CQU's Dr Errol Vieth (pictured), from the School of Contemporary Communication, is co-author of the newly-released Historical Dictionary of Australian and New Zealand Cinema, published internationally by Scarecrow Press.

The dictionary was co-authored by InfoCom's Associate Dean Research Dr Errol Vieth and Albert Moran of Griffith University.

The authors have been working on this comprehensive 450-page dictionary for some time.

The publication is expected to become a landmark in placing Australian and New Zealand films in the world cinema context.

"While it is obviously more scholarly than a cinema or fan magazine, it covers some of the same ground, with entries on many exceptional producers, directors, writers and actors, as well as the films," says the Scarecrow Press website.

"It also presents the early pioneers, the cinemas themselves, the film companies and government bodies, and much more in its hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries.

"Through a chronology that shows how far these cinemas have come in a short time and an introduction that presents them more broadly, a clear portrait of the two countries' motion pictures emerge. The bibliography is an excellent source for further reading.".