THIS WEEK On ABC Radio National's
Background Briefing Program:
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Sunday, August 8, 9.10am
Repeated August 10, 7.10pm
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HOME MOVIES IN THE GLOBAL MARKETPLACE
Produced by Gerald Tooth
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ON-AIR PROMO:
The next frontier in the globalisation adventure is culture - films, for
instance. Surely we must have an Australian film industry that tells us
Australian stories, or we will lose our unique Aussie culture, swamped by
crass Americanisation. But - so what? Most people really like American
films.
And keeping cultures intact is an outmoded idea, not far from ethnic
cleansing. Think about it with
Background Briefing, this Sunday morning after the news at 9.
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PRODUCER's SUPPLEMENT:
The clash between culture and global economics is consuming the film and
television industry in Australia.
Some observers believe that current funding and legislative supports amount
to old-style protectionism and can't be justified. The industry argues
that without support, and exemption from free trade agreements and
competition policies, our small market will be consumed by the demands of
the global marketplace.
Can we continue to tell our stories if no one outside of Australia is
watching?
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LAST WEEK: Transcripts now available on-line:
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/bbing
SUPERMARKET POWER:
Big Brother is Watching the Broccoli
Produced by Stan Correy BB 01/08/99
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