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32-632: The development of the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) and the Australian Cinémathèque in Brisbane was driven by the Queensland Government's vision to enhance the state's cultural infrastructure and provide a venue for contemporary art and film. In 1996, QAG began collecting video art, recognizing its growing importance in contemporary art practice. This collection initiative laid the foundation for

64-567: A key part in the history of British film, and have become influential and iconic for many film-makers of later generations, such as Martin Scorsese , Francis Ford Coppola and George A. Romero , among others. Four of their films are among the Top 50 British films of the 20th century according to the British Film Institute , with The Red Shoes placing in the top 10. Powell and Pressburger,

96-577: A letter to Wendy Hiller in 1942, asking her to appear in Colonel Blimp , Pressburger explicitly set out 'The Archers' Manifesto'. Its five points express the pair's intentions: They began to form a group of regular cast and crew members who worked with them on many films over the next 12 years. Hardly any of these people were ever under contract to The Archers—they were hired film by film—but Powell and Pressburger soon learnt whom they worked well with and who enjoyed working with them. When Raymond Massey

128-475: A major event in the exhibition of Asia–Pacific art. In the mid-1990s the Queensland Government earmarked land at Kurilpa Point for the future expansion of the Queensland Art Gallery (QAG). This laid the groundwork for what would become the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA), envisioned as a space to showcase contemporary art and house dedicated screens for curated cinema content. The project to create GOMA

160-540: A new Gallery of Modern Art. The new facility would include the Cinémathèque a core feature, production facilities and a media gallery, setting the stage for a new type of institution that integrated cinema into an art museum context. From over 170 submissions across 24 countries, Sydney-based firm Architectus , in association with Davenport Campbell and Partners, were declared successful in July 2002. The Australian Cinémathèque

192-571: A number of films. Actors who were part of The Archers' "stock company" include: Notable crew members include: Powell & Pressburger also produced two films written and directed by crewmembers or compatriots of through their production company. Michael Powell's gift was that he saw things with terrible clarity. Perhaps his films have been waiting for DVD all along. There is not a British director, working in Britain, with as many worthwhile films to his credit as Michael Powell. British film critics gave

224-411: A team, with the cast and crew often making suggestions. Pressburger was always on hand, usually on the studio floor, to make sure that these late changes fit seamlessly into the story. Once the filming was finished, Powell usually went off for a walk in the hills of Scotland to clear his head, but Pressburger was often closely involved in the editing, especially in the way the music was used. Pressburger

256-704: A woman into a man, he'd altered the suspense, he'd rewritten the end... I was rejoicing that I was going to be working with someone like this. Powell and Pressburger also co-produced a few films by other directors under The Archers' banner: The Silver Fleet (1943), written and directed by Vernon Sewell and Gordon Wellesley , based on a story by Pressburger, and The End of the River (1947), directed by Derek N. Twist , to which both Powell and Pressburger contributed uncredited writing. Both Sewell and Twist had worked with Powell & Pressburger previously on other films and were being given their first chance as directors. Over

288-655: Is an art museum located within the Queensland Cultural Centre in the South Bank precinct of Brisbane , Queensland , Australia. The gallery is part of QAGOMA . Opened on 2 December 2006, the GOMA is Australia's largest gallery of modern and contemporary art. It also houses the Australian Cinémathèque, the only facility of its kind in an Australian art museum. The gallery is situated on Kurilpa Point next to

320-878: Is notable for its thematic and genre programming. As of 25 October 2024, recent programming includes: Other notable programs have showcased the work of actors, directors and cinematographers through special retrospectives and dedicated programs. These include Robert Bresson , Powell & Pressburger , Ute Araund & Robert Beavers , Gregory J. Markopoulos , Andrzej Zulawski , John Seale , Juliette Binoche , Mikio Naruse , Joyce Godenzi , Jane Campion , Frederico Fellini , Ernst Lubitsch , Wong Kar-wai , Aleksei German , Mahamat-Saleh Haroun , Luchino Visconti , Ida Lupino , Rainer Werner Fassbinder , Ingmar Bergman , Masaki Kobayashi , Shirley Clarke , David Lynch , Andrey Tarkovsky , Claire Denis , Andy Warhol and David Bowie . Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art The Gallery of Modern Art ( GOMA )

352-656: Is the credited director (also producer on 49th Parallel ), while Pressburger is credited with the screenplay: The pair adopted a joint writer-producer-director credit for their next film, One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942) and made reference to "The Archers" in the credits. In 1943 they incorporated their own production company, Archers Film Productions, and adopted a distinctive archery target logo which began each film. The joint credit "Written, Produced and Directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger" indicates their joint responsibility for their own work and that they weren't beholden to any studio or other producers. In

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384-660: The BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award , the most prestigious award given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts . Powell was already an experienced director, having worked his way up from making silent films to the First World War drama The Spy in Black (1939), his first film for Hungarian émigré producer Alexander Korda . Pressburger, who had come from Hungary in 1935, already worked for Korda, and

416-571: The Queensland Art Gallery (QAG) building and the State Library of Queensland , and faces the Brisbane River and the CBD . The GOMA has a total floor area over 25,000 square metres (270,000 sq ft) and the largest exhibition gallery is 1,100 square metres (12,000 sq ft). The building was designed by Sydney architecture firm Architectus. In July 2002, Sydney-based company Architectus

448-565: The Asia– Pacific region with a mix of visual art, cinema, and performance. Showcasing the Cinémathèque's role in presenting a rich mix of visual media, it served to further establish its importance within the cultural precinct and has since hosted numerous film events and exhibitions. The Australian Cinémathèque is home to a 1929 Wurlitzer Style 260 Opus 2040 Pipe Organ . Originally located within Brisbane's Regent Theatre between 1929 to1964, it remained in private ownership for decades until it

480-589: The Australian Cinémathèque, which aimed to bridge the gap between old and new moving-image media through retrospective and thematic screening programs. The impetus for a gallery of modern art was a result of the continued success of the Queensland Art Gallery in collecting and exhibiting contemporary artworks. In particular, the Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art , which was first held in 1993, had developed to be internationally recognised as

512-453: The actual words. They both acted as producers, perhaps Pressburger slightly more than Powell, since he could soothe the feathers ruffled by Powell's forthright manner. They became their own producers mainly to stop anyone else from interfering, since they had a considerable degree of freedom, especially under Rank , to make just about any film they wanted. The direction was nearly all done by Powell, but even so The Archers generally worked as

544-430: The course of the war and afterwards, they released a series of acclaimed films: Generally, Pressburger created the original story (for all their films from 1940–1946) and wrote the first draft of the script. They then passed the script back and forth a few times—they could never work on it together in the same room. For the dialogue, Pressburger knew what he wanted the characters to say but Powell would often supply some of

576-424: The early 1950s, Powell and Pressburger began to produce fewer films. Their last two films were financially successful, but the duo's mid-1950s output met with less critical success than their earlier films. Powell himself felt that Ill Met by Moonlight was The Archers' worst film. The Archers' productions officially came to an end in 1957, and the pair separated to pursue their individual careers. The separation

608-433: The films of Powell and Pressburger a mixed reaction at the time, acknowledging their creativity, but sometimes questioning their motivations and taste. For better or worse, The Archers were always out of step with mainstream British cinema. From the 1970s onwards, British critical opinion began to revise this lukewarm assessment, with their first BFI retrospective in 1970 and another in 1978. They are now seen as playing

640-560: The ground floor of the gallery and are one of the few in Australia capable of screening a full range of movie media, including 35mm and 16mm celluloid film, tape and various digital file formats. Cinema A seats 200 and Cinema B seats 110. Screenings take place Wednesday and Friday nights, as well as matinees on weekends. Most screenings are free admission. As of 25 October 2024, the Cinematheque's programs include: The Cinematheque

672-434: The influence of the auteur theory , which elevates the director as a film's primary creator, Pressburger has sometimes been dismissed as "Michael Powell's scriptwriter". Powell himself consistently, emphatically and categorically rejected this characterization, and was the first to say, in many interviews, that he couldn't have done most of what he did without Pressburger working as a full and equal film-making partner. After

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704-478: The music was used. Unusually, the pair shared a writer-director-producer credit for most of their films. The best-known of these are The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), A Canterbury Tale (1944), I Know Where I'm Going! (1945), A Matter of Life and Death (1946), Black Narcissus (1947), The Red Shoes (1948), and The Tales of Hoffmann (1951). In 1981, Powell and Pressburger were recognised for their contributions to British cinema with

736-405: The name of their production company—made a series of influential films in the 1940s and 1950s. Their collaborations —24 films between 1939 and 1972—were mainly derived from original stories by Pressburger with the script written by both Pressburger and Powell. Powell did most of the directing while Pressburger did most of the work of the producer and also assisted with the editing, especially the way

768-725: The river. Architectus was awarded the 2007 RAIA National Award for Public Architecture for the design of GOMA. The final construction cost was around 107 million dollars. Past and current exhibitions at GOMA include: The Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) hosts the Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art jointly with the Queensland Art Gallery (QAG), since opening in 2006. [REDACTED] Media related to Queensland Gallery of Modern Art at Wikimedia Commons Powell and Pressburger The British film-making partnership of Michael Powell (1905–1990) and Emeric Pressburger (1902–1988)—together often known as The Archers ,

800-502: Was a musician himself and had played the violin in an orchestra in Hungary. When the film was finally ready and Powell was back from the Highlands, he was usually "the front man" in any promotional work, such as interviews for the trade papers or fan magazines. Because collaborative efforts such as Powell and Pressburger's were, and continue to be, unusual in the film industry, and because of

832-446: Was amicable, and they remained devoted friends for the rest of their lives. The pair reunited for two films: For both these films, Powell was credited as the sole director, and Pressburger as the sole screenwriter (for They're a Weird Mob , Pressburger used the pseudonym "Richard Imrie"). Powell produced They're a Weird Mob , Pressburger produced The Boy Who Turned Yellow . Powell and Pressburger re-used actors and crew members in

864-562: Was asked to do some rewrites for the film. This collaboration was the first of 19, most over the next 18 years. After Powell had made two further films for Korda, he reunited with Pressburger in 1940 for Contraband , the first in a run of Powell and Pressburger films set during the Second World War . The second was 49th Parallel (1941), which won Pressburger an Academy Award for Best Story . Both are Hitchcock -like thrillers made as anti-Nazi propaganda. For these three films, Powell

896-517: Was championed by the Queensland Government in the early 2000s, signalling their commitment to the arts by allocating $ 260 million out of the 1999 State Budget. This was part of a broader strategy to position Queensland as a cultural and creative hub, fostering tourism, economic growth and community engagement. In May 2000, the then Queensland Premier Peter Beattie and Arts Minister Matt Foley announced an international design competition for

928-540: Was commissioned by the Queensland Beattie Government following an Architect Selection Competition, to design the Queensland Art Gallery's second site, the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA). A main theme of Architectus's design was a pavilion in the landscape, one which assumes its position as both hub and anchor for this important civic precinct. Critical to this is the building's response to the site, its natural topography, existing patterns of urban generation, and

960-466: Was offered the part of the Prosecuting Attorney in A Matter of Life and Death his cabled reply was "For The Archers anytime, this world or the next." He knows what I am going to say even before I say it—maybe even before I have thought it—and that is very rare. You are lucky if you meet someone like that once in your life. He'd stood the story on its head, he'd turned a man into a woman and

992-462: Was officially launched in 2005, a year before GOMA's official opening, with the program Kiss of the Beast : exploring the racial, gender, and aesthetic associations of man– apes and near– human monsters in film and art. On December 2, 2006, both GOMA and the refurbished Queensland Art Gallery were inaugurated by the 5th Asia– Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT5), highlighting contemporary art from

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1024-746: Was restored and installed in Cinema A in December 2006. The Wurlitzer Organ has remained largely unchanged and continues to serve as a notable element of Queensland's cultural heritage. It is utilised for accompanying classic silent films, providing an immersive audio experience through powerful pipes which are positioned beneath the seating area. The Australian Cinémathèque provides an ongoing program of film and visual media that includes screenings of influential filmmakers, international cinema, rare 35mm and 16mm prints, recent restorations, and silent films with live musical accompaniment. The two main cinemas are located on

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