Albie Thoms (28 July 1941 – 28 November 2012) was an Australian film director, writer, and producer.
He was fundamental in pushing for and establishing the Australian cultural identity in the film industry, traditonally shaped by the BBC and Hollywood.
Biography Thoms was born in Sydney, New South Wales. He studied ats at thhe University of Sydney
He was nominated for at the 1979 AFI Awards for Best Original Screenplay for the drama film Palm Beach.1979 winners and nominees He is best known for his work with Ubu Films, the Sydney Filmmakers’ Co-operative, and the Yellow House. He made a number of short films.
As well as Polemics for a New Cinema (1978), Thoms wrote Surfmovies, (2000) a history of the Australian surfing film, published by Shore Thing, Noosa. His memoir ‘My Generation’ (2012) was published shortly after his death by Media21 publishing.
He has also contributed to The Documentary Film in Australia publication as well as providing catalogue essays for Bohemians in the Bush (1991) and Belle-Ile: Monet, Russell and Matisse in Brittany (2001), both for AGNSW, and Then and Now and Everything in Between (2010), Mosman Art Gallery,
He died in Sydney, New South Wales on 28 November 2012, aged 71
Partial Filmography The following list represents a partial filmography of Thoms: +YearTitleNotes1963It Droppeth as the Gentle Rain1965Poem 251965The Spurt of Blood1966Man and His World1966Rita and Dundi1966Blunderball, or from Dr. Nofinger with Hate1967Moon Virility1967Bluto1967The Film 1967Bolero1968David Perry1969Skippy the Bush Kangaroo1969Marinetti1973Sunshine City1980Palm Beach1995Akai Ghost Poems
References
External links
Obituary: Champion of film as art pushed boundaries, in Sydney Morning Herald, 4 December 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2020