Australian Screen: encapsulating a different approach to subsidy

Stuck in the choice of direct or tax funding, the sector needs to keep its creative juices flowing with some radical alternatives
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Not Australia after laying waste to its culture but a still from Life On Us, the latest two part documentary produced by Simon Nasht and  written and directed by Annamaria Talas.

Simon Nasht has always pushed against barriers ever since he came back from the UK sector in the late 90’s with a producer-driven approach to documentaries. Teamed now with the idionsycratic and values-driven Dick Smith, he loves a good provocative idea. Is television now the key to the industry? Are we funding foreign-owned companies? Is there a possible levy on ISP’s? Can this help deal with piracy?

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Simon Nasht
About the Author
Simon Nasht is a filmmaker and writer, a Board Member of Screen Tasmania and a frequent recipient of Screen Australia largesse. Before returning to Australia, he was the Director of Co-productions at Cafe Films in London. He also wrote the biography of Sir Hubert Wilkins, The Last Explorer.