Sunshine Coast pitched as future film destination as new series releases
The Sunshine Coast is playing backdrop to a critically acclaimed murder mystery series, and it could lead to the region getting more film business.
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Audiences across the globe will be captivated by the picturesque backdrop of the Glass House Mountains as part of a critically acclaimed murder mystery series.
“Black Snow”, a detective drama series, has received global acclaim and is returning for season two, this time filmed on the Sunshine Coast.
The second season of the “smash hit” series premiered today, January 1, on Stan and delves into the mysterious disappearance of a young woman from her birthday party in 2003.
It stars Travis Fimmel from Boy Swallows Universe and Vikings as Detective James Cormack, a detective who is also searching for his long lost younger brother.
The first season garnered a Logie nomination for most outstanding drama series and earned Mr Fimmel two AACTA Award nominations.
Although the first series of Black Snow was set in North Queensland, producer Rosemary Blights said the Glass House Mountains were an incredible filming location thanks to their “commanding presence”.
‘We immediately knew the mountains were the heart of the story of Black Snow season two,” Ms Blight said.
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the screen industry employed around 55,000 people in 2021-22 and injected more than $6bn into the national economy.
Experts are saying the Sunshine Coast has the potential see more benefits from this multi-billion dollar industry.
More than 90 cast and crew were hired as part of Black Snow season two and almost a dozen properties across the region were used for accommodation and filming.
Sunshine Coast Mayor Rosanna Natoli said the Sunshine Coast Council was invested in being a film-friendly administration.
“Our diverse film locations and local talent make the Sunshine Coast an ideal location for screen production and we are working closely with Screen Queensland to facilitate filming in our region,” she said.
Ms Natoli also emphasised the importance of the screen industry for the region’s economic and cultural development, noting the “significant benefits” to tourism, arts and culture.
Sunshine Coast Screen Collective president David Edgar emphasised the region had all the ingredients to capture a larger share of Queensland’s screen industry market.
“This includes hundreds of skilled screen professionals, a diverse range of film locations and emerging infrastructure including Australia’s fastest East Coast data and telecommunications link to Asia and the second fastest to the United States,” Mr Edgar said.
Visit Sunshine Coast chief executive Matt Stoeckel said Black Snow two showcased the Sunshine Coast’s natural beauty goes beyond our pristine beaches and highlights to a global audience our promising potential as an ideal screen destination.
Black Snow is now streaming on Stan.
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