Australian Film Critics Association - About Us

Adrian Danks is Senior Lecturer and Head of Cinema Studies and the Media Program in the School of Applied Communication, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (University). He is co-curator of the Melbourne Cinémathèque, and editor of Cteq: Annotations on Film, published in Senses of Cinema. He has published widely in a range of books and journals including: Senses of Cinema, Metro, Screening the Past, Real-Time, Screen Education, 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die, Traditions in World Cinema, Melbourne in the 60s, 24 Frames: Australia and New Zealand, Cultural Seeds and Twin Peeks: Australian and New Zealand Feature Films. He is writing a book on the history and practice of home moviemaking in Australia..

Thomas Caldwell writes the website Cinema Autopsy and is the author of Film Analysis Handbook. He also regularly reviews for The Big Issue and is the co-host of “The Casting Couch” on JOY 94.9.

Peter Krausz is Chair of AFCA, and presents Media Moves Cinema Scene on 3CR. Peter has contributed to Metro, Australian Screen Education, Independent Education, and 100 Greatest Films of Australian Cinema. He is also a consultant to film festivals and services.