Australian Content: plunging in where bureaucratic angels fear to tread

Most policymakers tip-toe around the Australian content question as beyond mere logic. Dr Vincent O'Donnell, veteran maker of radio programs about the arts, has nothing to lose,...
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Most policymakers tip-toe around the Australian content question as beyond mere logic. Dr Vincent O’Donnell, veteran maker of radio programs about the arts, has nothing to lose,…

Australia Day seems a good time to ask ‘What makes a film Australian’?

Literary critic and cultural commentator, Peter Craven, kicked–on the issue with an article ‘It’s absurd that our best books are not made into films’ published by the Fairfax press on January 21st.

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Dr Vincent O'Donnell
About the Author
Once a film editor, Dr Vincent O’Donnell is a historian of Australian film agencies. He is an honorary fellow in RMIT University’s School of Media and Communication, a past president of the Producers and Directors Guild of Victoria and former executive producer at Film Victoria.