Kokoda Front Line! was a full-length edition of the Australian newsreel

Newsreel

A newsreel was a form of short documentary film prevalent in the first half of the 20th century, regularly released in a public presentation place and containing filmed news stories and items of topical interest. It was a source of news, current affairs and entertainment for millions of moviegoers...

, Cinesound Review, produced by the Australian News & Information Bureau and Cinesound Productions Limited in 1942

1942 in film

The year 1942 in film involved some significant events, in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest of all time, Casablanca.-Events:...

. It was one of four winners of the 1942 Academy award for best documentary, and the first Australian film to win an Oscar. It was filmed by the Australian war photographer Damien Parer

Damien Parer

Damien Peter Parer was an Australian war photographer. He became famous for his war photography of the Second World War, and was killed by Japanese machinegun fire at Peleliu, Palau. He married Elizabeth Marie Cotter on 23 March 1944, and his son, producer Damien Parer, was born after his father...

 and directed by Ken G. Hall

Ken G. Hall

Kenneth George Hall, AO OBE , better known as Ken G. Hall, was an Australian film director, considered one of the most important figures in the history of the Australian film industry.-Early years:...

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Damien Parer is often cited as one of Australia's early Academy Award winners, however the award was made to the director, Ken G. Hall.

External links

• Complete film online courtesy Australian govt.
• Kokoda Front Line! at the Australian screen
• One of the Eyemo cameras used by Parer while filming Kokoda Front Line! can be seen at National Museum Australia, Canberra