Australian Screen News March 2022: KOJO slays on Firebite; Godzilla vs. Kong Sequel returns to QLD, Village Studios going strong!

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With so much on at the moment, it's tough to keep track. Enter Ausfilm's March edition newsletter, to keep you up to date! It was wonderful to see such a great selection of Aussies represented in this year's 94th Academy Awards®. Massive congrats to all 10 Aussies nominated, and to Greig Fraser for taking home the golden statue for The Power of the Dog. Shout out to our NZ neighbour Jane Campion for her Best Director win on the same film.

We were so enthused to celebrate International Women's Day that we decided to extend it into a month of celebrating International Women. Check out the inspiring articles on the talented women within our screen industry. Then head over to Screen NSW's Location Spotlight on Newcastle. After that, you'll be just in time to get the popcorn out for the monster battle, as the Godzilla vs Kong sequel is confirmed to return to Queensland for production later this year!

We caught up with many of our talented members for insight about what they do and how they became so awesome including: ILM's VFX Producers, Kacy McDonald and Fiona Chilton; Fox Studios Australia's Yasmine Lintmeijer; and Method Studio Melbourne's Heads of 2D, Dom Hellier and Matt Omond.

News from VicScreen (formerly Film Victoria), Kojo, Panavision and more!

Take a look around, stay a while. We're always happy to have you here.

Sincerely,
The Ausfilm team

As the second-largest city in New South Wales, Newcastle has plenty to offer: a gorgeous city surrounded by epic ocean pools, stunning coastline, quaint small towns and lush vineyards. Enjoy this month's Location Spotlight on Newcastle thanks to the Screen NSW team!

Three rising South Australian First Nations crew members, Maya Coombs, Adam Galea and Damien Wanganeen are gaining their first feature film credits as Heads of Departments on award-winning director Rolf de Heer’s upcoming feature film The Mountain. The South Australian Film Corporation reports.

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MEET THE VFX PRODUCERS KACY MCDONALD & FIONA CHILTON

Meet Executive Producer, Kacy McDonald & Senior Producer, Fiona Chilton from Industrial Light & Magic’s Sydney studio!

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Q&A WITH FOX STUDIOS’ YASMINE LINTMEIJER

Senior Commercial Manager of Fox Studios Australia, Yasmine Lintmeijer has plenty of positive things to say about Fox, especially off the back of an exciting record year of Australian production!

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SCREEN AUSTRALIA'S SPOTLIGHT ON BTL WOMEN

Screen Australia spotlight 20 female crew members from production designers to boom operators. They discuss their career journey & highlights

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THE UNUSUAL SUSPECTS TAKE EUROPE BY STORM

Screen NSW supported female-led comedy heist drama The Unusual Suspects has been acquired across parts of Europe

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KOJO SLAYS ON VAMPIRE SERIES FIREBITE

Warwick Thornton & Brendan Fletcher's Indigenous vampire hunter series Firebite came to life with extensive post and VFX thanks to the KOJO team.

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METHOD MELBOURNE'S HEADS OF 2D CATCH UP

With a combined total of 49 years at Method, Dom Hellier and Matt Omond sat down for a quick chat with us, on what it's like to be the Heads of Comp.

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ON-SET VIRTUAL PRODUCTION FACE & BODY MOCAP WITH MOD

Mod designed a “final pixel” character pipeline, capturing motion, face and hand gestures in real-time, using Unreal Engine.

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IAN COPE, CELEBRATES 20 YEARS AT RSP

Ian Cope, Senior VFX Producer at Rising Sun Pictures celebrates a 20 year massive milestone in his career at world renowned RSP Studios.

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GODZILLA & KONG TO BATTLE IT OUT AGAIN

The sequel to Godzilla vs. Kong will return to Queensland's shores, attracted by the incentives of the Australian Government & Screen Queensland.

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CATO LOCATION SERVICES KEEP ON GROWING

CATO Location Services, now providing the largest Unit Service in Australia, are keeping busy with a number of exciting projects.

VILLAGE ROADSHOW STUDIOS GOING STRONG

Village Roadshow Studios has been a hive of activity over the recent years, with each production fortifing the world-class studios' stellar reputation.

XM2'S NEXT LEVEL FPV DRONES

XM2's First Person View drones combine fast, agile aircraft and the ability for independant framing regardless of the drone's orientation.

ARI WEGNER & PANAVISION TALK THE POWER OF THE DOG

Panavision’s provision of Ari Wegner's camera lens package resulted in a great conversation with the masterful Cinematographer who was nominated for an Oscar this year for her work on The Power of the Dog.

A NEW ERA FOR SCREEN IN VICTORIA

Film Victoria has transformed to VicScreen, as Melbourne fortifies its global screen-city status. Docklands Studios Melbourne open their 40,000 sq ft super stage last Saturday.