United American and Australasian Films is an Australian production and finance company that flourished during the 10BA era.
It was established in Perth by John Picton-Warlow and David Thomas in 1979. it was known for raising Australian tax money and investing it in overseas production. It also invested in a number of Australian movies. [1] [2]
In 1982 they announced they would build a film studio in Canberra. However this never happened. [3]
The company was controversial at the time because of its belief in "international" films. [4]
The company went into liquidation in 1994. [5]
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