Andrew Pike

Dr Andrew Pike, OAM (born 1 January 1946) is an Australian film historian, film distributor and exhibitor, and documentary producer and director. Pike formed Ronin Films, an Australian film distribution company, with his first wife, Dr Merrilyn Fitzpatrick, in 1974. With Ross Cooper, he co-authored the book, Reference Guide to Australian Films 1906–1969 and has produced and directed many documentaries since 1982. Pike has been honoured with numerous awards including a plaque on the ACT Honour Walk in Canberra City, a Medal in the Order of Australia (OAM) and an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Canberra.

Pike was born in Adelaide, South Australia. He moved to Canberra in 1963 to obtain a B.A. (Hons) and M.A. in Australian history at the Australian National University.

After completing an M.A. on the history of Australian cinema at the Australian National University in Canberra, Pike worked as a cinema manager. During this time, he wrote many articles on film, which were published in journals and newspapers.

Pike was then given the opportunity to work for three years as a Consultant to the film collection of the National Library of Australia. This included the acquisition of films for study purposes in schools and universities. His next position was as a Research Fellow in the Department of Pacific and South-East Asian History at the Australian National University. Between 1989 and 1992, he was a board member of the Australian Film Commission.

In 1999 Pike was instrumental to the founding of the Friends of the National Film and Sound Archive, an association dedicated to supporting the Archive's work and to promote the principles of best practice in the film archive profession. He was elected President of the association in 2004.

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