Erika Addis

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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

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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]

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