UAA Films

{{Short description|Australian production and finance company}}

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.David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation, Pan MacMillan, 1990 pp. 5-6{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article126919641 |title=Australian ownership of UAA Films to continue |newspaper=The Canberra Times |volume=56 |issue=17,014 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=28 April 1982 |accessdate=15 October 2019 |page=27 |via=National Library of Australia}}

In 1982 they announced they would build a film studio in Canberra. However this never happened.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article126919426 |title=Weston site announced for Canberra film studios |newspaper=The Canberra Times |volume=56 |issue=17,014 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=28 April 1982 |accessdate=15 October 2019 |page=1 |via=National Library of Australia}}

The company was controversial at the time because of its belief in "international" films.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article213877094 |title=Seminar calls for new commitment |newspaper=Filmnews |volume=14 |issue=7 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=1 July 1984 |accessdate=15 October 2019 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}

The company went into liquidation in 1994.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article246836644 |title=NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING UAA FILM (HOLDINGS) LIMITED (IN LIQUIDATION) |newspaper=Commonwealth Of Australia Gazette. Business |issue=B42 |location=Australia |date=25 October 1994 |accessdate=15 October 2019 |page=3398 |via=National Library of Australia}}