The Walt Disney Studios has asked the federal government for a 30% incentive to shoot a big budget feature in Australia next year.
The Australian technicians' union is at loggerheads with the producers of Gods of Egypt, Alex Proyas' fantasy adventure starring Gerard Butler, Game of Thrones' Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Geoffrey Rush and Brenton Thwaites.
The Australian technicians' union is confident it will sign a landmark deal with Universal for crew employed on Unbroken, the Angelina Jolie-directed drama based on the true story of US Olympic athlete Louis Zamperini who was captured by the Japanese in
The Media Entertainment & Arts Alliance and the Walt Disney Studios are finalising a landmark deal for the crew who will work on 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Caption Nemo.
The Walt Disney Co. has assured the Australian government that it's committed to shooting 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Captain Nemo Down Under next year.
The weaker Australian dollar won't help attract offshore productions to Australia unless the location rebate is lifted from 16.5% to 30%, according to Ausfilm, studios and post production executives.
Producer Tony Buckley has challenged the Government to verify the economic benefits it claims will be generated by the Walt Disney Co. shooting 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Captain Nemo in Australia.