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The Australian Film Development Corporation was an organisation created and funded by the Australian Government in the 1970s, intended to allow filmmakers in the Australian film industry to create movies for everyone to see.
Formed in 1970, the Australian Film Development Corporation (AFDC) was a government-funded agency charged with helping the film industry create commercial films for audiences at home and abroad. The success of Stork (1971) gave birth to a rash of “ocker” comedies, a genre that centred on boorish male characters….
With the support of the Australian Film Development Corporation (AFDC), which was established in 1970, a new generation of directors emerged, bringing fresh perspectives to the screen. In 1971, "Wake in Fright," directed by Ted Kotcheff, shocked audiences with its raw portrayal of outback life.
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With Canada’s tumultuous (and ongoing) cinematic identity crisis in mind, it’s interesting to think about a parallel Commonwealth effort. The Australian Film Development Corporation(later the Australian Film Commission) was established a few years after the CFDC. From the early 1970s through the mid-1980s, government funding for national film produ...
This video essay on the Australian New Wave comes courtesy of the fine folks at Little White Lies, a film-obsessed magazine based in the United Kingdom. Will Webb wrote and edited this video, which was produced by Adam Woodward. You can follow Little White Lies on Twitter here. And you can check out their official website here. You can subscribe to...
For more of Will Webb’s work with Little White Lies, check out this brief history of Nuevo Cine Mexicano. Another new wave to ride baby!For another taste of what Little White Lies has to offer, here’s an essay that eulogizes the cinematic power of the phone booth.Here is a look at what makes a great movie studio logo.And here’s why the Academy Awards‘ bias against horror should scare us.The functions of the Corporation are to encourage the making of Australian films and to encourage the distribution of Australian films both within and outside Australia. (2.) The Corporation shall exercise its functions with a view to the achievement of high technical and artistic standards in Australian films.
Screen Australia is the Australian Federal Government's key funding body for the Australian screen production industry, created under the Screen Australia Act 2008. From 1 July 2008 Screen Australia took over the functions of its predecessor agencies the Australian Film Commission (AFC), the Film Finance Corporation Australia and Film Australia ...
Mar 31, 2022 · Even though 1975 marked the breakthrough year for Australian cinema, it also indicated a changing tide. That same year, the Whitman Government restructured the Australian Film Development Corporation as the Australian Film Commission, which fatally
