- Official trailer released for feature film The Travellers supported by the Cook Labor Government through WA's Production Attraction Incentive
- Production injected $3.5 million into the WA economy and created jobs for 225 WA crew, cast and extras
- Cook Government growing local talent, building creative career pathways and attracting international investment
A locally filmed heart-warming family story, The Travellers, is set to showcase Western Australia to the world when it is released in cinemas on 9 October this year.
The Travellers, which was filmed across Perth, Fremantle and York, was made possible through the Cook Labor Government's Western Australian Production Attraction Incentive.
The production injected $3.5 million into the Western Australian economy and created work for 225 Western Australian crew, cast and extras.
Local WA producer Kelvin Munro (We Bury the Dead) worked alongside the Ambience Entertainment producing team of Michael Boughen and Matthew Street, whose film projects include Tomorrow When the War Began (2010) and Storm Boy (2019).
Delivered in partnership with Screenwest, the WA Production Attraction Incentive is a key part of the WA Screen Industry Strategy, providing a 10-year framework to guide the investment and growth of the WA screen industry.
The strategy is supported by a $42.5 million investment over four years under the WA Screen Industry Strategy to increase the attraction of large-scale productions and grow WA's workforce and screen industry capacity in advance of the opening of the $233.5 million Perth Film Studios in early 2026.
As stated by Creative Industries Minister Simone McGurk:
"It is very exciting to see another release of a locally filmed production that will take Perth and Western Australia to the world stage.
"The WA Production Attraction Incentive supports increased screen employment and economic diversification outcomes for Western Australia.
"This incentive has successfully brought national and international films and television series to Western Australia, including The Surfer with Nicolas Cage, The Twelve seasons 2 and 3, starring Sam Neill, as well as the Australian adaptation of the successful UK series Ghosts."
