The Screen Attraction Program provides incentives to attract film and television productions to the Gold Coast and generate investment in the regional economy.

The Program's purpose is to:

• grow the level of screen production on the Gold Coast
• grow the level of post-production on the Gold Coast
• attract key industry professionals to the Gold Coast
• provide 2 days of location scouting for specific productions in final financing stage to ‘lock-in’ the production for the Gold Coast
• create ongoing employment opportunities for Gold Coast residents
• provide opportunities for Gold Coast businesses to supply goods and services to the screen industry.

Funding

Eligibility

• Screen productions can be feature films, television programs (including drama, documentaries, factual, reality, entertainment series), games, animation, SVOD and online content.
• Applicants can be international, national or Gold Coast productions or post-production, games, animation and visual effects studios with a track record of successfully delivering and screening completed projects.
• Productions must have an Australian broadcast or screening in place or under negotiation.
• Applications must be made by the company responsible for undertaking the activities of production.
• The production and/or post-production office of the program must be located on the Gold Coast.
• A minimum Gold Coast production or post-production expenditure of $750,000.
• Applications must be made prior to the completion of pre-production.

Assessment criteria

• number of Gold Coast employees being a minimum of 50% of total crew roles
• value of Gold Coast investment

• Phone: (07) 5581 7269
• Email: film@goldcoast.qld.gov.au