The scenes at the wedding reception in the APG movie “Dimboola” were filmed in a hall in Melbourne. They were the last to be shot. At the end of filming the cast and crew were assembled for a photograph by stills photographer, Ponch Hawkes.
To the best of my knowledge this website is the only place where this photo has been published. Several years after the making of the movie the print was purchased from Ponch Hawkes by my wife and given to me as a birthday present.
Most of the filming of “Dimboola” took place in and around the small Victoria township of Dimboola. For those few weeks the people of Dimboola took a great deal of interest in the filming, with some even taking part as extras in the movie. The local paper, The Dimboola Banner, published several articles about the event which were accompanied by photos taken by the film’s stills photographer, Ponch Hawkes.
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Most of the filming of “Dimboola” took place in and around the small Victoria township of Dimboola. For those few weeks the people of Dimboola took a great deal of interest in the filming, with some even taking part as extras in the movie. The local paper, The Dimboola Banner, published several articles about the event which were accompanied by publicity photos taken by the film’s stills photographer, Ponch Hawkes.
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Most of the filming of the APG’s movie, “Dimboola”, took place in mid-1978 in and around the small Victoria township of Dimboola. For those few weeks the people of Dimboola took a great deal of interest in the filming, with some even taking part as extras in the movie. Naturally, the local paper, The Dimboola Banner, published several articles about the event. These were often accompanied by publicity photos taken by the film’s stills photographer and APG member, Ponch Hawkes.
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L to R: Natalie Bate, Bruce Spence and Kerry Dwyer
The wedding party in the movie “Dimboola”. From Cinema Papers, Oct-Nov 1978. Photo probably taken by Stills Photographer, Ponch Hawkes.
This news article in Cinema Papers was written by Jack Clancy, and is from his observations on the scene during the making of the movie.
Headings in the article: The Shooting, Panavision, The Town, The Script, Actors, Rushes.
Named persons in photos: John Weily (producer), Paul Ammitzboll (grip), John Duigan (director), Tom Cowan (director of photography), Jan Kenny (focus puller), Walter Dobrowoski (first assistant), Larry Eastwood (art director), Lloyd Carrick (sound recordist), and actors Dick May, Barry Barkla, Irene Hewitt and Alan Rowe.
The cover photo and all photos in the article were probably taken by the Stills Photographer, Ponch Hawkes.
The following production details of the movie are published in the Production Survey section of the magazine:
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