A number of structural and policy changes have swept through Queensland's film funding organisations since 1996. Nonetheless, a monocular, rose-tinted view of what constitutes ‘industry’ has remained. Animation is one of many areas which are under-served, if not actively restricted, by this romantic view of industry.
This paper looks at the capacity of Queensland's film funding bodies to fulfil the Arts Office's slogan: ‘to ensure success for Queensland's cultural industries’, both in their previous (1997) incarnation and since the implementation of the Weekes Report recommendations in 1998. It then engages with the aspects of industrial practice which are hampered by these gaps in policy.
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