Australia Unveils $280M Production Incentive Scheme As It Bids To Capitalize On Low Coronavirus Exposure

Tom Grater International Film ReporterFilming started today (August 3) on ABC comedy Aftertaste, marking the first major production to shoot in South Australia since the pandemic forced work to shutdown.A total of 110 cast and crew are back on set, and the production team say they are employing all the necessary virus safety protocols.

Tom Grater International Film ReportereOne and Australian pay TV company Foxtel have inked an expanded deal on a slate of the former’s recent titles. Included are the Oscar-winning 1917, Green Book, and Judy, as well as Wild Rose, Booksmart, Babyteeth, and more.

Anastasia and Faye will share a coffee and a cackle before our eyes once again. Close-knit bunch, the Daltons, and the cricket-mad Delpechitra family are down to discuss everything from docos to dating shows this season.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe Australian federal government will offer some $280 million ($400 million AUD) to attract large inbound foreign film productions. The measure was announced Friday local time by Prime Minister Scott Morrison.The new Location Incentive plan will provide cash grants over the next seven years.

Mirror : “Having I’m a Celebrity for three weeks in November is seen as a huge priority. "Everyone hopes to get back to Australia but over there they are struggling massively with flare-ups resulting in second lock-downs.

I’m a Celebrity to a spooky Scottish castle if coronavirus continues to flare up across Australia. Bosses are determined to ensure the 20th running of the hit series, fronted by Ant and Dec, goes ahead.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterThe Denis Leary and Elizabeth Perkins comedy “The Moodys” is getting a second season at Fox.The series, which follows a tight-knit but dysfunctional family, is an adaptation of Australian series “A Moody Christmas” from The Jungleboys Entertainment and Australian Broadcasting Corporation. CBS Television Studios is the studio behind the show.“The Moodys” debuted as a six-episode holiday event series.

Gogglebox Australia's Anastasia has taken to social media to share a very emotional post - letting fans know she's been mourning the death of her sister in law who passed away from breast cancer a few weeks ago. "It’s taken me a while to process that you are gone.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorAustralian producer and distributor Beyond International has taken full control of 7Beyond, the LA-based producer that it ran as a joint venture with broadcaster Seven Network.Beyond International has acquired Seven Network’s 50.98% stake in 7Beyond, which makes shows including HGTV’s My Lottery Dream Home and Food Network’s Holiday Gingerbread Showdown.

drowned Wednesday while he was spearfishing in an artificial reef on Australia's Gold Coast. He was 32 years old.A nearby snorkeler first noticed Pullin's body the morning of the incident and reported it to local authorities.

Naman Ramachandran Welsh actor Luke Evans (“Midway”) has revealed details of Hulu’s quarantine plans for the Australia shoot of limited series “Nine Perfect Strangers.”“We all have to be quarantined in a hotel room,” said Evans in an interview for the July 14 episode of the Variety and iHeart podcast “The Big Ticket.”“I can’t see anyone for two weeks. I have to be tested every other day.

Like a cockroach, or a cat with nine lives, Kieran has survived nomination after nomination (six so far, to be exact) and in a recent interview with Nick, Jess and Ducko on Hit 106.9 Newcastle, Marissa reveals his survival streak may continue.