sentences:  Feature filmmaking in Australia, however, did not receive comprehensive government support until the 1970s.During the 1970s, most Australian features were funded by the Australian Film Commission (established 1975) and its state government counterparts.John Gorton was Prime Minister of Australia from 1968–1971 and initiated several avenues of Government support for film and the arts, establishing the Australian Council for the Arts, the Australian Film Development Corporation and the National Film and Television Training School.