I think one of the fundamental flaws in Australian cinema in the past
few years has been that we haven't been able to connect with an
audience, especially internationally. We shouldn't be making films to
satisfy funding criteria or industry peers, it should just be about the
audience and what they want, because at the end of the day, it's them,
which includes you and me, that's ultimately going to decided whether a
film fails or not. They're the boss. That's it. It sounds simple, I
know, but if you look at our box office figures in the past decade,
we're obviously missing the mark somewhere. I think there's a very
positive movement happening at the moment in the independent sector
which is starting to show the depth of filmmaking talent this country
has to offer and our want to tell stories that appeal to a wider
fan-base.
