❓ Mr. Hyde questions the benefits of the $2 million WA on Screen initiative funding for Western Australia, particularly regional areas. The answer outlines economic returns, job creation, promotion of WA stories and locations, and tourism benefits for regional areas.
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I refer to page 972 of the 2004/5 Budget and specifically to the $2 million provided to ScreenWest for the WA on the Screen initiative and ask how this funding will benefit Western Australia generally and Regional Western Australia specifically?
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Answered
17 August 2004
Responded by
Minister for Culture and the Arts
Response time
77 days
The $2 million provided to ScreenWest for the WA On Screen initiative will benefit Western Australia in the following way:
1. It will provide a direct economic return to the State of between 3 and 10 times the amount invested in production and twice the amount invested in development. On past experience, WA On Screen can be expected to leverage at least a further $3.5 million of direct investment in Western Australia from outside the State, and probably more.
2. It will generate more jobs for Western Australians and continued expansion of Western Australian screen production businesses that have been growing strongly in recent years with support from the Government through ScreenWest. Screen production is highly labour-intensive.
3. It will enable the production of at least one new Western Australian feature film that will showcase Western Australian talent, stories and locations to the world.
4. It will place Western Australian stories, culture, people and locations on television screens and lead to more critically acclaimed productions such as the television mini-series The Shark Net and the feature film Japanese Story, which earned 8 Australian Film Institute Awards and was in the box office top 10 on its opening weekend in the UK.
5. It will enhance the sustainability of the WA economy overall, as well as the WA screen industry, through on-going business partnerships, increased diversity of economic activity, long term employment growth and increased investment from outside the State.
Benefits that flow specifically to Regional Western Australia include:
6. Tourism benefits from the promotion of Western Australia on the world’s screens. For example, Japanese Story showcased the Pilbara region while the children’s series Ocean Star and Ten telemovie Second Chance created worldwide exposure for Broome.
7. A strong pool of Indigenous filmmaking talent - many based in regional centres - developed through a major Indigenous drama initiative. Partnership opportunities with corporate organizations working in regional Australia will be secured.
1. It will provide a direct economic return to the State of between 3 and 10 times the amount invested in production and twice the amount invested in development. On past experience, WA On Screen can be expected to leverage at least a further $3.5 million of direct investment in Western Australia from outside the State, and probably more.
2. It will generate more jobs for Western Australians and continued expansion of Western Australian screen production businesses that have been growing strongly in recent years with support from the Government through ScreenWest. Screen production is highly labour-intensive.
3. It will enable the production of at least one new Western Australian feature film that will showcase Western Australian talent, stories and locations to the world.
4. It will place Western Australian stories, culture, people and locations on television screens and lead to more critically acclaimed productions such as the television mini-series The Shark Net and the feature film Japanese Story, which earned 8 Australian Film Institute Awards and was in the box office top 10 on its opening weekend in the UK.
5. It will enhance the sustainability of the WA economy overall, as well as the WA screen industry, through on-going business partnerships, increased diversity of economic activity, long term employment growth and increased investment from outside the State.
Benefits that flow specifically to Regional Western Australia include:
6. Tourism benefits from the promotion of Western Australia on the world’s screens. For example, Japanese Story showcased the Pilbara region while the children’s series Ocean Star and Ten telemovie Second Chance created worldwide exposure for Broome.
7. A strong pool of Indigenous filmmaking talent - many based in regional centres - developed through a major Indigenous drama initiative. Partnership opportunities with corporate organizations working in regional Australia will be secured.
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