About The Association
The Australian Widescreen Association was founded in 1972 and is a group of enthusiasts shooting and photographing in panoramic or ‘widescreen’ formats.

Video or film is shot using an anamorphic unit added in front of the camera’s own lens, or in native widescreen formats.

An alternative method for widescreen is masking the top and bottom of the camera image to give a greater width to height ratio.

Projection slides are shot in one of several ways - using anamorphic lenses in front of the camera lens and then the projector lens; cameras which can mask the top and bottom of the normal 35mm frame, or cameras such as the Widelux or Horizon which shoot a wider (longer) frame on 35mm film.

Some of our members shoots 3-D widescreen slides using two Widelux cameras. The two pictures are projected using polaroid filters on the slide projectors and are viewed while wearing specially aligned polaroid glasses.

While most of our members are amateurs, we do have a few members who work in the film and television industry. We like to make contact with widescreen enthusiasts throughout the world, are happy to assist where possible with any widescreen queries you may have.

Monthly Meetings
In Melbourne, we usually meet on the fourth Monday of each month from February to November. From May to Sept, meetings start at 7.30pm, other months at 8pm. Visitors and new members are always welcome. Visitors, before attending, please confirm that the meeting is taking place by contacting the Association.

We meet at the Bennettswood Guide Hall, 21 Station Street Burwood, Melbourne VIC Australia (Melway Ref 61 C7).

We are a member club of the Federation of Australian Movie Makers, which comprises most of the amateur movie and video clubs throughout Australia, and we exchange club magazines with many of them. The Association has members in most Australian states, and several overseas countries.

Annual Widescreen Festival
We run an annual Widescreen Festival in October to December with screenings in several Australian states. It includes competitions for Movie (film/video) and also for still images. Entry is free and open to anyone producing amateur work (i.e. not made for commercial gain or previously sold). More Details

Scope Newsletter
Our newsletter "SCOPE" is produced five times a year and contains news, technical information, members’ views, ads, etc.

Sign-Up Now!
Full membership fee for Melbourne Metro members is $20 per year (Jan-Dec). Members living in other areas in Australia, it is $10, and for overseas, A$10. (This includes the five issues of "SCOPE"). Members are also entitled to compete in our club competitions. Sign up form is here.