If there is a defining face of the Australian film industry of the past 50 years, it’s Jack Thompson.
Thompson has been a regular presence on our TV and cinema screens in iconic films including Breaker Morant, Wake in Fright and Mystery Road.
So, when Thompson, 80, talks about the state of the local industry, you listen. There are fewer people who can speak with more authority on the value of an Australian screen industry than Thompson.