SCREEN INDUSTRY 10-YEAR ROADMAP AND ACTION PLAN Contents Foreword ....................................................1 Our vision ........................................................3 Queensland’s screen industry .......................5 The global picture ............................................10 Strengths and opportunities ..........................13 Industry challenges .......................................15 Queensland Government actions to date .......17 Future actions ....................................................21 Cover and inside front cover: Hardworking Queensland crew filming in downtown Brisbane on the set of Thor: Ragnarok. FOREWORD Queensland is home to a vibrant and growing domestic screen industry. In recent years, Queensland has established itself as a destination of choice for international screen productions, and is now well positioned to grow the state’s presence in the international market. The screen industry is a fast-moving, Informed by stakeholder and community realise the global growth potential of our global industry driven by advancements input, the Advance Queensland Screen screen industry. in technology and audience demand for Industry 10-Year Roadmap and Action In preparation of the Advance Queensland content. The strengths and competitive Plan will contribute to driving growth in Screen Industry 10-Year Roadmap advantages inherent in the Queensland the Queensland screen industry, ensuring and Action Plan, we have ensured key screen industry have allowed Queensland it remains competitive in the global industry stakeholders, including industry to take part in a multi-billion dollar global marketplace and supports local jobs practitioners, small businesses, production industry that supports millions of jobs directly by building international networks and companies, local and regional councils, related to film, television, and gaming. enhancing collaboration; investing in new and representative bodies, have had the and emerging practitioners; building Additionally, our screen industry is supported opportunity to contribute to the Roadmap. business, technical and creative capability by high-level creative and technical This consultative approach will continue in the industry; and growing an industry and expertise, the creation of rich and diverse as actions under the Roadmap are regulatory environment conducive to the content across a range of genres and implemented and delivered. success of the sector. platforms, and investment in world-class As the domestic and international screen infrastructure. The Roadmap recognises the breadth of the industry continues to grow and develop, industry, encompassing a range of genres As part of the Advance Queensland initiative, the Queensland Government will ensure and content types including film, television, the Advance Queensland Screen Industry the Roadmap remains responsive to the online content, and digital gaming, as 10-Year Roadmap and Action Plan has been future needs of the sector, maintaining well as the diversity of content creators developed to target emerging opportunities engagement with our stakeholders and including those from regional and urban in the sector, aiming to build Queensland ensuring our actions harness the full areas, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander as a global commercial and creative leader potential of our screen industry. screen practitioners and women in screen. in the screen industry, creating jobs and The Roadmap also highlights the potential enriching the community with content that of the screen industry to converge with other tells the stories of all Queenslanders. industries such as healthcare, education The Roadmap aims to support the existing and tourism, supporting broader economic contribution the screen industry makes to opportunities and growth. the cultural fabric of our community, while The Advance Queensland Screen Industry The Honourable recognising and maximising the sector’s 10-Year Roadmap and Action Plan provides Annastacia Palaszczuk MP economic impact. Queensland with a strategic and dynamic Premier of Queensland pathway to strengthen the industry and and Minister for Trade 1 Director of Photography Paul Spurling and Katie Orlowski, on the set of Film to Fashion, a Manifold Media production. OUR VISION By 2028, Queensland will be a globally recognised commercial and creative leader in the screen industry, creating jobs of the future, boosting our economy, and enriching the community with diverse content, created for Australian and global audiences in all formats and for all platforms. Kate Dennis (Director, Episode 1) on the set of Harrow. Through this vision, Queensland will work towards doubling the value of the state’s screen industry over the next 10 years. All Queenslanders will see the benefits According to Deloitte Access Economics: This Roadmap establishes a long-term of increased employment and economic Queensland is recognised as a production vision for industry, government and other activity associated with a thriving paradise and film-friendly state—known for stakeholders to work towards ensuring the screen industry. its diverse and unrivalled natural locations, cultural, creative and economic legacy of the Queensland screen industry. To achieve Building on the Queensland screen strong financial incentives, world-class our collective ambition for the screen industry’s recent successes, the Queensland facilities, post-production and visual effects industry we will work together to: Government is committed to strengthening studios, and award-winning talent and crew. • expand the global reach of Queensland’s the competitiveness of the industry, Over the past decade, fundamental changes screen industry and investing in the creative jobs of to the way individuals consume content the future, ensuring Queenslanders have have taken place in the media landscape— • support Queensland’s diverse high-tech skills and access to the facilities defined by the entry of new online platforms local practitioners needed to maximise the full potential offering streaming, catch-up TV, video • boost capability in the Queensland of the sector. on demand and user-generated video. screen sector The Advance Queensland Screen Industry However, with change comes opportunity, • build a screen-friendly Queensland. 10-Year Roadmap and Action Plan forms part and the screen industry in Queensland has Our vision for the screen industry is of the government’s Advance Queensland the potential to be well placed to capitalise deliberately broad and our strategies and initiative investing in key industries with on change and ‘future proof’ the industry. supporting actions are flexible and agile global growth potential, and provides a to ensure we are able to capitalise on a strategic and dynamic pathway to cement wide range of future opportunities as the consistent and long-term growth in the sector in Queensland grows, and new screen industry, establishing Queensland technologies and sub-industries emerge. as a key player in the global screen Progress and implementation of the actions marketplace. will be reviewed in 2023, taking account Queensland is well placed to strengthen our of development in the industry. position and continue to grow as a leading screen destination. 4 | Advance Queensland Screen Industry 10-Year Roadmap and Action Plan QUEENSLAND’S SCREEN INDUSTRY Queensland has a well-established, thriving screen industry that encompasses film, television, games, streaming or subscription video on demand (SVOD), and other interactive platforms. More than 340 film and video production Queensland is also home to a diverse Goodjinburra Dancers on the first day and post-production businesses and digital array of screen practitioners producing of filming for Aquaman at the Gold Coast game businesses operate in Queensland, content to enrich and strengthen our Village Roadshow Studios. employing up to 3017 people. community. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Queensland’s interactive game industry Islander companies and creatives have long In 2016–17, Screen Queensland funded specialises in online games and games for contributed to the distinct storytelling of 37 screen productions, which generated mobile devices that have been downloaded Queensland, reflecting our unique culture an estimated $214 million in Queensland all around the world. to domestic and international audiences. Production Expenditure (QPE). There is also a growing interest in the The Queensland screen industry continues The 37 projects included four international to offer industry attachment and masterclass use of interactive games and immersive productions and 33 domestic productions, opportunities to support early-career technology such as virtual reality and including 28 Queensland-based screen screen practitioners through professional augmented reality to address issues entities and five interstate screen entities skill transfers, business development and in other sectors including tourism, working in Queensland. networking opportunities. During the filming education and health. Queensland is at the forefront of production of Thor: Ragnarok, 30 Aboriginal and Torres Screen infrastructure and businesses are on new screen mediums, producing Strait Islander filmmakers took part in largely located in South East Queensland, Australia’s first television series of virtual a masterclass with director Taika Waititi. however talented and skilled practitioners reality experiences for SBS, the first to These initiatives, as well as walk-on and companies