Local flicks more popular than creditedMichael Bodey | June 12, 2008
THE notion that Australians dislike Australian films is a myth, according to a research study commissioned by Film Finance Commission Australia.
The qualitative and quantitative study found Australian films did not suffer an intrinsic disadvantage against international films, despite the study's focus group research throwing up some disparaging remarks about local films.
"The qualitative research looked at the perceived wisdom; the quantitative research showed the perceived wisdom is wrong," said John Berenyi, managing director of Bergent Research, which conducted the study.
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