2012/01/01 by Stephen Gaunson · 1 citation
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Social Sciences · Arts and Humanities · #Cinema and Media Studies #Cultural Industries and Urban Development #Art History and Market Analysis
paper · doi:10.1386/sac.6.3.291_1
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Despite Australia being one of the most robust and progressive film industries during the early years of moving pictures, it experienced a significant decline in film production from 1915. Whether this decline was a direct result of poor government policy is something that the Royal Commission on the motion picture industry in Australia 1926–1928. investigated. Marking a significant, yet terribly neglected moment of Australian film history, the Commission surveyed a variety of issues which had stunted the development of the national Australian cinema. By surveying the early period of the Australian cinema, in this article I will discuss how the Royal Commission's recommendations pushed for the national industry to become more active within the Hollywood world cinema model.