Expo 88 Promotional Film (1980s) - Queensland Premier's Department

World Expo 88 - Leisure in the Age of Technology - Produced by Queensland Tourist and Travel Corporation / Producer and Director Geoff Cox.

Promotional film made in the lead up to World Expo 88 being held in Brisbane April 30 - October 30, 1988. This program was made to distribute to travel agents worldwide so that they could encourage clients to travel to Brisbane during the Expo. Provides an overview on Australia in general and then a more in depth look into Brisbane. Provides footage of the landscape, restaurants, people, and wildlife. Overview on getting to Brisbane and getting around during Expo including the monorail. Shows a snap shot of the Expo site being built which is now where Southbank is located. The theme of the Expo was 'Leisure in the Age of Technology' hence the title of the film.

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