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Queensland Film Corporation

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The Queensland Film Corporation (QFC) was a government-funded film production company that existed in the state of Queensland, Australia, in the 1980s.

History

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The Queensland Film Corporation was established by the Queensland Film Industry Development Act 1977 and funded by the Queensland Government[1] Its original brief was not to produce films but to encourage the development of the film industry in Queensland.[2]

At one stage it was run by Allan Callaghan, former press officer to Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen who was sent to gaol for misappropriating government funds.[3][4]

The organisation was eventually wound up in October 1987, having spent $5.4 million on various projects.[5][6]

The Queensland government later formed Film Queensland and the Pacific Film and TV Corporation.[citation needed]

Current equivalent

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As of 2022 the funding body is Screen Queensland, which owns the Screen Queensland Studios.[7]

Selected films

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Queensland Film Industry Development Act 1977
  2. ^ "Queensland Film Corporation", Cinema Papers, January 1978 p200
  3. ^ Philip Adams, "Joh was no statesman", The Australian, 26 April 2005 accessed 24 October 2012
  4. ^ Greg Roberts, "Jail For Man Who Made Joh A Star", Sydney Morning Herald, 28 April, 1987 Archived January 26, 2014, at the Wayback Machine accessed 24 October 2012
  5. ^ Soctt Murray, "Richard Stewart: Director, Film Queensland", Cinema Papers, December 1993 p16-20, 58
  6. ^ Rowan Callick, "AFTER A DECADE, THE FILM CORPORATION FINALLY FADES TO BLACK", Australian Financial Review, 22 October 1987 p 2
  7. ^ "About Us". Screen Queensland. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
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