introduction

why women do(n't) make films

in the beginning there was...

evolutions

new century movements

an interesting question of gender

sponsorship & volunteers

WOMEN OF MOTION

PROGRAMMES

bibliography

links

This history is based on a series of interviews conducted with the women who coordinated Women In Motion over the years, it combines their reminiscences with the documentation still held by WIFT(victoria), the AFI Research and Information Centre, and some of the personal files of the women interviewed. I believe that as an outsider looking in upon, and back at, WIFT(victoria) and Women In Motion it is my job not to completely rewrite the past but to help others hear the people who participated in it tell their story.

There are many people without whom this history would not have been possible. Firstly, thanks must go to Lisa French for her help in finding placements suitable for a historian interested in the field of film and television. I would also like to thank the 1999/2000 WIFT(victoria) Board, and in particular Charlotte Henry, for their support, contact details, and access to WIFT(victoria) Archives. I must also thank Chris Tomkins for his endless patience in introducing me to the world of html and web-design.

And lastly, but certainly not least, this history could not have been written without the generous support of Rita Cattoni, Marsha Emerman, Sue Maslin, and Susan Miller for allowing me to interview them.

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