May has been an exciting month for the great Down Under. Catch up on all the marvelous screen industry news now landing ready-to-read on your doorstep.

From the Northern Rivers' Tropical Jungle To Coastal Paradise and the haunting Correctional Centre in Paramatta, the state of New South Wales has your Location Spotlight covered.

Hop on over to #VFXITINAUSTRALIA with SlateVFX's Hardball and Fin+Design's CGI Effects for I Am Mother.

Last but not least, Industry News has the best of productions setting up shop in Adelaide: Stateless & Mortal Kombat, updates from Screenwest CEO Willie Rowe, and the In Conversation with Screenwest Podcast.

Happy reading,

The Ausfilm Team 

LOCATION SPOTLIGHT NORTHERN RIVERS – TROPICAL JUNGLE TO COASTAL PARADISE

Looking across the Tweed River to Mount Warning in the Northern Rivers Region of New South Wales, Australia, you could think you were in Hawaii or a remote and beautiful part of hot balmy Asia, surrounded by cane fields, winding rivers, tropical rainforest and spectacular beaches.

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SOUTH AUSTRALIA CHOSEN FOR MORTAL KOMBAT

Mortal Kombat is a bold cinematic adventure based on the blockbuster videogame franchise that is soon to kick off production at Adelaide Studios.

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#VFXItInaustralia

FIN DESIGN + EFFECTS CREATES CGI ROBOT FOR SCI-FI THRILLER I AM MOTHER STARRING HILARY SWANK 

Seamless CG and practical effects combine to bring the robot Mother to life in Grant Sputore’s highly-anticipated Netflix film: I Am Mother. Watch it on Netflix from June 7. 

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SLATEVFX AND HARDBALL

SLATEVFX provided 3D modelling, animation and FX as well as 2D compositing services for Hardball, a 13-part live action comedy series for children. Hardball is broadcast on Australia's ABC TV and streamed on iView.

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PARRAMATTA CORRECTIONAL CENTRE – A KILLER LOCATION!

If you are scouting for a crime, drama, prison or escape series or feature film, Parramatta Correctional Centre in Western Sydney should be at the top of your list.

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industry news

CATE BLANCHETT CO-CREATED STATELESS COMMENCES PRODUCTION IN ADELAIDE   

The powerful new six-part drama series Stateless commences production in South Australia next week!

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2019 SHAPING-UP TO BE A BIG YEAR FOR PLASTIC WAX

Plastic Wax Animation Studio has announced its executive restructure as the company positions itself for long-term growth.

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SOUNDFIRM SECURES POST-PRODUCTION ON ESCAPE FROM PRETORIA

Leading Melbourne studio Soundfirm has secured the post-production for true-life prison break feature, Escape from Pretoria, starring Daniel Radcliffe.

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PODCAST: IN CONVERSATION WITH SCREENWEST

Screenwest has launched a new podcast to share their skills development opportunities with a wider audience.

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