Season's greetings

We have arrived at the final month of 2021, and what a wild ride it has been! It was officially announced last week, that this year has been Australia's biggest year for foreign film production ever! Check out Screen Australia's annual Drama Report for the figures, in the story below.

We take a tour through the spectactular desert-scape of South Australia's Coober Pedy for this month's Location Spotlight article.

Our First Nation's spotlight is on editor, and Noongar man, Kim West. Our friends at Screenwest sat with Kim to provide insight into this inspirational editor.

This month Ausfilm launched The Australian Job campaign to promote Australia's talented post, sound, music, animation and VFX members and the very competitive post and VFX incentives available in Australia - up to 45% back on your spend Down Under! Part of this campaign includes a new Australian Screen Incentives Calculator to help you work out the savings easily. Check out the trailer and links below.

Welcome to two new Ausfilm Members. Meet the talented post-production team at ARC FILM, and CATO Location Services, our newest on-set and location services specialists. Take a look at their profiles below and be sure to get in touch with the team for introductions.

Before you all wrap up for the holiday season, be sure to catch up on the last two months of news from Australia: don't miss Animal Logic's interview with the director and producers of The Magician's Elephant as part of the Australians in Film series; Screen Queensland's brand new Cairns studio is due to open in mid-2022; meet Rising Sun Pictures' talented VFX Supervisor Dan Bethell; and news from Method Studios, Mr. X, Industrial Light & Magic, Sandbox, Screen NSW, The Rebel Fleet and plenty more!

Wishing you all a safe, relaxing and joyous holiday season.

The Ausfilm Team

From the moon-scape setting of Mortal Kombat, to the eerie underground vampire lairs in AMC's upcoming Firebite series. Coober Pedy has plenty to offer film and television productions and the South Australian Film Corporation has given us a backstage pass!

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ARC FILM specialises in editorial and post-production for film and TV projects. With two state of the art facilities in Sydney and Melbourne, the team at ARC offer real-time remote or in-studio collaboration.

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CATO offers on-set and location support services comprising traffic management, security, unit management, safety, stunts vehicles, equipment hire and more.

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Our spotlight is on editor Kim West, a Noongar man of the Kimberley region, Western Australia.
West discusses how he got into the film industry and his desire to see more First Nations representation within it.

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From 15 December fully vaccinated Australian visa holders can travel to Australia without the need for approval from the Australian Border Force. Check out the travel updates here.

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Assemble the Perfect Team for the Perfect Reward when you complete your post in Australia! Take a look at a new campaign Ausfilm launched promoting the possibilities of undertaking remote post, sound, music, animation and VFX in Australia. Plus we created a new Australian Screen Incentives Calculator so you can work out the savings whether you film on location or undertake post/VFX in Australia. 

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Sandbox posts remotely on How to Please a Woman, proving that even physical distance is no longer an obstacle when you post with Australian studios.

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The Rebel Fleet's appointment of Stephen Ceci as Managing Director comes at an opportune time of continuous industry growth in Australia.

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RSP VFX Supervisor Dan Bethell relies on deep experience and people skills to create breathtaking cinematic illusions.

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Industrial Light and Magic launched their Jedi Academy earlier this year, we caught up with Natasha Perrett about her experience so far.

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After another big year for the VFX industry in Australia, Simon Rosenthal of Method Studios says thanks & wishes everyone a great 2022!

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Six inspirational women at Mr. X's Adelaide studio sat down to talk about getting started in VFX and advice for women developing their careers in this sector.

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Sharon Taylor chats with The Magician's Elephant Director Wendy Rogers and Producers Julia Pistor and Amber Naismith in the recent Australians In Film webinar.

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Screen Queensland has expanded to the tropical north, with a brand new studio facilty in construction, due for completion in mid-2022. We'll keep you posted of its development! 

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After a busy year and another bumper year on the way, the travel team from TAG are happy to put up their feet and get a little R&R.

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Directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse, this crime drama has commenced production in regional Victoria and stars Katherine Langford.

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Mohammad Rasoulof’s takes home the top prize & Karina Holden receives the Sydney UNESCO City of Film Award.

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New South Wales filmed feel-good feature, June Again, along with TV series' Bump and Hardball have all been picked up for international release.

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Proud First Nations woman, Leah Purcell is the recipient of the Grand Jury prize for the Asia Pacific Screen Awards.

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Last week, Screen Australia confirmed 2020/21 was a record year with the total volume of international production filming in Australia had increased by 114% compared to the previous year, and a spend in Australia of an all-time high of AU$1.04 billion.

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The National Film and Sound Archive will be running their Australians & Hollywood exhibition from 21st January in Canberra, ACT. 

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