John B. Murray (1931/1932 – 1 June 2020) was an Australian filmmaker and an author best known for The Naked Bunyip.
He was [1] the author of a detailed handbook for the Australian Film Commission entitled DELIVERY ITEMS: A Guide for Video and Film Producers and also the inaugural Executive Director of the Film, Radio & Television Board of the Australian Council for the Arts (now the Australia Council), during which time (in addition to funding the development of filmmakers and the art of film, television and radio generally) he established community access video centres throughout Australia.
His experience in breaking the control of exhibition by the major distributors to gain outlets for The Naked Bunyip (1970) also led him, on behalf of the FR&TV Board, to create showcase cinemas for Australian films.
The latter was incorporated in his concept that restructured the Paddington Town Hall to house a cinema, national video resource centre, video access centre and a radio station.
It also included offices for the Australian Film Institute which administered the video centres and cinemas on behalf of the Film, Radio & Television Board.