The decision by a number of recent productions to appoint foreign cinematographers has caused a wave of consternation across the local industry.
Last Dance has become the latest Australian screen production to receive support from the government's export credit agency
Almost half of the Australian feature films released last year are eligible to claim the Producer Offset, according to a survey by INSIDEFILM
Many feature producers fear the Federal Government's sweeping media reforms will spell the death knell of Australian features, forcing them and some writers and directors to focus on content for streamers or free-to-air broadcasters.
The Australian share of the box office has fallen to 1.3 per cent over the first five months of the year
Production in Australia is booming. In the last four years, the Producer Offset, PDV Offset and the combined Location Offset and Incentive have resulted in a whopping $16.5 billion of economic output, and in the last financial year alone, created 20,600 jobs. However, a new report from Olsberg SPI suggests uncertainty about the future of the Location Incentive risks continued growth and infrastructure investment.
Marsha White, who has been the POCB Co-ordinator since October 2007, has recently left Screen Australia.
In a major overhaul of the regulatory system, the Federal Government is scrapping the fixed quotas for local drama, children's programming and documentary and harmonising the film and TV Producer Offsets at 30 per cent.