Arts, sport & collectionsGovernment company
Film Australia Limited
1988 – 1 July 2008
Government-owned company that produced and distributed documentaries about Australia, chiefly under a National Interest Program contract with the Commonwealth, and managed a large film and stills library.
How it came into existence
Incorporated in 1988 as a Commonwealth-owned company to take over Film Australia, until then the documentary production branch of the Australian Film Commission.
Corporatised as a government-owned company.
How it ended
Merged with the Australian Film Commission and the Film Finance Corporation Australia into Screen Australia on 1 July 2008.
- National Interest Program documentaries
- Film Australia library
Main functions
- documentary production under the National Interest Program
- distribution of Australian documentaries
- management of the Film Australia film and stills library
- commercial production for clients
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts.
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Sources
Primary sources
- Screen Australia and the National Film and Sound Archive (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2008 - Explanatory Memorandum (legislation.gov.au)
- Screen Australia and the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2008 (No. 13, 2008) - Federal Register of
Other sources
Some dates or links for this organisation are not fully confirmed. Corrections are welcome.