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FITV11-160: Australian Film

Description

For decades, Australian filmmakers have been considered some of the most talented people working in the global film industry.  This subject offers you an opportunity to explore some of the greatest films made in Australia, providing you with a variety of perspectives on Australian culture. You will watch, analyse, and discuss the thematic and aesthetic practices of a selection of contemporary and classic films. Popular genre films, such as comedies, musicals, crime, and horror, made in and about this country, will be used to explore issues of cultural identity, including ideas related to the land (both rural and urban), gender and sexuality, ethnicity, adolescence, and the indigenous experience.

Subject details

Type: Undergraduate Subject
Code: FITV11-160
EFTSL: 0.125
Faculty: Faculty of Society and Design
Semesters offered:
  • September 2025 [Standard Offering]
Credit: 10
Study areas:
  • Communication, Film, and Creative Media
Subject fees:
  • Commencing in 2025: $4,460.00
  • Commencing in 2026: $4,600.00
  • Commencing in 2025: $5,990.00
  • Commencing in 2026: $6,260.00

Learning outcomes

  1. Identify and describe screen thematics, aesthetics and storytelling across Australian Cinema.
  2. Define and apply key concepts and terms as they function within screen aesthetics.
  3. Display an understanding of the variety of film perspectives on Australian culture.
  4. Curate a collection of critical analyses of Australian film content.

Enrolment requirements

Requisites:

Nil

Restrictions:

Nil

Subject dates

  • Standard Offering
    Enrolment opens: 20/07/2025
    Semester start: 15/09/2025
    Subject start: 15/09/2025
    Last enrolment: 28/09/2025
    Teaching census: 10/10/2025
    Withdraw - Financial: 11/10/2025
    Withdraw - Academic: 01/11/2025
Standard Offering
Enrolment opens: 20/07/2025
Semester start: 15/09/2025
Subject start: 15/09/2025
Last enrolment: 28/09/2025
Teaching census: 10/10/2025
Withdraw - Financial: 11/10/2025
Withdraw - Academic: 01/11/2025