The Tasmanian Film Corporation was a Tasmanian statutory corporation founded in 1977[1] to replace the Tasmanian Government Department of Film Production. However, following a brief period of success it was privatised by Premier Robin Gray in 1983 and shut down progressively over the following decade.[1]

Films

By far its biggest success was Manganinnie (1980), an AFI Award and AWGIE Award[2] winning feature film.[3] Other productions included A Fish For All Seasons (1982), a 10-part miniseries for the Tasmanian Fisheries Development Authority,[4] Impressions of a Colony (1980) for the National Parks and Wildlife Service,[5] Save the Lady (1982)[6] and Helicopter Tasmania (1982)[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "TASMANIAN FILM CORPORATION". utas.edu.au. University of Tasmania. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Kelso's screenplay wins". The Canberra Times. 15 August 1981. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Manganinnie (1980)". wideangle.org.au. Wide Angle Tasmania. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  4. ^ "A very fishy sesquicentenary". tasmanianregions.tas.gov.au. Tas Regions. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  5. ^ Kearney, Brian; Syron, Briann (2007). Kicking down the doors : a history of Australian Indigenous filmmakers from 1968-1993. Lulu Inc. ISBN 9781847993649. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  6. ^ "Feature Article - Tasmanian feature films". abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  7. ^ "Tasmania film". Canberra Times. 5 April 1982. Retrieved 4 November 2014.


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