Queensland’s film industry risks being snuffed out unless the federal government increases tax breaks to attract international film companies, the head of Screen Queensland said.
Australia has a 16.5% tax offset for international film productions, compared to 25% in New Zealand and 30% in the US state of Georgia.
The federal government has agreed to one-off arrangements for recent productions such as Aquaman, but is yet to make a decision on the Dora film, with a decision due by the end of the week.
“On a case by case basis we can increase that, but it’s always open to the state government to do more.”