Different horse, same carousel? The screen sector contemplates the future under Turnbull. Image: here.
Screen Producers Australia spends a deal of time in Canberra wearing the same trail around Parliament House, pressing flesh and whispering into ears.
This means the industry’s position is pretty clear and familiar. Both the Screen Producers’ Association and the Australian Directors’ Guild report that they get a sympathetic hearing in the Minister of Communications Office. According to SPA President Chris Oliver-Taylor, ‘We know that Turnbull understands the value of a strong production sector, strong small businesses and an export-import market. And the soft diplomacy of Australian screen culture.’
