A film’s genre has widely been seen as stemming from the three-way relationship between the film-makers, the audience and the text itself. While much has been written elsewhere about the audience and the text of ‘Strictly Ballroom’, in this article Garry Gillard explores the intentions of the makers of ‘Strictly Ballroom’, drawing on material in the audio commentary on the DVD and positioning it as the first in Baz Lurmann’s now completed ‘red curtain’ trilogy. Written By Gary Gillard