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Gods Favorite Idiot has just landed on Netflix, and fans are already curious to know where it was filmed.

Australia’s Cumulus VFX has received a state government grant of A$1 million ($710,000)...

Former Nine boss and former Endemol Shine Australia CEO Carl Fennessy reportedly seeking a third partner in new venture.

Film studios will be a hot topic at Ballina Shire Council’s meeting tomorrow. Councillor Ben Smith will seek support to appoint Byron Studios as the preferred future user of the Alstonville Quarry site. Councillor Keith Williams already voicing his approval for the motion. “I think we’ve got a real opportunity at the moment to get a permanent home for a major creative arts project and we should be working as hard as we can to bring this to Ballina,” Keith said. Council is still investig...

Premium Content Subscriber only Northern Rivers residents will have access to buy props, sets and even motor vehicles used in TV and film shootings completed locally. Byron Studios operations manager Steve Bocking said the idea is to reduce the footprint of the business, but also to give access to cheap building materials for local residents. “A lot of the materials that we have after the sets are pulled down are recycled and reused,” he said. “With the rest, there will be a sale. “Soon...

Premium Content Subscriber only Ballina is about to change. Its expected to grow in all directions and we better be ready for the growing pains and the opportunities it will bring. But, whats in it for you? Covering around 485 sqkm, and with a population of approximately 41,790 (2016), the shire already has a prosperous economy based on building, retail, tourism, hospitality, agriculture and education. And its going to get busier and bigger. Demographer Bernard Salt praised the idea of the...

Byron comes of age with billionaires, blockbusters and a COVID-19 bump Its magnetic energy and beauty have long made it a utopia for many. But now that the film industry has moved in, Byron Bay is growing up fast. Byron Bay business owner Emma Lane: "There’s an old community here who will test your authenticity. It took years for us to prove we were a family who wanted to give back."  Paul Harris Share Its 10.30 on a Saturday morning in October and a Porsche Macan, a Mercedes GLE and a mud-s...

Premium Content Subscriber only BYRON Shire filmmakers Will Gammon and Mark Holden have a dream ‒ to have a new 3.5ha film complex in a future Southern Cross Expansion and Innovation Precinct in Ballina by 2023. The company currently has offices at the Byron Bay Industrial Estate, and recently started leasing the Alstonville Cultural Centre from Ballina Shire Council. Charlotte Brigel, Sales and Marketing for Byron Studios, said the idea had always been to offer jobs for local professional...