- Cameras are rolling on the docks of Fremantle for new WA-based feature film
- Production expenditure of $2.5 million anticipated for the State
- International stars Mia Wasikowska and Charlie Heaton head strong WA cast
- Cook Government committed to diversifying the economy by building a vibrant creative industries sector
Fremantle's docks and ocean views will become the backdrop for the new romantic comedy feature film Twice Over which starts production this week.
Set in a port city, Twice Over follows the lives of two people whose unexpected reunion stirs long-buried feelings and unspoken uncertainties about love, time, and reinvention as their past and present converge.
Twice Over is directed and co-written by Alena Lodkina, together with co-writer Miles Allinson,andisproduced by Kate Glover, Nathan Lewis, Aidan O'Bryan and Gregory Jankilevitsch.
International stars Mia Wasikowska and Charlie Heaton will work alongside a strong Western Australian cast including, Jennah Bannear (The Twelve, The Heights), Georgia Wilkinson-Derums (Bassendream, Cleverman), Clarence Ryan (Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Mystery Road: Origin) and Austen Wilmot (The Surfer).
Twice Over is a Never Sleep Pictures production with major production investment from Screen Australia, in association with Screenwest and Lotterywest. Financed with support from Mid-March Media, MIFF Premiere Fund, WBMC and Never Sleep Pictures with local distribution by Bonsai. International sales by Heretic.
As stated by Creative Industries Minister Simone McGurk:
"It is fantastic that writer and director Alena Lodkina has chosen Fremantle as the location to take her feature film from script to screen.
"Western Australia has made an international name for itself as a top location for screen production with our distinctive landscapes, stunning beaches and characterful settings like Fremantle Port, and we are starting to see an unprecedented number of quality film productions coming to WA.
"This production alone will engage approximately 80 crew and more than 170 on screen talent from Western Australia and will see production expenditure of $2.5 million in the State."
