Ann Macbeth Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“The State Film Authority will be there for film as industry only, as is the case in all the other states, except Victoria. Victoria is moving more now into supporting non-commercial films.”

“Any new producer starting up is to get investors' confidence. Investors are still very very wary of anything to do with the arts world.”

“Film is the most expensive, highest risk industry in the world.”

“I see any production of any nature being good for the development of the whole industry.”

“We are the only state that does not have a State Film Corporation there to support the commercial industry.”

“It will never be Hollywood, the same way people think it should be. I think it will grow and it will be healthy and it will expand into more than one production house.”

“Most independent filmmakers in Britain and North America work for commercial crews and then have their own projects when they've got enough money saved up to do so.”

“The more commercial work that is happening, the more people are operating cameras and are setting up studio lights, the greater the opportunity for drama production to happen.”

“The tensions are always based on financial resources. Something like film is very problematic because it is viewed as an art form and also as an industry with a pure commercial base.”

“The worst thing that you can do in terms of bringing a product up to the market is to be two days after someone else has brought a similar product to the international market-It's dead.”