Over the past 11 years an independent screen sector has begun to emerge in Tasmania, with a production base largely underpinned by documentary and animation.

Documentary productions such as Drive, Bali High Wedding, A Family Divided, The Passionate Apprentices, Alive and Kicking, Stormsurfers, Stories of the Stone Age, Whale Rescue, Feral Peril, The Abbey, Wildness, and The Mission, and animations such as Pixel Pinkie, Hoota and Snoz, Dog and Cat News, Spikey Joe’s Truck, and Time Cracks have all served to build the foundations of a local industry, many achieving ratings success and attracting audiences and awards both at home and internationally.

Tasmania’s profile has been raised as a unique filming location through feature length drama productions. These include The Hunter, the Canadian-Australian co-production Arctic Blast, the award winning docudrama The Last Confessions of Alexander Pearce, and horror film Dying Breed. These projects have contributed to building local production expertise while showcasing Tasmania’s diverse landscapes to national and international audiences.

In addition to supporting production activity, Screen Tasmania has played a significant role in industry development, through providing professional development opportunities for emerging practitioners through short film production initiatives. Highlights include Stripped Bare, Sam and Piccolo, Sound Blocks Pain, Freefall, The Long Beach and Promising.