Netflix, ABC, SBS and Paramount ANZ are among the 16 seed funders and founding members of Sustainable Screens Australia, a new initiative which will provide education, tools and resources to measure and reduce the industry’s environmental impact.
The Victorian Government has unveiled a new $191.5 million, four-year strategy for the state's screen industry, which it says has the potential to inject more than $1.2 billion back into the economy and support more than 40,000 jobs.
After extensive renovations, the new completed upgrade to Stage Five and the Workshop at Docklands Studio Melbourne is ready to be officially opened.
A crew member on Apple TV+'s scrapped 'Metropolis' production has told of their shock at finding out the project would be discontinued, describing the news as "devastating".
Filming has begun in Melbourne
LA-based virtual production house NantStudios has built what is believed to be the largest permanent LED volume in the world at Docklands Studios Melbourne.
AppleTV+'s 'Metropolis' will shoot in Victoria, with both state and federal governments also investing in new virtual production infrastructure and training at Docklands Studios Melbourne to support.
In a dual boost for the Victorian screen industry, Dick Cook Studios (DCS) will shoot two movies at Docklands Studios as the facility unveiled plans to build a sixth sound stage costing $46 million.