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Screen Queensland: an actual budget increase

Screen Queensland has slogged for nearly ten years on a budget under $10m. This year, the good fairy has broken those shackles.

17 Jul 2015 12:00

David Tiley

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Just before Queensland filmmakers got desperate enough to walk into Treasury like this, the government found some more money.

There is remarkably little information about this, but the news is surely significant. The Palaszczuk government has made something of its $173m for the Arts, without quite saying how much is new money.

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David Tiley

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.