The Victorian Government has added a $15 million Digital Screen Rebate to its suite of incentives, with grants available to post-production, animation, digital games, and VFX projects that are undertaken within the state with local workers.
An initiative by the Victorian Coalition Government to support the local film industry has led to over $1 million in funding being given across seven local film projects.
Film Victoria has entered a new era as VicScreen while announcing more than $42 million of funding across two programs.
This year's Melbourne International Film Festival will include the richest feature film competition in the Southern Hemisphere, with $140,000 going to the winner of the Best Film Award.
After setting up a temporary facility to work on Michael Gracey's 'Better Man', award-winning New Zealand VFX company Wētā FX will establish a permanent Australian headquarters in Melbourne in a move set to create up to 80 jobs for local VFX artists.
Enrolments open this month for courses at a new Victorian animation, visual effects (VFX), and games tertiary institution that will come under specialist provider CG Spectrum.
Woody Woodpecker is set to fly into Victoria, with the state to house production on the sequel to the 2017 family film.
The Victorian Government has unveiled a $5.4 million skills and training package aimed at professionals across film, TV and games, including a $3.6 million plan to establish a specialist digital games and VFX school.