Screenwest and the success of WA film and television

📸 The crew of Itch S1 shooting in Albany, Western Australia © Nic Duncan

The economic impact

In 2019-2020, Screenwest supported productions

generated 5167 FTE Jobs
generated $383 Million in Total income
injected $9.2 Million spending in regional WA, and $51.5 Million overall

Supporting indigenous and diverse employment and voices

In 2019-2020,

57% of key creative roles (producer, director, writer) were filled by Western Australians who identified as Indigenous.
25% of key creative roles (producer, director, writer) were filled by Western Australians who identified as diverse
82% of key creative roles (producer, director, writer) were filled by Western Australians who identified as female.

📸 Mystery Road S2 BTS with Jada Alberts, Director_DOP Warwick Thornton & Aaron Pedersen © David Dare Parker

📸 Col (Sam Neill) working the land in RAMS. Mount Barker, WA. Photo by Ian Brodie © We Are Wasted Pty Ltd.

Telling our stories to the world

Western Australian stories were broadcast to the world with WA content sold for consumption in the UK, Europe, North and South America, and throughout Asia.

In 2019-2020,

Screenwest funding enabled 120 hours of screen content
Funded 37 projects to commence filming being a feature drama, 3 drama tv series, 7 short form dramas, 8 tv documentary series, 4 documentary tv singles, 2 short form documentaries, 5 documentary features, 1 VR/interactive project, 5 games/interactive projects and 1 post-production digital and visual effects project.

* Source | Screenwest Annual Report 2019-20