For Australian films, performance can be better overseas
How did the Australian screen industry perform last year in the overseas market? A comparison with domestic figures gives surprising results.
13 Jan 2015 12:00
Antony I. Ginnane
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Image: If you build it, is it yours? The Lego Movie was made in Australia.
[Editor’s note: Ginnane passionately tracks the performance of Australian films in local releases territory by territory, to work out whether the numbers represent success or failure. He ignores issues of quality or artistic glory, and is uninterested in cultural identity. I have put some of the more surprising local successes in bold.]
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Melbourne born Antony I. Ginnane has produced or executive produced 70 feature films, MOW’s, miniseries and TV series over 48 years including award winning classics like Patrick, High Tide, The Lighthorsemen, Screamers and Last Dance and most recently (in partnership with Kris Wyld) the TV series Pulse for ABC-TV. His Australian production company F G Film Productions (Australia) Pty. Ltd. is in preproduction on feature film The Chainbreakers. He was President of SPAA from 2008 - 2011, attends the major world markets and is based in Los Angeles and Melbourne. “The Unusual Suspects – 104 Films That Made World Cinema” his first book was published by Currency Press in November 2015.
