

BOX 10
USA, July – December 1990 [January 1991]
USSR, 1988
Vietnam, 1988
PNG [Papua New Guinea], 1978-1979
Philippines, 1978-1990
Poland, 1990-1991
Portugal, 1978-1992
Saudi Arabia, 1984
Senegal, 1976-1989
South Africa, 1975-1992
South Korea, 1982-1992
Spain, 1990-1993
Sri Lanka, 1973-1992
Sweden, 1990 [1990-1992]
Switzerland, 1990 [1990-1992]
Tunisia, 1982-1983
Turkey, 1975-1991

BOX 11
USA, January – March, 1992
USA, April – July 1992 [September 1991- July 1992]
USA, August – December 1992
USSR, 1989-1992
Venezuela, 1973-1991
Yugoslavia, 1985-1992

BOX 12
Australia, 1991
Britain, 1991
Canada, January 1991 – April 1992 
USA, January – April 1991
USA, May – December 1991

BOX 13
Correspondence with Melbourne Film Festival, 1991
37th Sydney Film Festival ‘Accepted’ [Entry Forms], 1990, 
38th  Sydney Film Festival Accepted Films Entry Forms, 1991
39th Sydney Film Festival Entry Forms Accepted Films, 1992
SFF 1992 – Short Films – Asia & Australia
SFF 1992 – Short Films – Europe, Africa & Middle East
SFF 1992 – Short Films – The Americas

BOX 14
38th Sydney Film Festival Correspondence, Apr.-May 1991
1991-1992 Telexes
Kids Kinema Questionnaires 1991

BOX 15
Administrator’s Files:
NSW Film & TV Office, 1987-1991
EFDO [European Film Distribution Office], 1991
Europe in Australia, 1990-1992, including catalogues distributed by EFDO
Mailing Services, 1990
Mark St. Leon – Meeting Statistics, 1989-1990
London Film Festival, 1991
Logo, 1992
Leichhardt Council, 1990
Late Shows ’91, 1987-1991
Late Shows ’92, 1991-1992
Regents Court [Potts Point, NSW], 1991, relating to serviced apartments
Hotels – 1992 [1991-1992]
HLM [Honorary Life Members] – 1991 [1990-1991]
Herald Competition – 1991
Herald 1992 [1990-1992], relating to advertising in The Sydney Morning 
Harbour Bridge, 1991
Greater Union – 1990 [1987-1991]
Grace Bros, 1990
Film Victoria, 1985-1991
AFI : Various, 1985-1992
A.F.T.R.S., 1989
Allied Reprographics, 1991
Ann Forday – John Poole, 1991
APRA [Australasian Performing Right Association], 1990
Badges, 1990-1991
Beaver Press, 1989-1991
Bus Charter, 1991
Canon 1992
Current – Board, 1991, including minutes of Board of Directors’ meetings
Dendy Judges – Finalists, 1991 [1990-1991]

BOX 16
DASETT [Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories], 1991-1992
E.E.C. [European Economic Community] Festival, 1992
Encore [Film, Television and Video Production Magazine and Directory], 1991
Eymont Kin-Yee Design, 1991-1992
Festival Reports, 1988-1990, including reports of the SFF and of 33rd London Film Festival
FIAPF [International Federation of Film Producers Association] – 1989 [1989-1991]
Advertising, 1992 [1990-1992]
Ad [Advertising] Contras, 1991
AFC [Australian Film Commission], 1988-199, relating to funding and grants
Attorney-General – Event Status – Customs Correspondence, 1983-1991
Opening Night 1990 [1990-1991]
Programme Advertising – Letter / Booking Form, 1991
Projectionists, 1989
Qantas – 1990 [1989-1991], being correspondence
Qld TFF Funding Application 1991
1991 Sponsorship [1991-1992]
Sydney Cinematheque, 1989, including workshop record of proceedings, 4 Mar. 1989
Printed material, being personal souvenir, The State Theatre on public exhibition : as an official activity of the Sydney Opera House Festival celebrating the official opening of the Sydney Opera House, October 20 1973 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II; 25: 25th Melbourne Film Festival Retrospect: 1952-1976; Australian Copyright Council Bulletin 60, 1987; Kino: Journal of the Australian Theatre Historical Society, no. 43, Mar. 1993 

BOX 17
‘Ross’s Files – 89/91 (Archived 4/11/91)’ [Ross Barnard]:
Travelling Film Festival Accounts July 1-December 31 1987
Sydney Film Festival 1987 Accounts
Friends of the Sydney Film Festival, 1981-1985, being volume of names and addresses
Friends, 1987-1990, being volume of names and addresses 
Festival Membership Registry, 1977-1984
S.T.A. [Travel], 1989-1991
State – GUO [Greater Union Organisation] – 1992 [1991-1992]
Status Graph, 1991
Survival Guide [1991]
Telecom, 1991
Tech, [Bauer Projector], 1991
Waldorf [Apartment Hotel, Sydney] : Jan. 1992 [1991-1992]
Westpac, 1989-1991
WIFT [Women in Film and Television Inc.], 1990-1991
Yoram Gross Award, 1990-1991
1987 Autumn Tour
1988 TFF, including box office statements, supervision reports, publicity expenses and minutes of the Committee of the TFF
TFF Press Advertising and Cashiers Dockets, 1988
1987 Spring TFF

BOX 18
Tyrrells [Wines], 1991
1989 Sponsorships, 1989-1991
1989 Correspondence – Misc., 1986-1990
1990 HLM [Honorary Life Member] Opening Night Seats, etc. – Dendy Finalists
Honeysett, 1989
Mobil Business in the Arts Awards – 1986 [1989]
Savoy [Serviced Apartments], 1988-1990
Singapore Airlines, 1990
State [Theatre] Box-Office – Seating Plans
TV Festival Ad, 1990
Volunteers, 1988-1991, including curriculum vitae of volunteers
1989: Herald Ads
Programme Advertising: 1990
Organists’ Register, 1990
1986: Post-Festival ‘Thank You’ Letters [1986-1987]
Star-Pic Badges, 1990
Friends – 1988-89-90-91, including correspondence with the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust

BOX 19
Stamp Orders, 1986-1989
Style, 1958, 1985
Computer Updating Information 
Information on Office Equipment
Media Releases, 1987
Media Releases, 1988
Media Releases, 1989
Festival Supporters Letters, 1986-1987
Notice to USA Potential Entrants [34th SFF, 1987]
Artwork Various
SFF Certificates, 1960-1992

BOX 20
Travelling Film Festival Printed Matter, 1974-1993

BOX 21
Late Show: Australian TV, 1990
Europe in Australia Season [European Film Distribution Office], 1992
Lubitsch & Sturgess, 1990-1991, relating to proposed retrospectives of films by Ernst Lubitsch and Preston Sturges  
38th Festival Program [7-21 June 1991], 1990-1991
Raw Film Notes [by Paul Byrnes] 1989 Festival
Film Aust. Retro, 1991, relating to Film Australia – A Tribute at 38th SFF
Guests 1991, [1989-1991], relating to 38th SFF 
Director’s Reports, 1983-1986 [4 files]

BOX 22
Director’s Reports, 1989-1991
Director’s Correspondence, 1992-1993
SFF Correspondence with David Thomas (41st Melbourne International Film Festival), 1993
Festival History, 1992-1993
Favourite Film Poll, 1983-1989
Form Letters etc.
Rod Webb – Director SFF Correspondence, 1983
Delegates, 1983, being SFF correspondence with the British Council, Sydney
Melbourne Film Festival Lists 1983 [to David Stratton, Director SFF]
1989 SFF Mailing List

BOX 23
Travelling Film Festival (TFF):
TFF Autumn 1985 – Questionnaire Information
TFF Spring 1985 – Questionnaire & Attendance Information
TFF 1985 Spring Press Book Original
TFF Questionnaire Info. Autumn 1986
TFF Press Book Autumn 1986 Original
TFF Commonwealth Bank Sponsorship, 1984-1989
TFF Budgeting, 1984-1988
TFF Supervisor’s Report – Autumn 1986
TFF Autumn Tour 1986 Distributors
TFF Supervisor’s Reports Autumn 1985
TFF Spring 1985 Grant Applications [1985-1986]

BOX 24
SFF Board Meetings, being copy of minutes of Board of Directors’ meeting, 15 Aug. 1989 and mainly media releases
Susan Wilson – Publicity, 1987-1990
36th SFF Delegate’s Engagement Sheets – Notebook, 1989
Telexes Out 1989
Travelling Film Festival, 1990, relating to Northern Territory program and Westpac sponsorship
SFF Questionnaire – 1973 Copy 2 of 2

BOX 25
Facsimiles Out January-May 1989, being lever arch file

BOX 26
Facsimiles Out June-December 1989, being lever arch file

BOX 27
Records relating to the Dendy Awards for Australian short films, 1989-1991, including correspondence, entry forms and publicity

BOX 28
Records relating to the Dendy Awards for Australian short films, 1992-1993, including correspondence, entry forms and publicity

BOX 29
Records relating to the Dendy Awards for Australian short films, 1992

BOX 30
Ian McPherson’s files, BOXES 30-37:

Festival early years to 1963 [1956-1963]

File of papers, 1962-1972, including letters received from David Stratton, 1971, and his reports from Canada and Paris; Director’s Reports, 1962-1963; and report from Erwin Rado in Belgrade, 24 Sept. 1971

Festival Publicity  1962/4 [1961-1964]

1966 Festival Publicity & General [1964-1966]

1966/7 Festival Censorship [1956-1967] [Ian McPherson, Convener, SFF Censorship Sub Committee]

1967 Fest. Historical Survey of First Year

1967 Festival [14th] Brochure, relating to design and printing

1967 Festival Programme

1967 Festival

1967 Exhibition, including photographs

1968 Festival – Vice regal & Preview – AFI & Visiting Celebrities [1967-1968]

1968 Festival & General

1968 Festival – Selected Press Clippings

1968 Fest. Publicity

BOX 31
1969 Festival, including correspondence and minutes of Committee meetings

Festival 1969 Publicity [1964-1970], including photographs of John Huntley and SFF guests

1969: Vice-regal  & Preview

Fest. Correspondence ‘69

1968/9 Fest: DJS [David John Stratton] Memos & Film Reports [1968-1970]

Fest: Legal, 1958-1971, including copies of SFF articles of association, agreements and contracts

Press Digest 17th Sydney Film Festival 1970

Festival 1970 Publicity [1969-1971]

Festival – Outlook of the Young Guard / Demands etc., 1968-1970

1970 Festival Correspondence

1970 Fest. DJS memo & drafts for Programme / Film Reports, including letters received from David Stratton, 1970

1970 Festival: Competition [1969-1971]

BOX 32
C.A.A.C. [Campaign for Action Against Censorship], 1970-1971

Council for Civil Liberties & Minutes / Correspondence, 1965-1979

Council of Civil Liberties Publications, 1966-1979

CCL Film Censorship Sub-Committee Questionnaires, 1970, relating to R Certificate film censorship classification

CCL Talk, 1969-1971

Censorship – Philosophy Club Lecture 24.6.70

Censorship – NSW Association of University Women Graduates / North Shore 

Group / Symposium on censorship 23. 9. 70

Film Censorship to 1969: to Eastern Suburbs Humanists 9.2.70

Banning of Ulysses & Film Censorship Generally to CCL General Meeting [27.6.67]

CCL – Film Censorship, 1969-1976

Censorship – Film – Sundry Refs from 1967 [1963-1968]

Censorship – Film – Censor’s Reports from 1928. Reviews Banned Films

Censorship – Film – Newspaper Extracts from 1929

Censorship – Film – Certificates of Registration [Photocopies], 1952-1965

Censorship – Film – Newscuttings, 1969

Censorship – Book, Stage & General, 1958-1972 

Censorship – TV, 1965-1970, being newscuttings

BOX 33
Film Censorship June 1967-Dec 1969

Festival – Censorship Jan 1970- [1969-1971

Festival – Censorship Jan 1973 – [1972-1973]

Festival – State Government Film Censorship, 1969

Press – ILYL [I Love, You Love] Banning, 1969

Films of the Year 1972

Films of the Year 1973

Australian Film Institute, 1974-1976, mainly relating to membership

Festival History File, 1955-1964, being mainly circulars, notices and press releases

Untitled file, 1974-1979, including newscuttings and publicity on Australian and foreign films

BOX 34
Festival 1973

Festival ’73 Preview

Festival – 1973 AGM – 1974 AGM

Festival Sponsorship 1973

1974 Opening Night – Anniversary Celebration – Theatre Display –  Delegates – Press Publicity

1974 Film Reports DJS [David John Stratton] ex Overseas – Film Advisory Panel [1973-1974]

1974 Festival, including minutes of Board of Directors’ meetings

Display Exhibition 1974: Duplicates

1974 Fest: Sponsorship (Duplicate)

Festival 1974 Publications 1975

ER [Erwin Rado]: Film Reports for 1975 / Advisory Panel [1974-1975]

1975 Festival, including minutes of Board of Directors’ meetings

Festival Publicity 1975 – Publications 1975-1976

BOX 35
1974 Finance – 1975 Finance – 1976 Finance

AGM 1975

Opening Night 1975

Opening Night 1976

1976 Festival

1976 AGM – 1977 AGM – 1978 AGM – 1979 AGM

1976-77 Film Advisory – DJS [David Stratton] Reports – FIAPF [International Federation of Film Producers Associations] – Conference Short Film – Italian Retrospective – 1977 Entries [1976-1978]

1977 Festival – 1978 Festival

TFF [Travelling Film Festival] and previous – IMcP copies – 1958-1959 – Also Arts Administration [1975-1979

State, being newscuttings and photocopies relating to the State Theatre, Sydney

BOX 36
ANC Film Group [All Nations Club], 1956-1969

Notes on Films – Films of the Year 1950-1965 (inc. Lecture Notes)

Sydney Film Society, 1954-1967

National Film Theatre, 1966-1979

BOX 37
Aust. Film – AFI [Australian Film Institute] – AFC [Australian Film Council], 1954, 1965-1975, being mainly newscuttings and printed material

1966 Notes on Film, including notes, newscuttings and program of First NSW International Film Festival, 12-22 Aug. 1966

1967 Notes on Film, including notes and newscuttings

1968 Notes on Film [1968-1969], including notes and newscuttings

1969 Notes on Film, including notes and newscuttings

1970 – Films of the Year

1971 – Films of the Year

Sydney Film Festival further records, 1954-1993

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