RMM Movie of the Year Qualifying Entries

1979-1980

Quarterly competition No 1. 7th September 1979
Entrant Title Name Order Shown Audience Appeal Score
Doug Tanner Slow Boat (Japan)     81.00%
Des Priest Wandong     77.50%
Joe Hastie The Wedding     75.50%
Joe Hastie Melbourne     72.00%

 

Quarterly competition No 2. 7th December 1979 (Greyhound Prize & Herbert Smalls)
Entrant Title Name Order Shown Audience Appeal Score
Fred Haering Skiing the Victorian Alps     90.50%
John Wolt Yosemite     85.50%
Rupe Fisher The Dandenongs     84.50%
Doug Lowndes Train of Thought     82.50%
Russell Claringbould The Chess Game     82.00%
John Jones On the Murray     83.40%
Geoff Wood The City of Box Hill     70.50%
Doug White Making a Wooden Box     67.00%
Doug Thomas A Weekend in Hobart     65.00%
Edna Hindmarsh Swan Hill Pioneer Settlement     61.50%
Gordon Hindmarsh Mootwindgee     59.50%
Ian Busst A Day at the Zoo     65.00%
Fred Walters Carramar Scone     44.50%

 

 

Quarterly competition No 3. 7th March 1980 (50ft Uncut Film)
Entrant Title Name Order Shown Audience Appeal Score
Keith Parker The Galloping Gasteropod     91.00%
Ivan Harbert Life Get With It     79.00%
Fred Walters Sydney Harbour     62.00%
Fred Walters West Gate Bridge     55.00%
Fred Haering Holland     54.00%
Nick Kasby A Trip to Europe     53.00%

 

 

Quarterly competition No 4. 2nd May 1980 (Herbert Smalls Trophy)
Entrant Title Name Order Shown Audience Appeal Score
Ian Ackerly Bits of Britain     86.00%
Phillip Cox Gone Fishing     70.50%
Ken Tinkler Grand Canyon     70.00%
Ivan Harbert Life Get With It     68.00%
Jim Levitt Sunday Afternoon in Wattle Park     63.00%
Fred Walters Dairy Farming     61.50%

 

 

Film of the Year Competition 1980.
Entrant Title Name Order Shown Audience Appeal Score
Keith Parker The Galloping Gasteropod     1st
Ian Ackerly Bits of Britain     2nd
Fred Haering Skiing the Victorian Alps     3rd
Doug Tanner Slow Boat (Japan)     4th
Des Priest Wandong     5th
Ivan Harbert Life Get With It     6th
Phillip Cox Gone Fishing     7th

 

RMM Group Film Comp 1980

Group Film Competition 21st March 1980
Entrant Title Name Order Shown Audience Appeal Score
Ian Ackerly's Group ??     1st
Doug Tanner's Group The Hole Story     2nd
Doug Thomas's Group ??     3rd
Peter Cox's Group The Feats of Dr Sole     4th