Aussie Shore first to use new Cairns studios
Approximately 100 crew and cast are set to hit Cairns and FNQ for the local adaptation of UK reality series.
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Aussie Shore, the first Australian iteration of Jersey Shore will film in Cairns and Far North Queensland this month.
While principal photography will largely be on location, the Paramount+ and MTV Entertainment Studios production also becomes the first to use the newly completed $12.6 million Screen Queensland Studios, facility at Portsmith.
Screen Queensland Studios, Cairns will officially open on Wednesday 24 April.
Bolstered by Screen Queensland’s Production Attraction Strategy, Aussie Shore will contribute more than $3 million to the Queensland economy and provide approximately 100 crew and cast roles during production.
Jacqui Feeney, Screen Queensland CEO said, “Reality series like Aussie Shore engage a wide range of services and suppliers, including tourism operators, local guides, catering, security, hospitality, transport and accommodation. This production will also highlight the region’s culinary scene, nightlife and adventure activities to new international markets.”
“We are excited to be officially opening Screen Queensland Studios, Cairns later this week, and to have a production already confirmed demonstrates the significant interest in North and Far North Queensland as a filming destination of choice,” Ms Feeney said.
“Our studio facility will ensure that the region has a strong base for producing homegrown stories as well as building a pipeline of projects attracted from interstate and internationally that, over time, will create more long-term career paths for locally based screen practitioners.”
Daniel Monaghan, Senior Vice President Content and Programming, Paramount Australia, said that “Cairns and Far North Queensland are the perfect setting to deliver a distinctly Australian take on this much-loved global reality hit.
“The region’s mix of iconic locations, unique experiences, skilled local crew, capable businesses and suppliers, as well as key infrastructure like the new studios, makes it the ideal place for our production of Aussie Shore that will be unforgettably entertaining for local and international reality TV fans on Paramount+.”
Screen Queensland Studio, completed by Cairns-based Richard Field Constructions, is a $12.6 million complex offers a 1,070 sq metre sound stage, production offices, editing suites, sound recording studio, construction and wardrobe facilities, as well as an event space and creative tenancies.