The film and television industry is facing a dangerous moment'The industry will be gutted': why Australian film and TV is fighting for its life'The industry will be gutted': why Australian film and TV is fighting for its lifeAustralians looking for home-grown stories could face “screens of darkness” and wall-to-wall foreign imports if the Turnbull government dismantles the complex system that underpins Australia’s film and television industry, according to the Screen Producers’ Association’s chief executive, Matthew Deaner. Should Australian content quotas be removed? Playwright David Williamson questions why Queensland should be a “backlot for Hollywood” when it could support local Australian films. Applying the 10% rule to Netflix could inject AUD$80m – or eight new drama series – into the Australian industry each year. But the Netflix CEO, Reed Hastings, has announced the US$130bn SVOD should not have to comply with Australian quotas, as “regulations often backfire”.

Source: The Guardian April 29, 2018 18:00 UTC