FILMS IN AUSTRALIA

Waikato Times, Volume 118, Issue 19765, 21 December 1935, Page 19 (Supplement)

FILMS IN AUSTRALIA

A BIG DEVELOPMENT. COLONY TO BE ESTABLISHED. Announcing that steps have been taken to float, a loan a film producing company with a capital of at least £250,000, the managing director of World Productions. Ltd., Air Ernest G, Rolls, said at Melbourne that the enterprise was the immediate result of the passing of quota legislation. The pictures would be made for a world market, and artists, directors and technicians will be imported as required. The company, il is declared will purchase a station homestead, embracing 30 jv’ces in flic midst of river and mounl'/n scenery and convert it. into a self-conlnined pictureproducing colony. > A film sludio, wilh necessary rooms and ollieos. will ho erected on Hie properly, and iillimalcly bungalows will ho built for Hie producers, leelinieians, electricians, executives and arlisis. The hoard of directors of (lie now company will consist of Melbourne and Svdnoy business men. It, is siiggesled I hat llio now company should lake over llie slage inlorosls of World I’roduolions Ply. Lid., and build Iwo llio.alros. one in Melbourne and one in Sydney.