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TROPIC • SOUND & SCREEN

1,2. BTS of Puff: Wonders of the Reef. Courtesy of
Wild Pacific Media and BioQuest Studios

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Far North Queensland Screen Champion
1 and Member for Mulgrave Curtis Pitt
MP said the funds will complement the
Local investment growing slate of high-profile productions
being secured in the region.
FILM INDUSTRY “With Screen Queensland Studios: Cairns
Screen Queensland CEO Kylie Munnich due to be operational by the end of 2022,
Screen Queensland is investing said the new support package is a supporting local screen businesses is
in the Cairns and Far North significant pillar of the North Queensland how we are delivering a holistic strategy
Regional Program, which focuses on
Queensland industry ahead of growing the local screen industry. to attract more production, with a
focus on building deep, long-term local
its new studio opening. “The film, television and games sectors capabilities in the industry,” he said.
are significant contributors to economic “Far North Queensland has been the
Far North Queensland businesses growth and employment in our state, backdrop for several productions,
operating in the screen industry have engaging a number of businesses that including the upcoming US series
recently had the opportunity to apply not only create productions, but provide Irreverent, Netflix’s Puff: Wonders of the
for up to $75,000 in funding from valuable services such as catering, legal, Reef, rom-com flick This Little Love of Mine,
Screen Queensland, a state government- accountancy, transport, construction teen series Dive Club, and SBS/NITV food
supported body. and more,” Ms Munnich said. and culture show Strait to the Plate, which
In total, a quarter of a million dollars “Our goal is to grow the north of the recently wrapped on season two.”
will be spent on backing active screen state as a hub of screen production
businesses in North Queensland, with and game development, and this fund
preference going to those which have a will further enable screen businesses
strong track-record in production, post- to expand, diversify and innovate, to
production, production services, game support a robust production ecosystem MORE: screenqueensland.com.au
development or distribution. in the region.”

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