❓ The WA government successfully negotiated to secure the filming of Baz Luhrmann's film in the Kimberley, committing $500,000 with an expected $4 million return and significant tourism benefits.
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FILM - BAZ LUHRMANN
The state government has been negotiating to secure the filming of a major international feature film in Western Australia. Will the Premier please advise the house of the outcome of those negotiations? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
The state government has been negotiating to secure the filming of a major international feature film in Western Australia. Will the Premier please advise the house of the outcome of those negotiations? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
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I can, and I know that the member for Central Kimberley-Pilbara will be pleased with the answer. I am very happy to announce that the government has successfully concluded negotiations to secure the filming of Baz Luhrmann’s feature film in the Kimberley. Baz Luhrmann of Moulin Rouge, Romeo + Juliet and Strictly Ballroom fame is one of Australia’s most successful filmmakers. The as yet untitled film is a historic epic set around the bombing of Darwin in the Second World War, and will star Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman. The state government has lobbied very hard to lure the film to Western Australia, committing $500 000 to the project to secure filming for at least a month in the Kimberley. This is a very good investment, given that the financial return to the state is estimated to be $4 million in the immediate sense, not to mention, obviously, the prolonged benefit of the exposure of the Kimberley landscape to the world cinema audience. More than 200 cast and crew will live and work in the area for a month, with accommodation alone expected to total more than $325 000 a week. Mr Luhrmann has said that the WA government’s financial contribution was instrumental in his decision to shoot part of the film around Kununurra. This will provide great opportunities across a range of sectors and there will be many flow-on benefits from such a major film production shooting on location. Culture and the arts in the screen industry will receive a massive boost. For indigenous people it is a once in a lifetime job for film opportunities in the Kimberley, and I believe Mr Luhrmann has been recruiting talent in the Kimberley in the past few days. For tourism the film will showcase the stunning Kimberley region to the world. Filming is set to start in March 2007, with filming around the unique Kununurra region starting in July 2007. It has been a very good process negotiating with Mr Luhrmann’s crew. I visited the crew in his office in Sydney, and they were very enthusiastic about the prospect of being able to shoot much of the location scenery in the Kimberley. They were enthusiastic about the benefit that could accrue to the Kimberley region and its people as a result of their activities. I am sure that the member who asked the question will recognise the benefit that would flow into that area.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I can, and I know that the member for Central Kimberley-Pilbara will be pleased with the answer. I am very happy to announce that the government has successfully concluded negotiations to secure the filming of Baz Luhrmann’s feature film in the Kimberley. Baz Luhrmann of Moulin Rouge, Romeo + Juliet and Strictly Ballroom fame is one of Australia’s most successful filmmakers. The as yet untitled film is a historic epic set around the bombing of Darwin in the Second World War, and will star Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman. The state government has lobbied very hard to lure the film to Western Australia, committing $500 000 to the project to secure filming for at least a month in the Kimberley. This is a very good investment, given that the financial return to the state is estimated to be $4 million in the immediate sense, not to mention, obviously, the prolonged benefit of the exposure of the Kimberley landscape to the world cinema audience. More than 200 cast and crew will live and work in the area for a month, with accommodation alone expected to total more than $325 000 a week. Mr Luhrmann has said that the WA government’s financial contribution was instrumental in his decision to shoot part of the film around Kununurra. This will provide great opportunities across a range of sectors and there will be many flow-on benefits from such a major film production shooting on location. Culture and the arts in the screen industry will receive a massive boost. For indigenous people it is a once in a lifetime job for film opportunities in the Kimberley, and I believe Mr Luhrmann has been recruiting talent in the Kimberley in the past few days. For tourism the film will showcase the stunning Kimberley region to the world. Filming is set to start in March 2007, with filming around the unique Kununurra region starting in July 2007. It has been a very good process negotiating with Mr Luhrmann’s crew. I visited the crew in his office in Sydney, and they were very enthusiastic about the prospect of being able to shoot much of the location scenery in the Kimberley. They were enthusiastic about the benefit that could accrue to the Kimberley region and its people as a result of their activities. I am sure that the member who asked the question will recognise the benefit that would flow into that area.
I can, and I know that the member for Central Kimberley-Pilbara will be pleased with the answer. I am very happy to announce that the government has successfully concluded negotiations to secure the filming of Baz Luhrmann’s feature film in the Kimberley. Baz Luhrmann of Moulin Rouge, Romeo + Juliet and Strictly Ballroom fame is one of Australia’s most successful filmmakers. The as yet untitled film is a historic epic set around the bombing of Darwin in the Second World War, and will star Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman. The state government has lobbied very hard to lure the film to Western Australia, committing $500 000 to the project to secure filming for at least a month in the Kimberley. This is a very good investment, given that the financial return to the state is estimated to be $4 million in the immediate sense, not to mention, obviously, the prolonged benefit of the exposure of the Kimberley landscape to the world cinema audience. More than 200 cast and crew will live and work in the area for a month, with accommodation alone expected to total more than $325 000 a week. Mr Luhrmann has said that the WA government’s financial contribution was instrumental in his decision to shoot part of the film around Kununurra. This will provide great opportunities across a range of sectors and there will be many flow-on benefits from such a major film production shooting on location. Culture and the arts in the screen industry will receive a massive boost. For indigenous people it is a once in a lifetime job for film opportunities in the Kimberley, and I believe Mr Luhrmann has been recruiting talent in the Kimberley in the past few days. For tourism the film will showcase the stunning Kimberley region to the world. Filming is set to start in March 2007, with filming around the unique Kununurra region starting in July 2007. It has been a very good process negotiating with Mr Luhrmann’s crew. I visited the crew in his office in Sydney, and they were very enthusiastic about the prospect of being able to shoot much of the location scenery in the Kimberley. They were enthusiastic about the benefit that could accrue to the Kimberley region and its people as a result of their activities. I am sure that the member who asked the question will recognise the benefit that would flow into that area.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: I can, and I know that the member for Central Kimberley-Pilbara will be pleased with the answer. I am very happy to announce that the government has successfully concluded negotiations to secure the filming of Baz Luhrmann’s feature film in the Kimberley. Baz Luhrmann of Moulin Rouge, Romeo + Juliet and Strictly Ballroom fame is one of Australia’s most successful filmmakers. The as yet untitled film is a historic epic set around the bombing of Darwin in the Second World War, and will star Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman. The state government has lobbied very hard to lure the film to Western Australia, committing $500 000 to the project to secure filming for at least a month in the Kimberley. This is a very good investment, given that the financial return to the state is estimated to be $4 million in the immediate sense, not to mention, obviously, the prolonged benefit of the exposure of the Kimberley landscape to the world cinema audience. More than 200 cast and crew will live and work in the area for a month, with accommodation alone expected to total more than $325 000 a week. Mr Luhrmann has said that the WA government’s financial contribution was instrumental in his decision to shoot part of the film around Kununurra. This will provide great opportunities across a range of sectors and there will be many flow-on benefits from such a major film production shooting on location. Culture and the arts in the screen industry will receive a massive boost. For indigenous people it is a once in a lifetime job for film opportunities in the Kimberley, and I believe Mr Luhrmann has been recruiting talent in the Kimberley in the past few days. For tourism the film will showcase the stunning Kimberley region to the world. Filming is set to start in March 2007, with filming around the unique Kununurra region starting in July 2007. It has been a very good process negotiating with Mr Luhrmann’s crew. I visited the crew in his office in Sydney, and they were very enthusiastic about the prospect of being able to shoot much of the location scenery in the Kimberley. They were enthusiastic about the benefit that could accrue to the Kimberley region and its people as a result of their activities. I am sure that the member who asked the question will recognise the benefit that would flow into that area.
I can, and I know that the member for Central Kimberley-Pilbara will be pleased with the answer. I am very happy to announce that the government has successfully concluded negotiations to secure the filming of Baz Luhrmann’s feature film in the Kimberley. Baz Luhrmann of Moulin Rouge, Romeo + Juliet and Strictly Ballroom fame is one of Australia’s most successful filmmakers. The as yet untitled film is a historic epic set around the bombing of Darwin in the Second World War, and will star Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman. The state government has lobbied very hard to lure the film to Western Australia, committing $500 000 to the project to secure filming for at least a month in the Kimberley. This is a very good investment, given that the financial return to the state is estimated to be $4 million in the immediate sense, not to mention, obviously, the prolonged benefit of the exposure of the Kimberley landscape to the world cinema audience. More than 200 cast and crew will live and work in the area for a month, with accommodation alone expected to total more than $325 000 a week. Mr Luhrmann has said that the WA government’s financial contribution was instrumental in his decision to shoot part of the film around Kununurra. This will provide great opportunities across a range of sectors and there will be many flow-on benefits from such a major film production shooting on location. Culture and the arts in the screen industry will receive a massive boost. For indigenous people it is a once in a lifetime job for film opportunities in the Kimberley, and I believe Mr Luhrmann has been recruiting talent in the Kimberley in the past few days. For tourism the film will showcase the stunning Kimberley region to the world. Filming is set to start in March 2007, with filming around the unique Kununurra region starting in July 2007. It has been a very good process negotiating with Mr Luhrmann’s crew. I visited the crew in his office in Sydney, and they were very enthusiastic about the prospect of being able to shoot much of the location scenery in the Kimberley. They were enthusiastic about the benefit that could accrue to the Kimberley region and its people as a result of their activities. I am sure that the member who asked the question will recognise the benefit that would flow into that area.
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