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The WEA Sydney Film Society is a non-profit film society based in Sydney, Australia. It is a club of ''WEA Sydney'', which is part of the Workers' Educational Association . ==History== It was established as ''WEA Film Study Group'' in 1961. The society had its first meeting on 23 February 1961. Ken Quinnell was present at the first meeting. The first president was Ian Klava, Pat Roos was the first secretary. Sid Gore was on the first committee. As well as being a founder of the WEA Film Study Group, Ian Klava had memberships of a number of film societies including Sydney University Film Group, Sydney Film Society, the All Nations Club Film Group, the Sydney Cinema Society, and the Catholic Film Society. He also worked for the Department of Information film Unit and was Director of Sydney Film Festival from 1962 to 1965. 〔Pauline Webber HISTORY SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL epress.lib.uts.edu.au/dspace/bitstream/2100/252/2/02WholeThesis.pdf〕 In the first twelve months of its operation the ''WEA Film Study Group'' had presented such films as "Kameradschaft", "The Sentimental Bloke", "Animal Farm", "The Last Laugh", "The Titan" and "Berlin Olympic Games". 〔WEA Autumn Program 1962. 〕 The society held some film weekends, both residential at Newport and non-residential film weekends. These included an Eisenstein Weekend held in October, 1963 with one of the speakers being filmmaker Gil Brealey.〔''Lecture : The Art of Cinema''. Sydney Cinema Society . Program Notes One, First Half , 1964 p. 25.〕 Another residential film weekend was "Men with guns: an examination of gangster and western films", held at Newport, on 26-28 February 1965 with speakers, Ian McPherson and John Flaus.〔 Men with guns : an examination of gangster and western films", held at Newport, on 26-28 February, 1965 with speakers, Ian McPherson and John Flaus." 〕 On the Anzac Day Weekend in 1966, the society held a film weekend at Newport with the theme: "Myth and Reality". On 3 and 4 December 1966, the society held a non-residential film weekend on D. W. Griffith, with such features as Way Down East (1920), Orphans of The Storm (1922), and Isn't Life Wonderful (1924) being shown. John Morris, film director at the Australian Commonwealth Film Unit gave a lecture at the film weekend. 〔Film Digest November/December 1966 WEA Film Study Group. 〕 Occasionally the ''WEA Film Study Group'' and the Sydney University Film Group have combined to present film screenings. These have included ''The Siege of Pinchgut'' (1959), in July 1965, presented at Margaret St., Sydney. 〔Insert in Sydney University Film Group Bulletin. June 1965. 〕 After they moved to Clarence St. Sydney, they also presented a weekend "Signs and Meaning in the Cinema" season, based on the famous cinema book by Peter Wollen, in September and October 1969.〔Sydney University Film Group Bulletin. September - October 1969 p. 25〕 In April 1970 they presented at weekend of Silent Comedy. 〔Sydney University Film Group Bulletin. February 1970 p. 49〕 The last time the two societies combined in screenings was 1973. 〔Sydney University Film Group Bulletin. Term 3 1973 p.2. 〕 From July 1965 to December 1967 the ''WEA Film Study Group'' published the cinema journal ''FILM DIGEST''. This journal was edited by John Baxter Notable screenwriters, filmmakers and film critics such as Frank Moorhouse, Michael Thornhill, 〔David Stratton The last new wave : the Australian film revival Sydney: Angus & Robertson 1980 〕 Ken Quinnell, John Baxter and John Flaus have been members of the ''WEA Film Study Group''. Since April 1978 the ''WEA Film Study Group'' has published the Monthly Bulletin to provide film notes and film news to its members. In 1999 it changed its name to WEA Sydney Film Society. Notable Committee members include Ian Klava, John Flaus, Denis Trimas, Doug Roberts, Tom Politis, and Leth Maitland. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「WEA Film Study Group」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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