❓ The Minister for Culture and the Arts outlines the Cook Labor government's investment in WA's creative industries and screen sector, highlighting job creation and economic benefits in regional areas through production attraction schemes and specific film projects.
AnsweredQoN 876Legislative Assembly
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CREATIVE INDUSTRIES — SCREEN SECTOR —
REGIONS
876. Mrs R.M.J. CLARKE to the Minister for Culture and the Arts:
I refer to the Cook Labor government's commitment to
the diversification of Western Australia's economy. Can the minister
outline to the house how this government's successful development of Western
Australia's creative industries and the screen sector is developing new
jobs in the regions?
REGIONS
876. Mrs R.M.J. CLARKE to the Minister for Culture and the Arts:
I refer to the Cook Labor government's commitment to
the diversification of Western Australia's economy. Can the minister
outline to the house how this government's successful development of Western
Australia's creative industries and the screen sector is developing new
jobs in the regions?
AnswerView source ↗
I can and I will. I know that the member for Murray–Wellington
is an avid follower of the arts, particularly the screen industry. I thank
those members who attended the Parliamentary Friends of the Arts launch last
evening in the courtyard of Parliament House. The production calendar for the
past six months of 2023 is record breaking. In the past six months we have had
an injection of nearly $24 million into the WA economy, with $6 million of that going to regional Western Australia because
of the volume of activity in the screen industry in WA. It is remarkable ;
it is at record levels and it will continue into 2024 and beyond because of the
significant investment by this government in
the creative industries and the screen sector more specifically.
As the member knows, the government has been working
particularly hard through its production attraction scheme, which involves significant dollars, over $20 million, over the
next four years to support the attraction of productions into Western Australia.
Many of those will see film activity in the regions of Western Australia and we
know what that means for jobs for those involved in the creative industries and
in other industries that are complemented by having a strong and
effective vibrant screen industry in the state. The number of jobs that are
created through activity, whether it is in the metropolitan area or the filming
that takes place in regional Western Australia, is spectacular. It stimulates
local economies. It employs and utilises local businesses. It excites the communities. No matter where movies might be
filmed in localities around the state, it excites those communities . For
example, the series The Twelve is being filmed in York. There is
great excitement in places like that. A film is being made down south with Nicolas Cage, bringing worldwide attention to
Western Australia, both our landscapes and our capacity to tell stories
on the screen. That highlights to the world the beauty of Western Australia and
the spectacular nature of this state.
We have a few films still to come, and some of them could be
analogous to the current state of the opposition of Western Australia. Some might think that the film Invisible Boys is a story based on the leadership of the Nationals WA , but it is not.
It is a 10-part TV series based on the book by WA author Holden Sheppard. It
will be filmed in Perth and Geraldton. The member for Geraldton is already up
there scouting for a part in that series! Runt is a film —
Several members interjected.
Mr D.A. TEMPLEMAN : I know; I said that carefully!
It is a feature film based
on Craig Silvey's bestselling novel. That will be filmed in both the
metropolitan area and regional Western Australia. York again gets a spot in the
filming. It will inject about $4.1 million into the WA economy and
create over 110 jobs. The production company is delivering a series of
initiatives for emerging regional creative practitioners. People who are
interested and engaged in the creative industries see a pipeline because for so
long so many of our creatives have had to go east. However, this government
will stop that because it is investing in
the screen industry. It is why we will be building a screen production
facility. It is why we have the screen
incentive fund and it is why we are so carefully and closely linking in with
our wonderful training institutions , including our world famous Western Australian
Academy of Performing Arts.
We Bury the Dead is a feature film starring Daisy
Ridley.
Several members interjected.
Mr D.A. TEMPLEMAN : There is a line there, but I am not
touching it at the moment!
We Bury the Dead will be
filmed in the great southern region in February next year. It will generate
$9.4 million into the WA economy with 200 jobs created. It is a feature film
starring the wonderful actress from the Star Wars sequel trilogy, Daisy Ridley. We are attracting international performers
as well as our wonderful Western Australian and Australian creatives.
Why? It is because we are dinkum about making sure our economy in Western Australia
is diversified. That is why we are doing a range of things in science and
training and in the creative industries, including the screen industry. The
Twelve has almost wrapped up filming in York and the metropolitan area.
This is a great news story for Western
Australia. It sends a message to those young girls and boys who might live
anywhere in Western Australia who have aspiration and a dream to be part of the
screen industry or our creative industries in the future that it can happen;
they can be a technician, a performer, a dancer or a fine artist in Western Australia
and earn a living here because we are investing in the infrastructure and the
supporting of that infrastructure. It is a great
news story for Western Australia's screen industry and the arts more
broadly. I thank the member for Murray–Wellington and other
members who strongly support the creative industries going forward. It is a great
story that we want to share with the rest of the world.
The SPEAKER : The Leader of the
Liberal Party with the last question.
is an avid follower of the arts, particularly the screen industry. I thank
those members who attended the Parliamentary Friends of the Arts launch last
evening in the courtyard of Parliament House. The production calendar for the
past six months of 2023 is record breaking. In the past six months we have had
an injection of nearly $24 million into the WA economy, with $6 million of that going to regional Western Australia because
of the volume of activity in the screen industry in WA. It is remarkable ;
it is at record levels and it will continue into 2024 and beyond because of the
significant investment by this government in
the creative industries and the screen sector more specifically.
As the member knows, the government has been working
particularly hard through its production attraction scheme, which involves significant dollars, over $20 million, over the
next four years to support the attraction of productions into Western Australia.
Many of those will see film activity in the regions of Western Australia and we
know what that means for jobs for those involved in the creative industries and
in other industries that are complemented by having a strong and
effective vibrant screen industry in the state. The number of jobs that are
created through activity, whether it is in the metropolitan area or the filming
that takes place in regional Western Australia, is spectacular. It stimulates
local economies. It employs and utilises local businesses. It excites the communities. No matter where movies might be
filmed in localities around the state, it excites those communities . For
example, the series The Twelve is being filmed in York. There is
great excitement in places like that. A film is being made down south with Nicolas Cage, bringing worldwide attention to
Western Australia, both our landscapes and our capacity to tell stories
on the screen. That highlights to the world the beauty of Western Australia and
the spectacular nature of this state.
We have a few films still to come, and some of them could be
analogous to the current state of the opposition of Western Australia. Some might think that the film Invisible Boys is a story based on the leadership of the Nationals WA , but it is not.
It is a 10-part TV series based on the book by WA author Holden Sheppard. It
will be filmed in Perth and Geraldton. The member for Geraldton is already up
there scouting for a part in that series! Runt is a film —
Several members interjected.
Mr D.A. TEMPLEMAN : I know; I said that carefully!
It is a feature film based
on Craig Silvey's bestselling novel. That will be filmed in both the
metropolitan area and regional Western Australia. York again gets a spot in the
filming. It will inject about $4.1 million into the WA economy and
create over 110 jobs. The production company is delivering a series of
initiatives for emerging regional creative practitioners. People who are
interested and engaged in the creative industries see a pipeline because for so
long so many of our creatives have had to go east. However, this government
will stop that because it is investing in
the screen industry. It is why we will be building a screen production
facility. It is why we have the screen
incentive fund and it is why we are so carefully and closely linking in with
our wonderful training institutions , including our world famous Western Australian
Academy of Performing Arts.
We Bury the Dead is a feature film starring Daisy
Ridley.
Several members interjected.
Mr D.A. TEMPLEMAN : There is a line there, but I am not
touching it at the moment!
We Bury the Dead will be
filmed in the great southern region in February next year. It will generate
$9.4 million into the WA economy with 200 jobs created. It is a feature film
starring the wonderful actress from the Star Wars sequel trilogy, Daisy Ridley. We are attracting international performers
as well as our wonderful Western Australian and Australian creatives.
Why? It is because we are dinkum about making sure our economy in Western Australia
is diversified. That is why we are doing a range of things in science and
training and in the creative industries, including the screen industry. The
Twelve has almost wrapped up filming in York and the metropolitan area.
This is a great news story for Western
Australia. It sends a message to those young girls and boys who might live
anywhere in Western Australia who have aspiration and a dream to be part of the
screen industry or our creative industries in the future that it can happen;
they can be a technician, a performer, a dancer or a fine artist in Western Australia
and earn a living here because we are investing in the infrastructure and the
supporting of that infrastructure. It is a great
news story for Western Australia's screen industry and the arts more
broadly. I thank the member for Murray–Wellington and other
members who strongly support the creative industries going forward. It is a great
story that we want to share with the rest of the world.
The SPEAKER : The Leader of the
Liberal Party with the last question.
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