Australia is making some great films from The Sapphires to The Rocket to Satellite Boy. So why aren't aren't audiences watching more of them – at home and abroad? This article looks at the constraints of the Australian film industry.

Australian cinema today is diverse, imaginative and multicultural. But all Australian films released in any given year are made for the cost of the light-sabre budget for the new Star Wars films. And most films aren't released anywhere but latte sipping festivals where they wear berets and talk about the "common man" and how their film glorifies him

This qualitative study by The Mind & Mood Report discusses the importance of local screen stories for cultural identity. Comparisons between Australian and American cultural connections in film are discussed.