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By 1983, the nature of the Australian film industry had begun to change. The heavy reliance by producers on direct government investment was being replaceld by private investors who were seeking viable investment properties. Producers were obliged to guarantee investors some revenue and in order to do that they had to sell distribution rights prior to the film or television project being made. In order to attract the sort of money required, producers had to look toward the United State and Europe for distribution deals.