Dowladda Queensland oo gooysa maalgelinta Screen Queensland, walaac ka dhashay warshadaha filimada
Dowladda Queensland waxay gooysay ugu yaraan $13 milyan sanadkii maalgelinta dhiirigelinta ee Screen Queensland muddo laba sano ah. Wasiiradda Farshaxanka John-Paul Langbroek ayaa ku dhawaaqday $50 milyan labada sano, laakiin tani waa dhimis marka loo eego $42 milyan ee 2025-26.
Dib-u-eegis ku saabsan saamaynta warshadaha
Screen Producers Australia ayaa sheegtay in maalgashiga dowladda ee qaybta filimada uu dhaliyo kalsooni, goynta maalgelintana ay ka leexin karto soo saarista mustaqbalka. Matt Deaner oo ah maamulaha guud ayaa xaqiijiyay in soo saarayaashu ay ganacsigooda dhigteen Queensland kalsoonida iyo heerka maalgashiga dowladda.
Deaner wuxuu yiri: "Producers have chosen to locate their businesses in Queensland based on the stability and level of state investment." Wuxuu intaa ku daray in xubnahoodu ay hadda tixgelinayaan New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia, South Australia iyo xarumo caalami ah oo wax-soo-saar.
Doodda suuqa iyo jawaabta maamulka
Tirooyinka dowladda ayaa muujinaya Screen Queensland inay abuurtay in ka badan $541 milyan kharash wax-soo-saar toos ah sanadka 2025-26, iyadoo shaqaaleysiisay in ka badan 6,600 qof. Deaner wuxuu ku dooday in goyntu ay tahay badbaadin yar laakiin ay dawladdu kaga lumin karto dhowr jeer lacagtaas oo ah dhaqdhaqaaq dhaqaale.
Wuxuu ka digay: "The risk here is that it undermines Queensland's position as one of Australia's, if not the worlds', leading screen-production destinations." Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate ayaa warqad u diray wasiirka si uu u helo caddeyn ku saabsan goynta maalgelinta.
Jawaabaha rasmiga ah iyo qorshayaasha mustaqbalka
Maamulaha guud ee Screen Queensland Jacqui Feeney ayaa sheegtay in hay'adda ay dhammaynayso isbeddelka heerarka dhiirigelinta si ay u dheellitirto socodka iyo waarta qaybta. Waxay tiri: "Our revised incentives will also still be offered in combination with the federal government's 30 per cent offsets and rebates."
Wasiirka Langbroek ma uu ka jawaabin su'aalaha ku saabsan saamaynta kalsoonida ama sababta goynta. Wuxuu yiri: "The Crisafulli government is delivering multi-year funding certainty to the screen industry after Labor left the sector with no guarantees."
Queensland Arts Minister John-Paul Langbroek announced $50 million in incentives for Screen Queensland over two years, but the figure represents a cut of at least $13 million per year compared with previous budgets, raising alarms across the film and television sector.
The Funding Gap
Screen Queensland received $42 million in the 2025-26 state budget, down from $38 million per annum in the two budgets before that, meaning the new $50 million figure is actually a reduction in real terms. The agency generated more than $541 million in direct Queensland production expenditure in 2025-26 and employed more than 6,600 people, according to state government figures.
Screen Producers Australia chief executive Matthew Deaner said the cut confirmed industry fears that had been circling since the state budget was handed down. He said the Queensland government is significantly reducing the incentives that support the attraction of screen production, business and economic activity in the state.
Industry Reaction
Mr Deaner said producers have chosen to locate their businesses in Queensland based on the stability and level of state investment, but now New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia and South Australia, as well as international production hubs, are being considered for their business and production locations. He said cutting SQ's funding was a relatively modest saving that could cost the state many times that amount in small-business and economic activity.
The risk here is that it undermines Queensland's position as one of Australia's, if not the world's, leading screen-production destinations. Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate has written to the arts minister seeking clarification on the funding cuts and what other funding is coming from the state for the screen industry in 2026-27 and in the next financial year.
Government Response
Mr Langbroek said the Crisafulli government is delivering multi-year funding certainty to the screen industry after Labor left the sector with no guarantees. He said only with multi-year funding certainty can the industry forward plan and support a pipeline of projects across two years, creating more jobs for Queenslanders and boosting the local economy. However, he did not answer specific questions about how a reduction in funding could impact industry confidence in Queensland.
Screen Queensland CEO Jacqui Feeney said the agency is finalising changes to its incentive rates to balance momentum with sustainability across the sector. She said the revised incentives will also still be offered in combination with the federal government's 30 per cent offsets and rebates.
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Sawir: ABC Australia Xigasho
