A new study from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has called upon the City of Gold Coast, and the newly established Gold Coast Film Commission, to support the relocation of screen professionals from other states to maintain its momentum as a creative hub.
Peter Farrelly is back in Australia this month to shoot action comedy 'Balls Up' with Mark Wahlberg and Paul Walter Hauser.
Queensland producers with three or more projects can access $50,000 of development slate funding from Screen Queensland as part of changes to the agency's funding guidelines announced today.
The Queensland government has re-confirmed its support for the state's key screen incentives over the next financial year, including Screen Queensland's $28 million Production Attraction Strategy.
The Queensland Government has announced a new $5 million Capital Grants Program to help Gold Coast screen businesses expand their operations.
Screen Queensland has announced another seaside production on the Gold Coast, with the location double for the Cayman Islands during the 19th century in Frank E. Flowers' 'The Bluff', to be produced by the Russo brothers.
Sean Byrne's thriller 'Dangerous Animals', starring Hassie Harrison, Jai Courtney, and Josh Heuston, has commenced filming on the Gold Coast with the expectation the production will contribute more than $10 million to the Queensland economy.
A new romance film, A Vintage Christmas, has begun shooting in Brisbane where it is expected to inject $1.25 million into the local economy.