Gold rush cast australia7/24/2023 “International projects don’t just bring direct economic benefits such as jobs and expenditure, they also enable creatives and crews to evolve their craft, develop their skills and invest in technical innovation. ![]() “Our pipeline includes at least seven premium dramas, two comedies, one live action as well as a number of documentaries and locally made digital games. “We have a slew of announcements coming up this year that we can’t talk too much about at this stage, but stay tuned,” teases Ms Pitcher. Sydney – and across greater NSW – was home to 18 international productions over the next two decades, including The Wolverine, The Great Gatsby, Babe, Strictly Ballroom, Frost/Nixon and Mad Max: Fury Road. The Matrix kick-started a string of major international movies filmed at Fox Studios including Mission: Impossible 2 (2000), Star Wars: Episodes II (2002) and III (2005), Superman Returns (2006), Alien: Covenant (2017) and Peter Rabbit (2018). One of the first American productions to be produced at Australia’s Fox Studios in Sydney, the film franchise made us believe we could see ourselves as a future powerhouse of screen production It won four Academy Awards, including Oscars for Australians David Lee (Best Sound Mixing) and Steve Courtley (Best Visual Effects), and brought Hugo Weaving to a new level of international attention. In 1998 big-budget blockbuster The Matrix, starring Keanu Reeves and Hugo Weaving, was filmed across the streets and buildings in Sydney and Chinatown. Photo: Warner Brothers Where we’re headed Hugo Weaving has always been drawn to roles that sit outside the status quo – like Agent Smith in the Matrix series. “ The Portable Door is going to be a thrilling production, and it’s great to see a local company like Story Bridge Films working so closely with the visionary Jim Henson Company,” she adds. “I think we are quite unabashed about our love for the screen business - it’s been fantastic to see True Spirit connect with audiences around the world, hitting the top five on Netflix’s global charts so soon after release. “Russell Crowe (AACTA president) said it – Queensland is leading the way when it comes to production. With Oscar-nominated movies Elvis (made on the GC) and stop-motion animator Lachlan Pendragon up for best short film with An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake, Screen Queensland’s boss is thrilled. ![]() Ms Gibson, says there’s nothing like being able to play host to the biggest movies in the world. Netflix alone produced four titles, Boy Swallows Universe (in production), Irreverent, A Perfect Pairing and True Spirit. Queensland “rode the wave of record-breaking investment in Australian” drama by streaming services, with SQ supporting projects from Netflix, Stan, Disney+, Paramount+ and Amazon. ![]() ![]() And every state and territory in Australia has its own unique appeal.” “Sure it’s competitive, but it’s a global market so we compete with territories all over the world for business. “Every dollar allocated to us by the state government delivers over $10 back into the local economy,” she says. She says that last financial year, 45 individual projects delivered investment of $230 million and 5400 jobs in Queensland. Screen Queensland’s incoming CEO, Courtney Gibson, shares the sentiments, as the film and television industry’s awards night, the AACTAs, makes its move to the Gold Coast and aligns itself with the Hollywood awards season. “Not just as a world-class destination to film international blockbusters but more so through positioning ourselves as a leading international creative partner.” “Screen production continues to grow globally, and Australia is reaping the benefits of this incredible opportunity,” she tells The New Daily. As someone once said in a famous film – “If you build it, they will come” (thank you, Kevin Costner in Field of Dreams).Īccording to VicScreen’s chief executive Caroline Pitcher, Australia is riding the global growth of screen production.
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