Conquest of the Rivers

Australian film

Conquest of the Rivers
Directed by	V.S. Gadsby
Written by	Harry L Malcolm
Produced by	Harry L Malcolm
Starring	Bunty Tingwell, Pat Tingwell
Running time	23 min
Country	Australia
Language	English

Conquest of the Rivers is a 1957 Australian documentary focussing on new workers at the Snowy Mountains Scheme.^[1] It was a promotional piece created for the Snowy Hydro Electric Authority^[2] and is considered to be a recruitment film.^[3] The film won the 1958 Australian Film Institute award for Best Documentary.^[4]

References

^ Snowy Mountains Authority; H L Malcolm (1957), Conquest of the rivers, retrieved 19 May 2023
^ Weaving, Simon (6 December 2008), "And the", The Canberra Times
^ Parr, Adrienne. "Snowy Hydro – Conquest of the Rivers (1957)". National Film and Sound Archive.
^ "Winners & Nominees".

External links

Conquest of the Rivers at Australian Screen Online

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AACTA Award for Best Film

1958–1975

Conquest of the Rivers / Hard to Windward (1958)
Edge of The Deep / The Power Makers (1959)
Three in a Million (1960)
Not awarded (1961)
Bypass to Life / Night Freighter (1962)
The Land That Waited (1963)
The Dancing Class / I, the Aboriginal (1964)
The Legend of Damien Parer / Stronger Since The War (1965)
Concerto for Orchestra (1966)
Cardin in Australia (1967)
The Change at Groote / The Talgai Skull (1968)
Jack and Jill: A Postscript (1969)
Three to Go: Michael (1970)
Homesdale (1971)
Stork (1972)
Libido: The Child / 27A (1973)
Sunday Too Far Away (1974/75)

1976–2000

The Devil's Playground (1976)
Storm Boy (1977)
Newsfront (1978)
My Brilliant Career (1979)
Breaker Morant (1980)
Gallipoli (1981)
Lonely Hearts (1982)
Careful, He Might Hear You (1983)
Annie's Coming Out (1984)
Bliss (1985)
Malcolm (1986)
The Year My Voice Broke (1987)
The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey (1988)
Evil Angels (1989)
Flirting (1990)
Proof (1991)
Strictly Ballroom (1992)
The Piano (1993)
Muriel's Wedding (1994)
Angel Baby (1995)
Shine (1996)
Kiss or Kill (1997)
The Interview (1998)
Two Hands (1999)
Looking for Alibrandi (2000)

2001–present

Lantana (2001)
Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002)
Japanese Story (2003)
Somersault (2004)
Look Both Ways (2005)
Ten Canoes (2006)
Romulus, My Father (2007)
The Black Balloon (2008)
Samson and Delilah (2009)
Animal Kingdom (2010)
Red Dog (2011)
The Sapphires (2012)
The Great Gatsby (2013)
The Babadook / The Water Diviner (2014)
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
Lion (2017)
Sweet Country (2018)
The Nightingale (2019)
Babyteeth (2020)
Nitram (2021)
Elvis (2022)
Talk to Me (2023)

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