Melbourne Screen Hub eyes further expansion to meet demand for film and TV productions

Guests at Melbourne Screen Hub launch, photo by Jane Zhang.
Guests at Melbourne Screen Hub launch, photo by Jane Zhang.

Melbourne Screen Hub’s (MSH) decision to invest $1 million moving to an expanded location in Footscray last August quickly paid off when Liam Neeson action-thriller The Mongoose chose to base its eight-week shoot at the facility.

“These mid-size productions are a sweet spot because they bring international attention and investment to the local industry without putting the strain of full-scale blockbuster requirements on the facility,” MSH general manager Ian Anderson told IF.

The film, which is...