Minister Barr: ACT film industry to benefit from ties with Wellington
- Written by ACT Government
Released 20/11/2017
Canberra’s rapidly growing screen industry will benefit from a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed today between Screen Canberra and Screen Wellington.
The MOU will help develop on-screen and post-production talent, enhance working relationships between the creative sectors in the world’s two coolest little capitals and promote Canberra as an ideal location for film and TV projects.
The creative arts are taking a much stronger role in our city life, and that makes Canberra a better place.
Award-winning crews, facilities and talent from Wellington – which has produced The Hobbit, Avatar and The Lord of The Rings trilogy, among many other blockbusters – will help Canberra’s creative sector flourish.
Increasing opportunities for on screen and off screen talent is at the heart of the MOU, with talent development and exchange an integral part of the agreement.
Innovation in the screen sector in Canberra and Wellington will seek to put our combined industries at the heart of the international market, while both entities will develop content through co-production opportunities.
Canberra’s natural setting offers a vast array of locations for directors and this MOU will help strengthen mutual international strategic relationships and further enhance the Canberra brand overseas.
Through Screen Canberra, recent hit TV series The Code, Rake and Secret City have been filmed in Canberra, while feature films Joe Cinque’s Consolation, Rip Tide and Galore have all benefitted from ACT Government funding.
The collaboration is a tangible example of the Canberra-Wellington relationship and is evidence of our growing business and cultural ties.
Since the first direct flights between the two cities last year, many Canberra businesses have been expanding into Wellington, and the broader New Zealand market.
The MOU is part of the wider commitment between the ACT Government and Wellington City Council through the Canberra-Wellington sister city agreement.
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Section: Andrew Barr, MLA | Media Releases
