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It was originally known as Filmways Australasian Distributors, and it was originally formed by the founders of Dendy Theaters, Mark Josem and Robert Ward in 1971 to release movies in the box office to the Australian market.
Filmways Australasian Distributors Pty. Ltd. was a film distributor that focused on releasing foreign and independent films from the late 1970s to early 1980s. They have no affiliation with the American company of the same name.
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- 1st Logo (1971-1982?)
- 2nd Logo (1982?-1986?)
Background: Filmways Australasian Distributors Pty. Ltd. was a film distributor that was formed by Mark Josem and Robert Ward, founders of Dendy Theaters, focused on releasing foreign and independent films from 1971 to 1986 when it was renamed to Filmpac Holdings. The company also had its own home video unit, Filmways Home Video (aka Filmways VTC w...
Logo: A filmstrip containing the letter "f" in stained glass, along with "ilmways" seen in a different font in italics, which is on the side of the filmstrip and is also on stained glass, is seen on a black background, with the filmstrip appearing to be shining light. "Released by" is on the top of "ilmways" and on the bottom is "Australasian Distributors Pty, Ltd". "PARIS - MELBOURNE - LONDON - NEW YORK",all appear on the bottom, each location having a respective color before having their colors fade to white. After everything is in place, everything disappears except for the company name, which is in white on a black background. The logo zooms back and fades out.
FX/SFX: Live-action.
Music/Sounds: A bluesy jazz piano theme.
Availability: Seen only on theatrical prints of films released by the company in Australia during the period. This was kept on certain home video releases, including the Video Classics release of The Superbug Rally.
Logo: On a black background, two rainbow strips appear, the bottom moving up and the top one going down. Then, suddenly, they form a lowercase F with the top half containing rainbow colors and a black BG, and the bottom half containing the opposite (a little map of Australia fades in in the top left corner of the screen, as well, next to the filmstrip). Then, it zooms out to the left in a filmstrip, on a blue background. Then, a metallic dot writes "Filmways". After it's done, it moves over to the F in "Filmways". "AUSTRALASIAN DISTRIBUTORS" fades in next to the Australian map.
FX/SFX: Computer animation.
Music/Sounds: A ominous-sounding drum roll, then as the metallic dot writes the name, some high-pitched chime noises, then, as it stops, a synth stinger.
Availability: Extremely rare. Seen on theatrical prints of films released by/through Filmways in Australia (and possibly also New Zealand) during the mid-1980s. It was kept intact on the Australian VHS of Antarctica.
The True Story of Eskimo Nell. 1975. Feature. 103mins. Status: Completed. Based on the original poem by Robert W Service, this sex comedy follows Dead-Eye Dick and Mexico Pete in their search for the elusive Eskimo Nell. Search for Australian film and television titles, including how you can stream, rent or buy online.
Filmways Distribution (Australia) Background: Filmways Australasian Distributors Pty. Ltd. was a film distributor that focused on releasing foreign and independent films from the late 1970s to early 1980s. They have no affiliation with the American company of the same name.
Apr 27, 2022 · From ‘’ The superbug Rally ‘’
