Local execs expect a knock-on effect on the Australian industry, both positive and negative.
Two productions shooting in Australia, Peacock series Apples Never Fall for Peacock, and New Line and Warner Bros’ feature Mortal Kombat 2, are both on pause from this week due to US actors joining the ongoing Writers Guild of America’s strike, sources confirm.
Both projects were being filmed at Village Roadshow Studios in Queensland.
Apples is being produced by Heyday Television, part of Universal International Studios, with Matchbox Pictures providing on-the-ground assistance. Annette Bening and Alison Brie are among the key cast. Both the Australian...
Two productions shooting in Australia, Peacock series Apples Never Fall for Peacock, and New Line and Warner Bros’ feature Mortal Kombat 2, are both on pause from this week due to US actors joining the ongoing Writers Guild of America’s strike, sources confirm.
Both projects were being filmed at Village Roadshow Studios in Queensland.
Apples is being produced by Heyday Television, part of Universal International Studios, with Matchbox Pictures providing on-the-ground assistance. Annette Bening and Alison Brie are among the key cast. Both the Australian...
- 7/18/2023
- by Sandy George
- ScreenDaily
Film studios in Asia-Pacific are expanding the scale of their operations and want location incentives to keep pace.
“Incentives are fundamental, they are an expectation [of production managers] and having one is no longer a Usp,” said Rashid Karim, CEO of Iskandar Malaysia Studios. He was speaking at the Content Asia summit conference in Bangkok on Thursday.
The Ims facility opened ten years ago around the same time as Malaysia introduced a location production incentive scheme. These days, the scheme offers a generous 35 uncapped rebate. But since the scheme launched, rival locations in the Asian region including Thailand, India and Mongolia have launched or are in the process of launching rebate schemes.
Anthony Tulloch, who previously headed Ims and is now the CEO of the Docklands Studios in Melbourne, said: “Incentives are imperative. Australia has been doing this for years. They are tried and trusted. You can’t just build and expect work to come in.
“Incentives are fundamental, they are an expectation [of production managers] and having one is no longer a Usp,” said Rashid Karim, CEO of Iskandar Malaysia Studios. He was speaking at the Content Asia summit conference in Bangkok on Thursday.
The Ims facility opened ten years ago around the same time as Malaysia introduced a location production incentive scheme. These days, the scheme offers a generous 35 uncapped rebate. But since the scheme launched, rival locations in the Asian region including Thailand, India and Mongolia have launched or are in the process of launching rebate schemes.
Anthony Tulloch, who previously headed Ims and is now the CEO of the Docklands Studios in Melbourne, said: “Incentives are imperative. Australia has been doing this for years. They are tried and trusted. You can’t just build and expect work to come in.
- 8/26/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
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