Erika Addis

Erika Addis (born 1954)^{[1][better source needed]} is an Australian camerawoman best known for her work on documentary films. A graduate of the Australian Film & Television School (AFTS), she has also lectured on cinematography there.^[2] In 2022 Addis was elected the National President of the Australian Cinematographers Society, "the first female national president in the society's history."^[3]

While living in Adelaide, Addis worked for the Bureau of Census and Statistics. In 1975 she was accepted into a three-month film production workshop, funded by AFTS (then known as the Australian Film, Television, and Radio School).^[2]

Professional work

With Helen Grace, Addis made Serious Undertakings (1982), an early example of independent filmmaking by Australian women.^[4] At the beginning of her career, as part of the camera crew, she worked on such iconic Australian films as Storm Boy (1976) and The Year My Voice Broke (1987).^[1]

References

1. "Erika Addis". IMDb. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
2. Margolis, Harriet; Krasilovsky, Alexis; Stein, Julia, eds. (2015). Shooting Women: Behind the Camera, Around the World. Bristol, UK: Intellect. p. 300. ISBN 978-1-78320-506-6.
3. "Erika Addis becomes ACS National President as Ron Johnson OAM ACS steps down". Australian Cinematographers Society. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
4. Blonski, Annette; Creed, Barbara; Freiberg, Freda, eds. (1987). Don't Shoot Darling! Women's Independent Filmmaking in Australia. Richmond, Australia: Greenhouse Publishing. p. 17. ISBN 0-86436-058-4.