Collection: Southern Movie Makers | Invercargill Archives

Overview

Processing Note: This collection is awaiting arrangement and description. It includes material from the Southern Movie Makers, Southern (9.5mm) Cine Club, and New Zealand Federation of Amateur Movie Clubs Inc. A large amount of the material comes from the collection of former member and Vice-President Colin A. Adamson

Please contact Archives staff for further details of collection content.

Dates

Majority of material found within c.1960 - 2008

Biographical / Historical

This amateur filmmaking club was established in 1954 as the Southern 9.5mm Cine Club, changing names to Southern Cine Club Inc. in 1963, then Southern Movie Makers Inc. in 1974.

Producing films, holding screenings, and hosting conferences; the club had 100 members at it's peak in 1961. A fire destroyed it's club rooms and theatrette in the Norwich Union Building (corner Dee and Esk streets) in 1978, and the new club rooms on Forth Street were damaged by the 1984 floods.

Note: There was also a seperate Southland Amateur Movie Club which existed 1948 to 1992.