| Reference Type |
newspaper
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| Title |
The crisis the Australian film industry refuses to see |
| Author(s) | Deb Verhoeven |
| State |
Unknown |
| Country |
Australia |
| Publication Date |
07-02-2005 |
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| Comments |
This article, retrieved from The Age demonstrates the current perception of Australian films in Australia. This is a vital piece of information for my field, as it is the basis for whether or not Aboriginal films such as Ten Canoes will be successful in Australia. The article, written by Deb Verhoeven is a well-researched and logical argument, that outlines the issue of Australians not wanting to view Australian films, but would prefer to watch Hollywood style films. The article includes a variety of statistics, including new statistics from the Australian Film Commission, which sties the local film industry. These show that Australians last year spent $907 million at the movies, however audiences managed to shun home grown films, with Australian films generating less than 1.3% at the box office. Verhoeven goes over the idea that Australia has become a viewing population, where we see films that in no way have a relationship with the national agenda. This idea goes well within my field, where films such as Ten Canoes as virtually unknown by a large number of Australians, therefore the film has generated other means of communication through its website âtwelve canoesâ. This demonstrates that films in Australia need to be innovative and fresh. The government involvement within the film industry is also discussed in the article, and could be a different angle in which I take my own field. Their needs to be an increase in subsidies from the government so Australian films can become more successful. Verhoeven sites that the Australian Film Commission plays down the significance of box office as a measure of their industry success, which in turn can create conflict within the Australian media industry. This article brings to light the idea that Australian films are stereotyped as bad films, in comparison to Hollywood films which are given more funding and contain A list actors. The underlying assumption of this article is that it is in fact Australians that are diminishing the film industry, because there is no desire to see our own films. |
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