Australia has been so successful in attracting overseas films and international streaming series that the country has deprived it of available sound stages. Russell Crowe who recently made the case…
Ballina, which is closer to Queensland, Brisbane and the Village Roadshow Studios at Gold Coast than it is to New South Wales state capital Sydney, was originally developed by Will Gammon’s Cumulus VFX company and has two small stages.who is in advanced discussions with the town council to take over a disused quarry site and build two larger stages.
Anderson explains that Byron Studios and the Tuckombil Quarry extension are intended to facilitate smaller international shoots and local productions in a fashion similar to the boutique studios in Adelaide and Perth. “We are talking about two stages at first, not big boxes, and to anchor these with workshops. We have cliffs, a backlot and 60 acres of lakes,” said Anderson. “We envisage a museum, theaters and a creative precinct.”call for a 700 square metre stage and a 1,500 square metre stage to come on stream by June 2022. If these are successful, two more 1,500 square metre and one 2,500 square metre stages would be added.
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