The Queensland Government will move to consolidate the state's booming screen industry, putting an extra $71 million on the table to grow production.
As the Queensland Government pushes forward with its strategic plan to grow the screen industry in Far North Queensland, it has formally appointed Curtis Pitt as FNQ Screen Champion.
Queensland has become the third state to widen its post, digital and visual effects (PDV) rebate to cover game development, with a 15 per cent incentive to apply from next year.
US-based filmmaker Rita Baghdadi and actor, screenwriter, and producer Aaron Fa’Aoso will appear at next month's Regionality Cairns, with the full program for documentary and factual industry event unveiled this week.
Former Supreme Court judge Roslyn Atkinson has been appointed chair of the Screen Queensland board, taking over from Linda Lavarch.
The Ausfilm Board has reappointed Sam Mostyn as its independent chair for a three-year term commencing May 2022.
Screen Producers Australia's (SPA) annual conference and market, Screen Forever, will now take place in February on the Gold Coast, with a digital companion for those unable to attend in person.
Screen Queensland and Screenworks have formed a Far North and North Queensland Screen Advisory Committee to support the former’s multi-year $4 million North Queensland Regional Program.