VicScreen
Ausfilm Member since 1999
Ausfilm Member since 1999
You’ll find us where the action is. Investing in production and content development. Industry placements. Filming incentives. Location assistance. Skills training. Industry events. Partnership activities. And anything else that boosts Victoria’s standing as a global screen powerhouse.
Whether you’re planning, production, animation, post-production, visual effects or games development – we’re helping behind the scenes and across the screen ecosystem.
People to help you create the extraordinary
World-renowned talent. Global VFX and digital games studios. Award-winning picture, sound and editing facilities. Experienced crew. DOPs, line producers, costume designers, art directors, animators, editors, sound designers, composers. You’ll see some of the world’s biggest and best films and TV shows on their IMDb profiles. The state-of-the-art, purpose-built sound stages at Docklands Studios Melbourne are ready for your project. The sixth sound stage is the largest in the southern hemisphere at 40,000 sq feet (3,700 sq metres), with a 240,000 gallon (900,000 litre) water tank.
Docklands Studios Melbourne also hosts the world’s largest LED Volume screen. Operated by NantStudios, it consists of more than 6,000 LED panels stacked 39ft (12m) high and 101ft (30.7m) wide. As well as a smaller screen measuring 26ft (8m) high and 68ft (21m) wide.
Everything on your location list
A modern city with historic foundations. Period, contemporary and futuristic. Breath-taking natural landscapes. Beaches, deserts, mountains, forests. Suburbia. Small towns. Coastal villages. All within an hour’s drive from Melbourne. Plus, the flexibility to double for almost anywhere in the world.
Head of Incentives and Production Support
joe.brinkmann@vicscreen.vic.gov.au
Incentives Coordinator
Tess.Hamilton@vicscreen.vic.gov.au
Power up your physical production, post, VFX, animation and digital games projects with the Victorian Screen Rebate (VSR).
Your go to destination for ambitious digital screen projects
Victoria is a leading international creative partner, home to some of the world’s best screen creators. VSR grants of up to 10% of qualifying Victorian expenditure (QVE) can be combined with the Australian Government Offset programs, including the Location Offset, PDV Offset, Official Co-production and Producer Offset.
EligibilityTo qualify, your project must be fully financed and have genuine marketplace interest for commercial release or distribution. VicScreen also needs you to meet the following minimum spends in Victoria:
The Victorian Screen Incentive (VSI) is a competitive and simple grant to help bring your project to Victoria. Be on the ground in Melbourne or work remotely with one of Victoria’s globally renowned VFX, post-production, animation or digital games studios.
An incentive to make Victoria your base
Projects can apply for a grant of up to 10% of Qualifying Victorian Expenditure (QVE).
VSI can be combined with VicScreen’s Regional Location Assistance Fund, as well as the Australian Government Offset programs: the Location Offset, PDV Offset, Official Co-production and Producer Offset.
EligibilityTo qualify, your project must be footloose, fully financed, have genuine marketplace interest for commercial release or distribution. VicScreen also needs you to meet the following minimum spends in Victoria:
Take your show on the road, or off the beaten path, with a grant from the Regional Location Assistance Fund (RLAF).
Prepare for a welcome like no other
The landscapes. The heritage architecture. The welcoming communities. The wide-open spaces. Regional Victoria is ready to host your production.
RLAF can be combined with VicScreen’s Victorian Screen Incentive.
To qualify, your crew must stay in accommodation outside of Melbourne for at least five nights. VicScreen also needs you to spend a minimum of AU$100,000 of qualified regional spend in regional Victoria.