AUSTRALIA’S 30% LOCATION OFFSET IS LEGISLATED!

Australia celebrates the passage of legislation in Parliament to raise the Location Offset to 30%. Ausfilm CEO Kate Marks applauds the change saying, “This is fantastic news for the industry. The 30% Location Offset will provide certainty for international productions, supporting a stable pipeline of work for thousands of Australian screen workers and businesses, and triggering investment into new industry capacity and capabilities.”

Ausfilm lobbied the Federal Government over many years, with film bodies, studios, businesses and Australian crew in support of the increase to the incentive. “After years of advocacy, it is incredibly gratifying to see it finally come to fruition,” said Marks.

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