QPIX: axed by Newman government

QPIX, the Screen Resource agency based in Brisbane, has been defunded by Screen Queensland and will close on January 1st, 2014.

14 Jul 2013 12:00

David Tiley

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QPIX, the Screen Resource agency based in Brisbane, has been defunded by Screen Queensland and will close on January 1st, 2014.

Kerry O’Rourke, the CEO of QPIX, publicly announced the end of the organisation this morning, though he and Screen Queensland have been working through the transition issues for some time.

“I don’t know why it happened,” he said on the phone. “We can surmise, but there has been no reason given, and no written set of criteria”.

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David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.