- Local screen industry supported by Cook Labor Government's $11.2 million investment to support screen workforce and industry capacity
- Businesses in key screen industry sectors can apply for up to $1 million in funding
- Industry Capacity Building Fund is designed to scale up production capacity, support investment growth, and create employment
- Cook Labor Government fostering a vibrant and creative economy
Funding applications are now open for the Cook Labor Government's Industry Capacity Building Fund designed to accelerate business growth to support the State's screen industry.
Delivered in partnership with Screenwest, the program is supported by the Cook Labor Government's $11.2 million commitment to support screen industry workforce development, the Industry Capacity Building Fund supports practitioners and businesses to scale up and provide critical infrastructure and services that will build capacity in targeted areas of the screen industry.
Funding of up to $1 million is currently on offer to businesses in specific sectors of the screen industry where growing demand continues to rise, including construction, rigging, and lighting.
Established in 2025, the programenables businesses to scale up, grow local capacity, support investment growth, and create ongoing employment opportunities for Western Australians.
Since its launch in 2025, funding of almost $3 millionhas supported ninescreen businesses across unit, special effects, props, catering, costume, lighting, camera rentals, and production support facilities.
This program is an initiative under the WA Screen Industry Strategy, which was launched in August 2024, as a 10-year framework with funding of $43.5 million to 2028-29 to support investment growth, create jobs, and contribute to the diversification of the local economy.
Applications close at 5pm (AWST) on Monday, 3 August. For more information and to apply, visit screenwest.com.au .
Recipients of the Screen Capacity Development Program grants include:
Bureau of Shadows (lighting)
Cinemachine Motion Picture Equipment Pty Ltd (camera rentals)
Cinetrucks WA Pty Ltd (camera truck)
Champagne Charlie's Vintage Emporium (costume)
Film Trucks Australia (trucks)
Mad Dash Prop Shop (props)
SK Industries (unit)
Toothfish Digital (dailies)
Viscera Studio (SFX prosthetics)
As stated by Creative Industries Minister Simone McGurk:
"This investment will ensure that WA is ready for business and that our new Perth Film Studios are supported by a strong and capable local production services sector.
"Increasing the production capacity of the local sector will meet the increasing production demands of WA's screen industry and support the State's growing pipeline of productions - many of which are set in regional locations.
"Earlier this year, cameras started rolling on Breakers, the first Netflix series to film in the State and the Stan Original mystery-thriller Two Birds filming at the newly opened Perth Film Studios.
"Through this targeted industry supportwe continue to make our beautiful State the most attractive in the country to undertake filming, as well as pre-production and post-production work."
