The Federal Government is keen to stress that applications for the $140 million Location Incentive Program are still being accepted - although only $18 million remains to be allocated.
Mario Andreacchio had to overcome severe health problems including a heart attack, a stroke and diabetes in his long quest to realise the dream of making The Alchemyst.
The Hollywood studios and other international producers that were hoping to take advantage of the Federal Government’s $140 million Location Incentive Program over the next few years may well be disappointed.
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.
Big screen adaptations of popular novels by Irishman Michael Scott and Englishman Tom Holt are to be produced in Australia.
The Alchemyst, based on Michael Scott's popular fantasy novel, is set to be filmed in Australia and New Zealand in early-2013