Why are there so few Australian Christmas movies?

We watch the seasonal products from other countries and argue about them vigorously, so why is Australian Yuletide cheer so rarely committed to film?

Tis the season, and while our screens both big and small are being filled with celluloid celebrations of all things Christmassy, very few are Australian.

Did you ever notice that? While the UK and US have strong and decades-long traditions of Yuletide films, encompassing everything from White Christmas and It’s a Wonderful Life to Elf and Scrooged and Lethal Weapon, here on the bottom half of the planet we don’t much go for Christmas movies.

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