A PROJECT OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF EUMUNDI Issue 114, Thursday 3 April 2025
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NEW HOME SOUGHT FOR MOVIE MEMORABILIA Kev Franzi has been entertaining, informing and inspiring visitors at his Kenilworth based CinemaWorks museum since 1990. Over his extensive career as photographer, director, producer, editor and picture show man, he has assembled a treasure trove of Australia’s film and TV history. His collection spans over 120 years of cinema history, with cameras, film reels, videos and memorabilia. Now aged 94, Kev would dearly love for someone to take on his collection. A university recently showed interest in acquiring the collection, however after 14 months of preparing everything
they unfortunately withdrew their interest. The museum now only opens once a month, where Kev welcomes visitors to his 55-seat tiered theatrette, that he and Ron West – from Pomona’s Majestic Theatre – obtained from Brisbane’s Regent Theatre. Kev Franzi’s journey into cinematography began after failing a maths test at 13yo, when he received a vest pocket Kodak camera from his father because, “Photographers don’t need brains.” His passion began as a 14yo messenger boy for Jolimont Films in Melbourne, Cont. p3