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Australian Puppetry Guild

Established in 1969, the Australian Puppetry Guild was an organisation to promote the art of Puppetry in Australia with branches in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, and Western Australia. Click on the images below to read the meetings notices and annual reports.

1st Annual Report 1969
History
Reports from each state
Reports from Individuals
Model a wooden puppet head in 20 minutes (Caneite Method)
Simple Rod Puppets
News from overseas

1972 Annual Report — 2nd Annual Report March 1971
Defining an Australian style
Moral responsibilities of the puppeteer
Tintookies 2000
Extracts from British UNIMA
Make a stuffed- soft body marionette
Reports from the states

Letter to NSW Members 1970/ 1971- outlining the beginnings of UNIMA Australia

3rd Annual Report 1971
UNIMA
Jan Bussell
Herr Denneberg
The Nutshell
Puppetry in Holland
New Zealand News
A Leprechaun in Kings Cross
Portable Puppet Stages
Reports from the states
Practical Hints

4th Annual Report 1972
Reports from the States
Australian Centre of UNIMA
Puppetry and Architecture
Notes on a World Tour of Puppetry
A letter from London
News from New Zealand
Churchill Fellowship Award for a Puppeteer
News from around Australia

5th Annual Report 1973
Reports from the states
Surfer’s Puppet Paradise
Frenchmen in our Midst
Three Continents Linked
Marionette Theatre of Australia
Special report- The Indonesian Wayang Play

6th Annual Report 1974
UNIMA News
Congratulations Clovelly
Macquarie University Experiment
Puppets at College of Adult Education
A Puppeteer from Japan
Legend of HV Tozer
Practical Hints, Bruce Barry
Practical Hints, Graham Morley
Puppetry Festival in Hungary
Chrudim- Czech Republic
Strangled by Tape
For the Commercial Market
Newcastle News
Therapeutic use of Finger Puppets
The Nutshell
The Stringalongs

7th Annual Report 1975
The Pilgrim Puppet Theatre
From Albrecht Roser
Report on the Festival
Stylisation
Adult Puppetry
Writing Plays for Puppets
The Coad Canada Puppets
APG Logo
Practical Hints
Easy Polystyrene Puppet
Rapid Robust Heads
A Personal Approach
Reports
The Nutshell

8th Annual Report 1976
Moscow Festival Thoughts
The Good Soldier Schwejk
Puppets in Fiji
Puppets in the Park
Granny up the Glacier
Japanese Experience
A Rod Puppet to Make
Puppets and People
Ethnic Groups
Moscow Sketchbook
Notes from Abroad
Puppets from Junk
Puppets at NSW Uni
The Nutshell

9th Annual Report 1977
Polygot Puppets
Edith- An Appreciation
Roundup of Puppetry News
Stage Dream
Notes on the Puppet People
A Shadow Puppet Theatre in Japan
A Space Pet and Poem
Mildura Puppet Centre
Puppet Opera in NZ

10th Annual Report 1978
Puppets are Collectable
“Bouquets”
The Nutshell
Gardner Puppet Theatre
Lee- the man behind
Patron Saint
Hot Wire Cutter
UNIMA Report
On with the show

11th Annual Report 1979 + 1980
Historical Miniatures
Hobart International Puppet Festival
Queensland Festival of Puppetry
Puppets in India
NSW Mini-Fest “From Workshop to Performance”
Karagosis Migrates
Junk Puppets from recycled materials
Reports from the states

Meeting notice of the Australian Puppetry Guild 1980

12th Annual Report 1981
International Year of the Disabled
Events of 1981
Vale Lotte
Read all about it
QTOP Report
Puppet Round Up
State Reports

13th Annual Report 1982
QTOP
Puppetfolk Australia
UNIMA
Paperbag Theatre
Jolie Puppets
This was 1982
Q’TOP with the Puppet Stars
Report from the States

Manipulation Magazine

Issue 1

The Organ Speaks
Questions
Unionisation
Performance
Gig Guide

Number 2 July 1980

Actor’s Equity
Meeting Report
Puppet Company Reports
Gig Guide
AGM Notice

Number 3

Puppet Company Reports
Edith Murray- the Film
Professional Learning Opportunities

Number 4

The Death of a Theatre
Interview- Anita Sinclair
Review- The Magic Pudding
Washington Festival Report
Puppet Company Reports

February 1981

Processional Puppets
UNIMA News
Puppet Company Reports
Annie Reitman- Animate Objects Theatre
Letters
Classifieds

April 1981

Editorial
UNIMA News
Puppet Company Reports
Puppetzentum National Tour
Reflections on Australian Puppetry by an Outside eye
Interview with Paper Bag Theatre
Letters
Notes of a lecture given by the Cast of Momma’s Little Horror Show

June 1981

Word from the workshop- Glues
Puppet Company News
Puppets of India by Richard Bradshaw
Review- The Angler Fish Ballet
Multimedia and Puppetry
Review- Switch Over
Review- Jungle Puppets
Lotte Reiniger Remembered

August 1981

Letters
UNIMA News
Puppet Company News
Manipulation Reality- Puppets and masks at the Performing Arts Museum in Victoria
Interview- Ross Hill Puppet Maker

October 1981

Gig Guide
Puppet Festival 1983 Announcement
Puppet Company News
General Macarthur in Australia- MTA
Guild News from Queensland

1982 Calendar

February 1982

Festival news
Australian Puppet Theatre’s Momma- Europe Tour Photos
Children’s Theatre Festival Photo Essay
UNIMA Blues
Review- Great Muppet Caper
Review- Stuffed Puppets new one-man show
Word from Another Workshop- More on Glue
Gig Guide

May 1982

Letters
Vale Morna Jones
UNIMA Replies
International Puppet news
Working the Adelaide Festival- Peter J Wilson
Gig Guide
1983 Festival News
Black Theatre production
New Books

August 1982

Letters
News
UNIMA Projects
Australian International Puppet Festival News
Puppets on Stilts- The Parliamentary Men
Profile- Elizabeth Paterson
Puppet Company News
Gig Guide

November 1982

Letters
What’s On Guide
Puppet Company News
Review- Talkin’ in New York
Review- Black Theatre Wonderland
Festival report- Le Plus Grand Festival 1982

January 1983

Festival ’75, ’79, ’83
3 month scenography course- France
Punch & Judy Photo essay
Report on technique workshops with Noriko Nishimoto
Sri Lankan Puppeteer- Gamini Wijesuriya
Books
What’s On

1983 Festival Guide

Listing of all the performances,
Map of the Festival

May 1983

Letters to the Editor
Puppet Company News
Overseas News
Interview with Jim Henson
Review of the Dark Crystal
Photo essay of the Adelaide International Puppet Festival
Written report on the Adelaide International Puppet Festival
UNIMA News

December 1983

Film and TV news
Q’Top’s Year
Playwright’s Workshop
International News
A’s First Production
Handspan’s Year
Jika Jika’s “Platypus Phil”
Handling toxic materials
Spare Parts Year
“The Ant, the Universe, and Einstein”
Australia Council Funding Figures
Wayang Festival

May 1984

Letters to the Editor
News
Profile- Gardner Puppet Theatre
Profile- Murphy’s Puppets
Profile- Jeral’s Puppets
Profile- Jolie Puppets
Profile- Ross Browning
Profile- Puppetfolk Australia
Profile- Feathered Octopus Multimedia Puppet Theatre
Profile- Maeve Vella
News- Television series- The Maestro’s Company
Review- The Happy Prince
Review- Philippe Genty

September 1984

Letters to the Editor
News
Profile- Ross Brown Puppeteer and Puppet Builder
Review- Rapunzel in Suburbia
The Ghetto Mentality- the financial viability of the puppet theatre and the building of audiences
Overview of two Wayang Kuilt performances
The Workings of Handspan
In the workshop- making a simple spot light.

July 1985

Joining Manipulation to UNIMA What’s On Festivals 1986 Company news New Zealand Puppet Theatre Bread and Puppet Theatre London Puppet Theatre UNIMA News

October 1985

October 1986

News Reviews Training Spare Parts New Zealand News Mechanisms Galanty Shows Michael Creighton Edith C Murray Phillippe Gentry Art Hazards Summer School

December 1985

Letters What’s On News Black Theatre expert’s visit Theatre Board Grants Interview with Phillippe Genty Workshops report New training course in USA UNIMA news Reviews

March 1986

Letters Noticeboard What’s On Reviews The Chinese Project National Puppetry Forum NSW Guild 1985 Report

November 1987

Editorial Handspan turns 10 Marionette Theatre of Australia News The Professor Puppet Company news Puppet Guild news Fate of the Puppetry Institute Australian Film Television and Radio School Puppetry Workshop Report NSW Puppeteers sub-committee of Actors Equity report Reviews Noticeboard Announcements Dragons, Madness, torture, shame and Tears Puppets in Education

Festival Edition 1988

Artistic Director’s Report Master class reports on Jowef Krofta, Eric Bass, Phillippe Genty, Kermit Love Reviews Photo Album UNIMA Report Terrapin Report Spare Parts Report Australian Puppetry Guild Report Suggestions Self Standing Puppet

March 1989

Editorial Profile Polyglot Puppet Theatre Cho Cho San in China Writing for Puppetry State news National news UNIMA news International news Charleville Meziere Festival Situation of puppetry in Thailand Reviews Letters

Spring 1989

Obituary- Beverley Campbell Jackson Company Happenings TV/ Film news Mr Squiggle’s 30th Birthday Profile Noriko Nishimoto UNIMA News International News Reviews Puppetry in Education Puppetry UK Style Letters

Winter 1990

Editorial Obituary- Jim Henson
Genty Masterclass
Company Reports
Reviews Learning in Japan
Pekan Wayang Indonesian 5th Tahun 1990 Playwrights conference Tintookies Came to town International Puppet Festivals 1990 Making UNIMA user friendly
Puppet Script Paperbag Funding

Summer 1991

Editorial
Credits
An Auction of Puppets
Letters
Ross Hill
Puppetry in Schools
Puppets cause riot
Opera Ballet Puppets
Peking Puppet Theatre
Vietnamese Water Puppets
Company Reports
Reviews

Winter 1991

Editorial Lift Off Royal Commission Letters Articles Company Reports Classifieds

Special Edition 1992

Editorial Features Company Reports Individual Reports State of the Nation Survey Results Industry news Reviews International news

Flyer

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UNIMA Australia Newsletters

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President’s Report
Secretary’s Report
Treasurer’s Report
Festival Update
State news
Writing and directing puppet plays for children

September 1991
Congress News
Articles from the Age Newspaper
State news
International UNIMA news

March 1992
Letters to the editor
News from the Puppet Cottage
Grant opportunities from Australia Council for the Arts
State news
UNIMA International news

June 1992
Letters to the editor
Skylark information
State news
Impressions of the Adelaide Festival
International news

September 1992
Secretary’s Report
UNIMA Australia Presidential Election information
Book reviews
Gardner Puppet Theatre news
News from Spare Parts Puppet Theatre
State news

March 1993
President’s report
State news
Puppeteers Summer School
Sunset Silhouettes in the land of the rising sun
UNIMA Congress Report
International puppet news
Book Reviews

June 1993
Brisbane Puppet Festival planning
UNIMA International news
State news
UNIMA Congress reports
The DISintegral Puppet Part

September 1993
President’s report
State news
Handspan Puppet Theatre news
Schools Encounter Charleville Mezieres
Josef Krofta: Puppet Theatre and Alternative Theatre
Puppetry in the Nineties- How to operate the computer interface for a full size hydraulic robot T-rex
Company News
Editor’s report

March 1994
Brisbane Festival Update
Company news
Handspan in the Pacific
Phillip Mitchell’s Czech Experience
ITI news
Margot Seimer to tour US
1994 program: Charleville Mezieres

June 1994
Secretary’s report
State news
Company news
Adelaide Festival report
UNIMA ’96 Congress news
Treasurer’s report

March 1995
Secretary’s report
State News
Company news
Puppeteer’s Summer School
Puppetry, perspective, and “Roll a Pea”
Book reviews
Paris Puppet Theatre -1995 season

June 1995
Secretary’s report
Treasurer’s report
State news
Company news
UNIMA Asia Pacific Commission news
1996 Noosa Puppet Festival
Puppet History- Punch and Judy in early Australia
At the Coal Face- Script writing
Book Review- Burmese Puppets
UNIMA Australia SWOT Analysis

September 1995
Editorial
IIDA Puppetry Carnival
Secretary’s report
State news
Puppets ’96 Festival update
At the coal face- hand exercises
International news
Company news
Reviews- Inside Dry Water
Film Review- “To Live”
Book Review- Nightmare before Christmas
Grunge puppetry
Noriko Nishimoto Puppetry Masterclass
Puppetry vs Ventriloquism
Letters to the editor

December 1995
Editorial
Puppets ’96 Update
Secretary’s report
International news
State news
At the coal face- Hand exercises part 2
Simple String puppet pattern
Bringing ideas to life- Creative thinking in Puppetry
Reviews- Chuck Wood, Ted E. Bear, and David Stassman
Gilda under glass
The Floating World
Not the end of the world
Book review- the Marionettes of Barcelona
I can see your lips moving- the history and art of ventriloquism
The Varities of Variety

March 1996
Editorial
Puppets ’96 Festival update
Secretary’s report
Treasurer’s report
State news
Letters to the Editor
International news
Puppeteers in Cyberspace
Hooked on the Web
Puppet Thought, Puppet Spirit
Book Review: In search of Aesthetics for the Puppet Theatre
Marionettes and Merlin in Sydney
Company news
At the coal face- the breathing hand

June 1996
Editorial
Secretary’s report
Overseas festival digest
Company news
Muppetnapping!
Cyber-gossip
IIDA Festival Beginnings
La Mama
International Puppet Institute, Charleville- Mezieres
Reviews- Shape up Smelly
Woyzeck the Highveld
History- The Royal Marionettes

September 1996
Editorial
Notice Board
Company News
Festival 96 Report
International news
At the coal face- a short radio tail
Puppet/ Puppeteer Conventions
Reviews- Charlottes Web
Dante… Through the Invisible Web
There’s a moon in my room
Puppet designer and maker questionnaire
History- Webbs Royal Marionettes- the Australian puppets that visited Russia in 1883
Proposal for a UNIMA Puppet festival 1998
UNIMA Scholarship fund

December 1996
Editorial
Secretary’s Report
Election of UNIMA Australia President
Letters to the Editor
Scholarship Fund
Company News
2nd National performance conference
Puppetry Workshop- University of NSW
International news
The festival crawl
Book Review- Humour and Comedy in Puppetry
Betty Myrtle- a puppeteer of the fifties
History- Muffin the mule, The Hogarth puppets and Jan and Ann Bussell
The New Media Conference
Ethics and Artists
My Plea, My Hope- Dadi Pudumjee

March 1997
Secretary’s report
Letters to the editor
Business Matters
National news
A small theatre with big ideas
Water Puppets in Canberra
Puppet Cottage Reminiscences
International News
Book Review- The Russian Carnival
Review- Pakistan Third International Festival
Review- The Fork
Review- Dreamer
Asia Pacific Commission Report
Peter Scriven’s World
History- the Salici Marionettes
Puppet Maker and Designer Questionnaire- Sue Wallace
Total Theatre
Treasurer’s Financial Report

June 1997
Editorial
President’s Report
Secretary’s report
National news
Company News
International news
Puppeteer spotlight- Jiri Vacek
History- Australian connections with North America
Review- Wake Baby
Little Piggies and a sausage went for a walk
Below the Belt
Murphy’s Law of Puppets
The Little Prince
Distelfink- Cindy South-Czabania
Handspan in the Year 2000
Festival Update

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Thank you to Richard Bradshaw for your time, your stories and your histories of the giants in your puppetry world. And thank you to all who participated in World Puppetry Day 2023! We were thrilled to host puppeteers from New Zealand, USA and South Korea as well as all around Australia! What a great celebration of puppetry, Theatre, harmony and storytelling. #WPD2023 #worldpuppetryday2023 ... See MoreSee Less

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Last night we had an inspiring zoom session with Rene Baker from the UK, on Developing the Puppet’s Character.Rene Baker is one of the world's leading trainers in puppetry. She has taught at the Central School of Speech and Drama (London) and is currently a key tutor at the Curious School of Puppetry (UK). This free (members only) webinar included practical exercises exploring free play, tempo and reactions of the puppet, as well as an opportunity to explore the potential characters of objects. Thank you Rene for sharing your amazing knowledge, skills and expertise with us! Thank you also to our UNIMA Oz Committee member Adam Bennett (DNA Puppetry & Visual Theatre) for facilitating the event. Tomorrow (Tuesday 21 March) we are celebrating World Puppetry Day with a very special Story Time with Richard Bradshaw! FREE for UNIMA Australia members and $20 AUD for Non-members.Bookings essential at www.trybooking.com/CGSDNWant to join UNIMA Australia to access free events and discounted workshops? Go to www.unima.org.au/membership/ #puppetrytraining #artisttalk #renebaker ... See MoreSee Less

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Members-only Workshop: Developing a Puppet's Character by Rene Baker (UK) Sunday 19 March @ 7pm-9pm (AEDT) via Zoom (FREE!)On the weekend before World Puppetry Day we invite you to an exclusive members-only workshop with Rene Baker on Developing a Puppet's Character.A two hour practical online workshop that introduces ways to develop a puppet's character that go beyond its sculptural appearance. These techniques are particularly useful when the 'puppet' is a material or everyday object that hasn't been created with a defined character in mind.The puppet's basic personality is developed by exploring its natural movement to discover what it likes to do and how it likes to do it. Having established its basic character, the puppet's changing feelings are conveyed through the precise use of rhythm.Rene Baker is one of the world's leading trainers in puppetry. She has taught at the Central School of Speech and Drama (London) and is currently a key tutor at the Curious School of Puppetry (UK). Date: Sunday 19th March via ZoomTime: 7.00pm-9.00pm pm AEDT4.00-6.00pm WA5.30-7.30pm NT6.00-8pm QLD6.30-8.30pm SA7.00-9.00pm NSW/VIC/TAS/ACTThis workshop is FREE and is for members only.Registration is essential via the member code in your member email.Register now to reserve your virtual seat and receive the zoom link! ... See MoreSee Less

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World Puppetry Day: Story Time with Richard BradshawTues 21 March @ 6.30-8.30pm (AEDT) via ZoomDear UNIMA Members, A reminder,March 21 is World Puppetry Day. We celebrate the power of the performing arts to bring people together and spread light, joy and connection. We invite you to a special story time with the world renowned Richard Bradshaw. Bring some cake, snacks and a beverage (and a puppet if you have one!), as we come together and hear Richard share some of his favourite tales.This event is FREE for UNIMA Australia members and $20 for Non-members. Date: Monday 21st March via ZoomTime: 6.30-8.30pm AEDT3.30-5.30pm WA5-7pm NT5.30-7.30pm QLD6.00-8pm SA6.30-8.30pm NSW/VIC/TASCost: FREE for UNIMA Australia members and $20 for Non-membersBookings essential via the link in your member emails. Book now to reserve your virtual seat and receive the zoom link! ... See MoreSee Less

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A big thank you to all our members who came to our first event for 2023 on Sunday! If you’re a maker who may wish to contribute a video for the “Call of The Forest” project for World Puppetry Day, the link with the info is www.unima.org/en/wpd2023videomontage-calloftheforest/We’ve included this in our link tree!All our members will now have received our national calendar of events this week! Make sure you print it out and mark your personal calendars so you don’t miss out on all the great events UNIMA Australia has to offer! ... See MoreSee Less

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We’re back! A new suite of events at UNIMA Australia is just around the corner. But we’re kicking off 2023 with a makers’ social! We’ll be focussing our making on the 2023 theme for World Puppetry Day - “Call of The Forest” and contributing to the UNIMA International video project. So get ready to make some puppets inspired by nature! Bring along whatever tools and materials you wish to make a forest creature - and what’s more, we’d love to see people bring found objects from the great outdoors.Registrations essential via your member’s email. 3-5pm AEDT:12-2pm WA1.30-3.30pm NT2-4pm QLD2.30-4.30pm SA3-5pm NSW / VIC / ACT / TAS #puppeteer #puppeteers #puppets #puppet #puppetry #puppetbuilder #puppetmaker #unima #unimaoz #unimainternationale #unimainternational #puppet #puppetpower #worldpuppetryday2023 ... See MoreSee Less

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Thank you @ronnieburkett for a thoroughly engaging and awe inspiring talk with Alex Joy @oneorangesockproductions It was a fantastic way for UNIMA Australia to wrap our 2022 Program of events for our members. Ronnie discussed his upcoming shows, including his hand puppet show The Loony Bin which heads to Montreal’s International Puppetry Festival very soon. Ronnie and his assistant @alexandermantia showed puppets being out together in the workshop and answered the audiences questions on marionette building, writing for puppet theatre and voice characterisation. The committee at Unima Australia is thrilled to have brought its members 17 events over the last 10 months. Please, if you’ve attended on of our events, share your feedback in our latest members survey so we can bring you something even better next year!And that’s a wrap! Bring on 2023!#puppetpower #puppetshow #puppetrytraining #puppettheatre #puppetmaking #puppetbuilder #puppetbuilding #ronnieburkett #marionettes #marionette #handpuppets #unima ... See MoreSee Less

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The DPS Lab is happening this Wednesday 2 November in Brisbane, QLD! deadpuppetsociety.com.au/the-dps-lab/Dead Puppet Society and BRISBANE POWERHOUSE present THE DPS LAB, an evening of wonder and theatrical exploration showcasing three new short works from some of Brisbane’s most ambitious creators.Each new work has been created as part of DPS Academy, a 14-week workshop series that sees some of the city’s most exciting emerging and independent theatre-makers develop original ideas under the guidance of visual theatre experts Dead Puppet Society. Now in its fifth year, the DPS Academy is a unique professional development opportunity for emerging artists working in the form of visual theatre.Announcing THE DPS LAB. Expect the experimental and the unexpected | 2 November with BRISBANE POWERHOUSE.Following 14 weeks of development through the DPS Academy, THE DPS LAB is back in 2022 for an evening of wonder and theatrical exploration showcasing three new short works from some of Brisbane’s most ambitious creators:How to be Human by Grace LawTa Da! by Blat ProductionsDeep Breath In by Yours SincerelyTickets now on sale, more here: deadpuppetsociety.com.au/the-dps-lab/ ... See MoreSee Less

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New show in Sydney 2-12 Nov! Written by Thomas Hetherington-Welch and Oliver Durbidge, "Everynight!" is the 2022 Major production for Sydney University Dramatic Society (SUDS) and will be shown in the Reginald Theatre at the Seymour Centre. It follows a character named B who enters their own dreams and encounters all kinds of whacky characters and crazy hijinks. Puppets and Puppetry are at the core of the show. Thomas (grandson of Norman Hetherington who was creator of Mr Squiggle and the founding President of UNIMA Australia) spent this year designing, and the last few months building, the many different characters that B encounters in the show. www.seymourcentre.com/event/suds-everynight/ ... See MoreSee Less

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ITS HERE! Our last event of the 2022 UNIMA Calendar! And we are going out with a bang! In Conversation: Ronnie Burkett with Alex JoyIn this two hour session, join us for a live interview with Ronnie (@ronnieburkett) and UNIMA Committee Member and host of Talking Sock podcast Alex Joy (@oneorangesockproductions )As they discuss life after lockdowns and moving into Ronnie’s next work, The Loony Bin. You’ll also have the opportunity to speak to Ronnie and pose a question. Head to the links in our bio to find out how to register and how to ask your question.Looking forward to seeing you at 12PM SUNDAY NOVEMBER 6 AEDT Australians, we have five time zones so make sure you make the time adjustment! Tickets are free for members. $20 for non-members. See you there! ... See MoreSee Less

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Congratulations to the Winners of The 2022 Silver Linings Film Festival!Last night we had our Silver Linings Awards night and we are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2022 Silver Linings Film Festival! Winner: "Love Story - A Hopeful Tale" by Bonkel Theatre - Trina Gaskell and Enio Pozzebon (VIC)- $100 Lumin's Workshop voucher and 1 year membership to UNIMA AustraliaHighly Commended: "Her name is Joy - A Shadow Poem" by Rosy Toranzo - Rambling Shadow Stories (VIC)- $50 Lumin's Workshop voucher and 1 year membership to UNIMA AustraliaHighly Commended: "Rick-cycle" by Dominic Castro - Macquarie Fields High School (NSW)- $50 Lumin's Workshop voucher and 1 year membership to UNIMA AustraliaPeople's Choice Award: "Banksia BOB...Live at the Opera" by Glenn O’Rourke (NSW)- $50 Lumin's Workshop voucher and 1 year membership to UNIMA AustraliaYou can still watch the whole playlist of puppet films on our website. You can also check it out on our Instagram via the link in our bio.Thank you to everyone who contributed a puppet film, and thank you to our judges from our UNIMA Australia Committee - Philip Millar (President, VIC), Larissa Deak (QLD) and Adam Bennett (WA). Thank you to our sponsor Lumin’s Workshop for awarding gift vouchers to our Silver Linings winners! Lumin’s Workshop offers a myriad of materials for makers, crafters, cosplayers and more. They are based in Melbourne, Victoria. ... See MoreSee Less

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After the Silver Linings Awards ceremony we had our Spooky social and pumpkin carving zoom! Thank you to those who stayed and made spooky crafts with us! People got creative and carved a pumpkin, capsicum, potato, orange and clay. There was even a shadow puppet! #unima #puppetpower #Halloween #unimaoz ... See MoreSee Less

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