Historical dictionary of Australian and New Zealand cinema (Second edition.)

Filmmakers have honed their skills and many have achieved critical and popular success at home and abroad, as have actors and other crew.

American filmmakers and companies have found it cheaper to make films in Australia because wages and salaries are lower, tax rebates have been attractive and the expertise in most areas of filmmaking is comparable to that of anywhere in the world.

At the same time, Australian audiences still enjoy watching Australian films, making some of them profitable, even if this is a small profit when considered in Hollywood terms.