Far out kids animation

The AFI put together this compilation of Australian animated films suitable for children under nine. It includes: “There’s Dragons” - a funny film about a silly dragon, “That’s Progress” - a young boy doing a school project on historic buildings is constantly thwarted by Mr Progress, who keeps demolishing the buildings to put up car parks, “The Lighthouse Made Three” a whimsical love story based on a popular song. “Thumpalong” about a king who hates music, and “DuDu and the Line”, a celebration of the wild and free flowing transformations available to the animator.

How to watch

This work has not been digitised and is currently unavailable to view online. It may be possible for approved reseachers to view onsite at ACMI.

Learn more about accessing our collection

Collection

In ACMI's collection

Credits

co-director

Anthony Lucas

Steve French

Peter Nicholson

Paul Williams

Duration

00:40:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1978

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

017726

Language

English

Subject categories

Animation

Animation → Animated films - Australia

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children 0-6

Childrens Films → Children 6-12

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

Please note: this archive is an ongoing body of work. Sometimes the credit information (director, year etc) isn’t available so these fields may be left blank; we are progressively filling these in with further research.

Cite this work on Wikipedia

If you would like to cite this item, please use the following template: {{cite web |url=https://acmi.net.au/works/79012--far-out-kids-animation/ |title=Far out kids animation |author=Australian Centre for the Moving Image |access-date=29 May 2023 |publisher=Australian Centre for the Moving Image}}

Australia, 1978

Please note