During the late 1960s and 1970s an influx of government funding saw the development of a new generation of filmmakers telling distinctively Australian stories, including directors Peter Weir, George Miller and Bruce Beresford. This era became known as the Australian New Wave. Films such as "Wake in Fright", "Walkabout" and "Picnic at Hanging Rock" had an immediate international impact. These successes were followed in the 1980s with the historical epic "Gallipoli", the romantic drama "The Man From Snowy River", the comedy ""Crocodile" Dundee", and the post-apocalyptic Mad Max series.