NSW government support lured big-budget productions like Thor and the new Mad Max film to NSW. Now they’ve been axed.
MEAA’s chief executive Eric Madeley said it was bitterly disappointing that the government was persisting with the cuts and union members would meet next week to decide their next move.“Our people are facing devastation,” she said. “It’s like the COVID pandemic all over again.
DNEG Sydney’s clients make use of a 10 per cent rebate for work on post, digital and visual effects production in NSW introduced by Create NSW in 2019, which led to NSW securing post-production work for Baz Luhrmann’sEdwina Pickles “Victoria and Queensland which have more optimal incentives will now benefit from this growth. Job creation and investment will happen in Victoria and Queensland not here.”
He said the timing of the cuts was particularly hard to understand coming just days after the deadline for consultation on a new state policy for arts and the creative industries.
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