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Jack Thompson: The screen reflects who are as a country – NEWS.com.au
Jack Thompson: The screen reflects who are as a country
If there is a defining face of the Australian film industry of the past 50 years, its Jack Thompson.Thompson has been a regular presence on our TV and cinema screens in iconic films including Breaker Morant, Wake in Fright and Mystery Road.
So, when Thompson, 80, talks about the state of the local industry, you listen. There are fewer people who can speak with more authority on the value of an Australian screen industry than Thompson.
After the recent federal government changes to film financing…
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