Australian National Film Board
ANFB
1945 – 1950
Board that directed Commonwealth documentary and information film production, using the Film Division of the Department of Information as its production arm.
How it came into existence
Established in 1945 by Commonwealth executive decision, under the Minister for Information (Arthur Calwell), with representatives of government departments and the film industry, to plan and coordinate government film production.
How it ended
Lapsed in 1950 when the Menzies government abolished the Department of Information; government film production continued in the Film Division of the News and Information Bureau in the Department of the Interior.
- direction of government documentary film production
Main functions
- direction of government documentary film production
- coordination of departmental film needs
- distribution of films for national and overseas audiences
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Information.
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Sources
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