Producers have labelled the NSW Government's decision to proceed with $60 million worth of cuts to the state's screen funding programs, impacting the Made In NSW fund and the Post, Digital and Visual Effects Rebate, as "reckless" and "nothing short of a disaster".
The NSW Government has signalled it will make cuts to screen funding in next week's state budget, including the Made in NSW fund, the Post, Digital and Visual Effects rebate and the Digital Games Development Rebate Program.
In an implicit admission that NSW is not getting its fair share of productions from other states and overseas, the NSW Government is pumping more money into the Made in NSW fund.
With Australia quickly earning a reputation internationally as a safe shooting destination, the NSW government has struck out with competitive bid to attract foreign production, pumping an additional $175 million towards the Made In NSW fund.
Richard Roxburgh and Rebecca Gibney will star opposite each other in Lingo Pictures’ Megachurch drama 'Prosper', with production underway in Sydney for Stan.
International production may have a larger share of the limelight in Australia at the moment but its relationship with the local sector remains one of mutual benefit, according to a panel of screen agencies.
Screen NSW has announced it will invest in the production of 20 new Australian film and television projects.
Blossom Films and Made Up Stories have commenced production on new dramedy 'The Last Anniversary' in Sydney, with Teresa Palmer, Miranda Richardson, and Danielle Macdonald leading the cast of the Liane Moriarty adaptation.