Filmco

Filmco was an Australian investment company used by producers to raise funds to invest in Australian movies. It flourished during the 10BA era.[1]

The company was formed in 1980 by Peter Fox and Bob Sanders (who merged his Pact Productions into the company). They were joined by John Fitzgerald, a former lawyer at the South Australian Film Corporation, who acted as executive producer. David Stratton wrote that "the Filmco slate consisted of some of the most dismal films ever produced in Australia" and represented "a scandalous waste of money".[2]

Peter Fox was killed in a car accident in 1982.

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gollark: Politics makes all the human tribal instincts flare up, and brings in ideological stuff.
gollark: In those cases people will at least probably agree if you present a good case that your model/argument fits the data better, or something.
gollark: The most you get with that here, generally, is Spirit pointing out that everything you said was completely wrong, but with political stuff people disagree on a lot of things in ways which are hard to reconcile.
gollark: People disagree on politics more than... science things, I guess.
gollark: I mean, I'm just generally... in favour of free speech, not nazism or whatever?

References
  1. PAMELA G HOLLIE (Nov 16, 1981). "Australian movies seek U.S. backing". New York Times. ProQuest 121645217.
  2. David Stratton, The Avacado Plantation, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p5


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