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In 1945, the Australian National Film Board was established to produce documentary films. In 1956, the Board was renamed the Australian Commonwealth Film Unit. [[Stanley Hawes]] was the Producer-in-Chief from 1946 to 1969.<ref name=fa>{{cite web | title =About Film Australia | work = | publisher =Film Australia | date = | url =http://www.filmaust.com.au/about/ | accessdate = 2007-08-23 }}</ref> In 1973, the Unit became Film Australia. That year it gained its first female producer, [[Suzanne Baker]], who in 1977 became the first Australian woman to win an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]], for [[Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film|Best Animated Short Film]], for ''Leisure'', animated by [[Bruce Petty]].
Some of [[Michael Thornhill]]'s first films were short [[documentaries]] made for the Commonwealth Film Unit, including ''The Esperance story'' (1968) and ''Cheryl and Kevin'' (1974). One of Film Australia's most successful films is ''[[A Steam Train Passes]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nfsa.afc.gov.au/media_releases.nsf/d413751ea97b8813ca256ec20017e459/6080d17da745f6e8ca2569990006b9ab?OpenDocument |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2007-03-13 |
Film Australia also created one of Australia's most successful children's television programs, [[Johnson and Friends]], which ran for four series. The program sold to over 50 territories and ran from 1990 until 1995. This venture also lead to the creation of further children's programs, including [[The Girl from Tomorrow]] / [[The Girl from Tomorrow Part II: Tomorrow's End|Tomorrow's End]], [[Boffins (TV series)|Boffins]], [[Escape from Jupiter]] / [[Return to Jupiter]] and [[Spellbinder (TV series)|Spellbinder]] / [[Spellbinder: Land of the Dragon Lord|Land of the Dragon Lord]].
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