What News and Resources Does Ausfilm Publish for the Screen Industry?

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Ausfilm publishes industry news, media releases, a video magazine, and practical factsheets covering screen incentives, visas, and production services — all aimed at connecting international film and TV makers with Australian production. If you're scouting Australia as a production destination or tracking the local screen sector, the site's News and Factsheets sections are the two places to start, and you can subscribe to receive updates.

What Ausfilm Is

Ausfilm is a membership organisation that brings together Australia's screen businesses and government agencies. With offices in Sydney and Los Angeles, it promotes Australia as a destination for international film and TV production. Its audience is the global screen industry — producers, studios, and production teams deciding where to shoot.

News and Editorial Content

The site's News section carries a rolling feed of industry updates. Recent items illustrate the range:

  • Production company news — e.g. Spectrum Films revisiting My Brilliant Career, Alt.vfx working on Deadloch Season 2, XM2 contributing to an action blockbuster
  • First Nations spotlight — profiles such as Karla Hart, reflecting Ausfilm's stated recognition of First Nations stories at the centre of Australia's screen culture
  • Location spotlights — e.g. a feature on New South Wales' industrial and infrastructure screen landscape
  • Production stories — e.g. how Runner recreated Brisbane and the Gold Coast on screen

Beyond the news feed, Ausfilm also publishes Media Releases and a Video Magazine, giving you both written and watchable formats for following the sector.

Factsheets and Reference Material

Factsheets are the practical reference layer of the site. The listed examples cover:

Factsheet What it addresses
Screen Incentives Australia's screen grants and tax rebates
Post/Sound/Music/VFX Incentives Incentives for post-production and effects work
Visas Visa considerations for production personnel

More factsheets are available beyond these three. These are the documents to check when you need concrete program details rather than news.

Core Reference Sections

Alongside news and factsheets, the site organises production-relevant information into:

  • Tax Incentives — Australia's suite of screen grants and tax rebates
  • Australian Screen Businesses — production businesses and government partners to work with
  • Locations — a library of Australian film locations for scouting
  • Sound Stages — major studio complexes and their facilities

How to Follow Updates and Filter Content

To keep up with new material, use the Subscribe option on the site. When browsing, the site provides a filter with these categories:

  • All
  • News
  • Pages
  • Incentives
  • Factsheets

Filtering by News surfaces editorial updates; filtering by Factsheets or Incentives narrows to reference material. This is the quickest way to separate time-sensitive news from documents you'll return to during planning.

Who This Is For

  • International producers evaluating Australia as a shooting destination — start with Tax Incentives and the Screen Incentives Factsheet
  • Production teams needing facilities — use Sound Stages and Locations
  • Industry followers tracking Australian screen activity — subscribe and browse News, Media Releases, and the Video Magazine
  • First Nations and local creatives — the spotlight coverage and membership sections are relevant entry points

For direct contact, Ausfilm lists a Sydney office (+61 2 9383 4192) and a USA office (+1 310 229 2362).