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Where in the world is our film industry?
FILMINK's Rhiannon Sawyer tackles the big question: how come she's not starring in any movies?
If you live in the Czech Republic, apparently you can't go anywhere without stepping onto a film set. (This is according to the lovely Czech girl I ran into in a line at a bar- an authoritative voice i thought).
This comment made me ponder where all of our films are made. Yes, we have Fox Studios in Sydney which has been the home to many a blockbuster, and a few friends of mine were in background scenes in Superman but how come I haven't stumbled onto any film sets yet? Surely somewhere in Sydney people are making movies which I could be in. I'm not asking for anything huge, just one line and maybe a neat costume...
Myself and the lovely Czech girl (whose name escapes me but whose existence I assure you is real) were discussing why she was in Sydney. For a travelling filmmaker, apparently Australia is not the place to visit. While we may have many a sweeping vista for some great background shots, the industry is not churning them out at a fast enough rate, nor are the international visitors taking advantage of our talented teams. She was complaining that in the Czech Republic, she couldn't get a holiday because so many people were using the old castles and beautiful buildings for their costume dramas. In Sydney however, she couldn't cut a break. We seem to have a strong short- film-competition- entering population, but nothing beyond.
Of course there are much larger issues to consider, such as the serious lack of funding and support for filmmakers in Australia and the general state of the industry in the face of American Hollywood dominance, but for the moment I'll let you ponder the fate of the lovely Czech girl in the bar, and myself, who is still waiting on my close-up.
