Ideas for Emails

2005-09-20T14:24:00.000-07:00

Send and Email to Premier Iemma and the Arts Minister!
So far our email campaign has been overwhelmingly successful in gathering support for a re-opened Chauvel. It's important that this dialogue between Councilors, politicians and the community is maintained.

A personal email is always best, but if you are stuck for things to say, see below:

* In 2003/2004, feature film/TV drama production brought $388.6 million to NSW.

* This state has a 66% share of the film production spending in Australia. Yet, unlike other capital cities, it has no dedicated state or city-funded cinematheque. Without the Chauvel, Sydney and NSW will effectively cede to Melbourne the role of Australia’s premiere film culture centre.

"We urgently call on you to support the efforts of FLICs and the filmgoing community of Sydney to re-open the Chauvel, in the historic Paddington Town Hall, as a Specialised Independent Cinema. We encourage you recognise the State's responsibility to provide funding for Sydney's leading centre for Independent screen culture in NSW.

A revitalised Chauvel is crucial to the cultural, social, and fiscal life of New South Wales. Without a Specialised Independent Cinema, the city and State would be left with no dedicated venue for independent Australian shorts and features, masterpieces of world cinema, great works from film history, and cutting edge digital features. We ask that you do everything in your power to make the Chauvel a vibrant publicly-funded centre for cinema culture in Sydney.

Great films cannot be produced in an environment where great films cannot be seen as they were meant to be: on the big screen. Without a thriving independent cinema, NSW will lag disastrously behind world cinema culture".

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