Lights, camera, action for Aussie film industry with big funding boost
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SYDNEY, June 15 (Xinhua) -- Australia's film and television industry is to receive a major funding boost to encourage local and international movie-makers to continue shooting on location in the state of Queensland.
The funding, worth 71 million Australian dollars (about 57.4 million U.S. dollars) was announced in the state's annual budget released on Tuesday.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the money would "cement Queensland's reputation as a production powerhouse, create jobs and support the state's economic recovery."
"From competitive incentives and first-rate studio facilities, to highly skilled local crews and diverse locations; it's no surprise that screen production demand is at an all-time high in Queensland," she said.
Recent big productions filmed in Queensland include Thor: Ragnarok, Aquaman, Dora and the Lost City of Gold, Godzilla vs Kong, Love and Monsters, Escape from Spiderhead, Thirteen Lives, Ticket To Paradise and Baz Luhrmann's Elvis biopic.
"From big blockbusters to local productions, this is about having a pipeline of projects to support a sustainable industry and to create local jobs; from crew right through the supply chain to set designers, construction workers, drivers and hospitality," Palaszczuk said.
News of the funding has been welcomed by Screen Queensland chief executive Kylie Munnich who said it would "increase the volume of Queensland-grown screen projects we can finance, and support development programs we can offer to emerging creative talent."
"This budget also benefits the regions, with a significant injection of funds to expand the screen industry in the north of the state and build on the skills and expertise of screen practitioners based there," Munnich said.
Productions now filming in Queensland include Ron Howard's Thirteen Lives and Season Two of the Amazon Original series the Wilds starring Rachel Griffiths.
Upcoming productions include the much-anticipated Ticket To Paradise, starring Academy Award winners George Clooney and Julia Roberts. Enditem
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