Albie Thoms (28 July 1941 â€" 28 November 2012) was an Australian film
director, writer, and producer. He was born in Sydney, Australia. He
was nominated for at the 1979 AFI Awards for Best Original Screenplay
for Palm Beach. He is best known for his work with Ubu Films, the
Sydney Filmmakers’ Co-operative, and the Yellow House. He made a
number of short films.He died on 28 November 2012.As well as Polemics
for a New Cinema (1978), Thoms wrote Surfmovies, (2000) a history of
the Australian surfing film, published by Shore Thing, Noosa. His
memoir ‘My Generation’ (2012) was published shortly after his
death by Media21 publishing. He has also contributed to The
Documentary Film in Australia publication as well as providing
catalogue essays for Bohemians in the Bush (1991) and Belle-Ile:
Monet, Russell and Matisse in Brittany (2001), both for AGNSW, and
Then and Now and Everything in Between (2010), Mosman Art Gallery,
director, writer, and producer. He was born in Sydney, Australia. He
was nominated for at the 1979 AFI Awards for Best Original Screenplay
for Palm Beach. He is best known for his work with Ubu Films, the
Sydney Filmmakers’ Co-operative, and the Yellow House. He made a
number of short films.He died on 28 November 2012.As well as Polemics
for a New Cinema (1978), Thoms wrote Surfmovies, (2000) a history of
the Australian surfing film, published by Shore Thing, Noosa. His
memoir ‘My Generation’ (2012) was published shortly after his
death by Media21 publishing. He has also contributed to The
Documentary Film in Australia publication as well as providing
catalogue essays for Bohemians in the Bush (1991) and Belle-Ile:
Monet, Russell and Matisse in Brittany (2001), both for AGNSW, and
Then and Now and Everything in Between (2010), Mosman Art Gallery,
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