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– The Australian federal Capital Issues Board forbids the formation of new film production companies with capital exceeding £10,000. [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1955 | ||||
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– Charles Chauvel’s Jedda, the first colour film shot in Australia and the first to use aboriginal actors in lead roles, is released. [MORE] [ADD} |
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– The Film Division at the Department of the Interior is renamed The Commonwealth Film Unit (CFU). [MORE] [ADD] |
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| 1962 | ||||
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The government appoints the Vincent Committee to explore ways of stimulating domestic film production. The report, published in 1962, recommends loans, tax concessions and incentives but nothing is implemented. [MORE] [ADD] |
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| Nov - | The Australian Council of the Arts is founded. Financed with federal funds, the Council includes a Film and Television Committee. [MORE] [ADD] | |||
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The Film and Television Committee of the Australian Council of the Arts recommends the foundation of a film development corporation, a national film school and an experimental film fund. The recommendations are implemented within the next three years. [MORE] [ADD] |
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Movietone News and Cinesound Review newsreels merge. [MORE] [ADD] |
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– The Australian Film Development Corporation is founded to act as a film investment bank. [MORE] [ADD] |
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– The Experimental Film and Television Fund is established. The first film it finances is a documentary about anti-Vietnam demonstrations in Sydney. [MORE] [ADD] |