What was the first Australian feature film to be shot in colour?

Seen by many as an influential film of it's time, Jedda was made in 1955. It was written, produced and directed by Charles Chauvel and was the first Australian feature film to be shot in colour. The scenery depicts the harshness and beauty of the Australian outback. Shot primary in the Northern Territory, this was Cauvel's last film.

The story centres around Jedda, an Aboriginal girl born on a cattle station in the Northern Territory of Australia. Her mother dies giving birth and she is brought to the station where she is brought up by the wife of the station boss. Jedda grows up learning European ways but is drawn to her own culture. As a young woman, she becomes curious about an Aboriginal man she sees pass through the station, his name she learns is Marbuck.

The film attracted more international attention than previous Australian films of the time as it was Hollywood films which were dominating the Australian cinema. Chauvel was nominated for the Golden Palm Award in the 1955 Cannes Film Festival for Jedda.