Australian International Film Corporation

Australian International Film Corporation was an Australian film production company established in 1977. It operated within the Filmways Australia corporate structure and was described as a wholly owned subsidiary of Filmways Australia. The company formed part of the Australian film-production sector during a period when domestic filmmaking was receiving renewed institutional and commercial support, although the available reference material does not provide a detailed account of its individual productions, financing arrangements, distribution activities, or later corporate history. The company’s documented corporate connection to Filmways Australia is its clearest identifying characteristic. Filmways Australia was an established participant in Australian screen production, and Australian International Film Corporation appears to have been created as a production vehicle within that broader organization. Producer Antony I. Ginnane is identified in reference material as one of the corporation’s shareholders. This description sits alongside the characterization of the company as wholly owned by Filmways Australia, but the available sources do not explain the precise legal or financial relationship between Filmways Australia, the corporation, and its shareholders. The company’s name indicates an ambition to participate in film production with an international orientation, but the supplied references do not establish a distinct international distribution network, a permanent overseas base, or a specific slate of titles. No reliable information is available here about its headquarters, management team, commercial performance, public listing, website, or present operating status. It is therefore best understood as a historically documented Australian film-production entity rather than as a currently active consumer-facing entertainment brand.

Australian International Film Corporation was established in Australia in 1977. Its creation took place during a significant period in the development of the Australian film industry, when local production companies were seeking to build commercially viable feature-film operations and to connect Australian filmmaking with international finance, distribution, and exhibition. The available historical record, however, is limited and does not provide a full account of the company’s formation negotiations, capitalization, office location, management structure, or production slate. The corporation was identified as a wholly owned subsidiary of Filmways Australia. This placed it within the operations of a larger Australian screen-industry company rather than presenting it as an entirely independent producer. The subsidiary structure suggests that Australian International Film Corporation was intended to function as a dedicated production entity, but the supplied sources do not specify whether it was created for one project, a group of projects, or a continuing portfolio of films. Producer Antony I. Ginnane is recorded as one of the company’s shareholders. The relationship between this shareholder reference and the description of the corporation as wholly owned by Filmways Australia is not clarified in the available material. It may reflect a particular corporate or project-level arrangement, but no conclusion should be drawn without access to more detailed company records. Ginnane’s association nevertheless connects the corporation to the professional network of Australian film producers active during the period. The available references do not identify particular films produced, co-produced, financed, or distributed by Australian International Film Corporation. They also do not document subsequent acquisitions, mergers, liquidation, rebranding, or a formal cessation date. Consequently, the company’s later status remains uncertain. Its historical importance in the available record lies primarily in its establishment in 1977, its relationship with Filmways Australia, and its association with Antony I. Ginnane, rather than in a documented catalogue of branded consumer products or a clearly recorded modern operating business.

• 1977

  Company established

  [1]Australian International Film Corporationen.wikipedia.org

  Australian International Film Corporation was set up in Australia as a film-production company and described as a wholly owned subsidiary of Filmways Australia.

An Australian film-production vehicle operating within the Filmways Australia structure, with an internationally oriented corporate name.

• Feature-film production · 1977

  Film production

  The company’s documented business category was film production. The available references do not identify specific titles, genres, release dates, production budgets, or distribution partners attributable to Australian International Film Corporation.

1. 1Australian International Film Corporationen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Australian International Film Corporation — Screen Australiascreenaustralia.gov.au
3. 3Australian International Film Corporation — Australian Screen Onlineaso.gov.au
4. 4Australian International Film Corporation — BFIbfi.org.uk