The Royal Commission on the Moving Picture Industry in Australia was held from 1926–1928. It explored a series of issues to do with the Australian film industry, with evidence given by a number of leading figures at the time including Franklyn Barrett, Gayne Dexter,

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, Stuart F. Doyle,

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and Louise Lovely. It made a number of recommendations but its ultimate impact was limited.Pike, A & Cooper, R ''Australian Film 1900–1977'', 1st edn, rev. Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1998 p 87

References

Additional resources

Royal Commission on the Moving Picture Industry In Australia Research Papers - Academia.edu

Australian (Inter)national Cinema: The Royal Commission on the Moving Picture Industry in Australia, 1926–1928., Australasian Films Ltd. and the American monopoly

Royal Commission into the Moving Picture Industry (Media Classification)

External links

Complete Report of the Royal CommissionThe Royal Commission on the Moving Picture Industry in Australia
at the National Film and Sound Archive Cinema of Australia

Moving picture A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ...

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