Contributors
Susan Ward
Susan Ward is a lecturer and researcher at Griffith University on Australian film, Queensland screen culture and the international production service industry located in South-East Queensland. her PhD focuses on the history of the Queensland film and television industries and she has worked as a journalist for local and national publication on the subject
Articles
Moving Beyond Pragmatism: filmmaking in Queensland
The local film production community in South-East Queensland has come a long way, and over the past decade it has been important for local filmmakers to lay claim to an authentic local production that has achieved commercial if not critical success in the box office. Ward looks at those feature films and documentaries (Blurred, Under The Radar, Getting Square and Feeling Sexy) which have contributed to the emerging critical mass of the local film industry and the current debate surrounding creative pragmatism within this fledgling sector.
Critical Mass: The New Brisbane