Govt broadens access to screen subsidy

Govt broadens access to screen subsidy
Previous incentives helped lock in James Cameron’s planned Avatar sequels. (Image: Getty)
Staff reporters
The government will halve the expenditure threshold for filmmakers to access the screen production grant, which will soon be renamed the screen production rebate. The post-production, digital and visual rebate is being returned to a flat 20% to make it more competitive, with qualifying expenditure cut to $250,000 from $500,000 to open it up to smaller productions. The extra 5% uplift rebate will be redeveloped to make the process simpler to navigate and more objective.All types of domestic screen productions will be able to access the...

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