![]() Ms Sainsbury’s latest project, Perfect Messy Love, is set in Moffat Beach and debuted just before Christmas 2020. Glass House Mountains-based director and producer Tam Sainsbury agreed. “The studios are currently booked out for the next few years with the larger US productions, so now would be a great time to offer another venue to film in locally.” “To grow the industry here on the Coast, we would need to have a purpose-built film production studio similar to Village Roadshow on the Gold Coast. “I feel that we could continue to build on the profile of the Sunshine Coast as an arts hub where more larger-scale projects can be created here. We learnt to be very resourceful with everything here and were extremely lucky to have such a supportive community to assist when filming the show. “However, the only true limit is within someone’s mind. “All levels of government could possibly offer more incentives or extra grant opportunities for local projects to be created,” she said. Ms Gadenne funded her show with her own savings and a Sunshine Coast Council Regional Arts Development Fund grant and said local content creators would benefit from greater funding opportunities to complete more homegrown projects. Ms Gadenne is ecstatic to see so many US productions filming in the state as it gives cast and crew an opportunity to work alongside international greats. Hard Knock Life has been picked up by streaming services and was filmed entirely on the Sunshine Coast.Īfter signing to Echelon Studios, the show has been picked up on major streaming platforms such as Amazon Prime Video in the US and UK, Tubi and Plex, which are both distributed worldwide. Featuring numerous Coast businesses and locations, the six-part series was created wholly in the region and premiered in April 2019, securing offers from three major distributors in America and Canada. When it came to creating her latest project, sitcom Hard Knock Life, she decided there was no place like home. The hive of activity has ignited excitement for Aura resident Laree Gadenne, an Australian actress, writer, producer and director who has worked around the world with her craft. Sunshine Coast filmmakers shoot in their backyard Ms Munnich said Queensland was experiencing a production boom well before Covid-19 struck, with Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis feature film and the TV series The Bureau of Magical Things (season two) filming on the Gold Coast, Harrow season three in production in Brisbane, and the hit children’s show Bluey also created in Brisbane. Location Incentive support combined with state government incentives have also secured Netflix sci-fi feature film Escape from Spiderhead starring Chris Hemsworth to shoot on the Gold Coast, Netflix series Pieces of Her starring Toni Collette to be filmed in New South Wales and action-feature Blacklight starring Liam Neeson for Melbourne. ![]() Thirteen Lives is supported through the federal government’s $400 million boost to the Location Incentive, which aims to create a pipeline of international projects, and generate tens of thousands of Australian jobs in the screen industry over many years.Ĭhris Hemsworth is due to start filming on the Gold Coast this year. ![]() In a video released by Ausfilm, Mr Howard said he was “truly thrilled to be able to bring this film to Australia and to be able to work with the talented and skilled Australian film crew members”. The likes of Chris Hemsworth, Matt Damon, Zac Efron, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale, Liam Neeson, Tom Hanks, Ron Howard and Toni Collette are all gearing up to work from Australia this year.Īcademy Award-winning director Ron Howard announced his latest feature film, Thirteen Lives, would be shot on the Gold Coast after he was lured to the region by Australian and Queensland government incentives. “As members of the Film Friendly Pathways Program, the best approach is to continue to work with Screen Queensland to promote the Sunshine Coast’s beautiful film destinations through the locations gallery.” “Some of the Sunshine Coast locations we market include Moffat Beach and the rock pools at Shelly Beach, the historic townships of Yandina and Kenilworth in the hinterland, the Noosa Everglades and Aussie World. “Queensland’s current reputation as one of the most Covid-safe production destinations in the world is certainly contributing to the constant demand to film here,” she said. ![]()
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