Ann Macbeth

The British needlewoman follows blindly where the merchant leads.

— Ann Macbeth

We are not yet at the point where our size, our being the drama industry, is sufficient to support full time professional…

— Ann Macbeth

The existing documentary makers still believe that it is impossible to produce drama material in this State, otherwise they would be doing…

— Ann Macbeth

They will open up to what I would call corporate broadcastings where the non-commercial material will have air time. There's no possibility…

— Ann Macbeth

We probably do not have a large enough industry here to ably support the independent filmmaker to move in and out. Much…

— Ann Macbeth

Ten years ago I was not heavily involved in the film world but on reflection it was a boom time with the…

— Ann Macbeth

Film is the most expensive, highest risk industry in the world.

— Ann Macbeth

The worst thing that you can do in terms of bringing a product up to the market is to be two days…

— Ann Macbeth

We're under the Arts Council under the Minister for the Arts. The Minister for the Arts and the Minister for Industrial Development…

— Ann Macbeth

We are here predominantly to support independent filmmakers and their needs. We are also here to assist people actually in their production,…

— Ann Macbeth

It will never be Hollywood, the same way people think it should be. I think it will grow and it will be…

— Ann Macbeth

The dichotomy between art and industry is totally dysfunctional in terms of film.

— Ann Macbeth

We are the only state that does not have a State Film Corporation there to support the commercial industry.

— Ann Macbeth

Most independent filmmakers in Britain and North America work for commercial crews and then have their own projects when they've got enough…

— Ann Macbeth

In 1975 Australia was producing things like Picnic at Hanging Rock, in other words films that I would consider still some of…

— Ann Macbeth

We discovered that there was a great deal of keen interest in America for the kinds of products that we thought could…

— Ann Macbeth

I see any production of any nature being good for the development of the whole industry.

— Ann Macbeth

You have always had individual directors who begin in the advertising or commercial world, but they are probably exceptions rather than the…

— Ann Macbeth

All the arts are predominantly national, and therefore the Australian Film Commission should be funding us. The battle gets more and more…

— Ann Macbeth

The tensions are always based on financial resources. Something like film is very problematic because it is viewed as an art form…

— Ann Macbeth

The more commercial work that is happening, the more people are operating cameras and are setting up studio lights, the greater the…

— Ann Macbeth

Video just accesses international information so much more readily.

— Ann Macbeth

I think the long-term effect of video on cinema is good in that what we are now getting up there on the…

— Ann Macbeth

Build into each budget the cost of hiring and don't lump yourself with capital investment.

— Ann Macbeth

Any new producer starting up is to get investors' confidence. Investors are still very very wary of anything to do with the…

— Ann Macbeth