Rising Sun Pictures (RSP) welcomes the announcement today that the Turnbull Government will provide a $140 million boost over four years to effectively increase the current Location Offset from 16.5% to 30%. RSP’s Managing Director Tony Clark states, “This is a game changer for the entire industry and significantly shifts the landscape in favour of filming in Australia. It will allow our country to reliably build capability due to a consistent pipeline of work and create significant employment opportunities”.
Clark adds “Not only will it bring benefits to the local economy, but it will also allow us to build ongoing relationships with international filmmakers, something which has been lacking in recent years as other destinations offered stronger incentives”.
RSP has recently contributed visual effects work to Tomb Raider, Peter Rabbit, Thor: Ragnarok and a host of other major motion pictures.
The South Australian State Government announced in December a state based Post, Digital, Visual Effects (PDV) incentive of 10%, which is yielding results. Clark states “We’re already seeing the local incentive bringing new and expanded projects to South Australia and setting the stage for future growth.”
Productions that receive the location grant will now effectively have access to a combined 40% rebate on visual effects when working with RSP and other South Australian businesses.
RSP’s talented team boasts an impressive collective resume; Tony Clark as part of the Cospective team was the recipient of an Academy Scientific and Technical Award for the creation of remote collaboration tool cineSync; VFX Supervisor, Tim Crosbie, was nominated for Academy® and BAFTA® Awards for RSP’s work on X-Men: Days of Future Past; and Creative Director Tom Wood, was nominated for Academy® and BAFTA® Awards for Best Visual Effects on Mad Max: Fury Road.
About Rising Sun Pictures
At Rising Sun Pictures (RSP) we create inspirational visual effects for major studios worldwide. Creating outstanding images is at the core of our existence. At the heart of our talented team, there is a diverse knowledge and skill-set, enabling a collaborative core where we can work together to solve problems and deliver great visuals to our clients. We have achieved some truly amazing visual effects work by providing innovative solutions to technically challenging work. We have the capacity and talent pool to scale to suit the needs of our clients.
Our extensive filmography includes over 120 projects including Tomb Raider, Peter Rabbit, Thor: Ragnarok, Logan, X-Men: Apocalypse, Game of Thrones Season 6, The Legend of Tarzan, Gods of Egypt, Pan, X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Hunger Games franchise, the Harry Potter franchise, Gravity, The Wolverine, Prometheus, The Great Gatsby. rsp.com.au
