Brisbane's Economic Strategy

This report will show an overview of the current state of the Australian economy and its management by the Federal government through examining economic indicators such as economic growth (GDP), unemployment, inflation and trade.

Australia became a commonwealth of the British Empire in 1901. It was able to take advantage of its natural resources to rapidly develop its agricultural and manufacturing industries and to make a major contribution to the British effort in World Wars I and II. Now, Australia has a prosperous Western-style capitalist economy, with a per capita GDP at the level of the four dominant West European economies. Rich in natural resources, Australia is a major exporter of agricultural products, minerals, metals, and fossil fuels.

Australia cinema has produced popular movie genres, such as action, crime, horror; however in recent years the term Ozploitation has been used to describe the Australian genre. This term was first used by Mark Hartley on the documentary “Not Quite Hollywood” (2008). It has brought Australian movies into the attention of critics and film festivals. Although it may be a good way to promote the local film industry

The Canadian entertainment industry that is served by Cineplex has been recording sustained growth since 2011 where a growth of 5 percent was recorded. PwC’s Global Entertainment and Media Outlook for 2014-2018 (PWC, 2014) indicate that the industry is set for a take-off. The industry has a

The film industry in Louisiana has seen tremendous growth in the last decade due to a generous film tax credit program. The big motion picture companies seem to be bringing more pictures to be filmed in “Hollywood South” claiming the films create jobs and spur economic growth. Louisiana residents are wowed by the chance to potentially see movies filmed in their neighborhoods, the chance to meet stars and perhaps be an extra in a scene. Though many in the state are claiming that the film tax credit program is too costly to maintain.

Originally from California, Jack joined his high school’s student TV station and found his passion for entertainment. Having graduated from USC in 2013, he brings his insight into the filmic world to his job as a full-time professional. Of the companies Jack has worked for, he finds Entertainment Lab—a talent management company based on Wilshire Boulevard—to be fastest growing. The number of project bookings for represented actors continues to grow each month. The current challenge, he notes, is the opportunities for expansion—increases in the roster, internal staff, and physical office space are closing in. I remarked that it is an exceptionally good problem to have.

The issue at hand is to find a way to make the creative economy “prosper in all its cultural,

Globally, metropolitan cities that are socially progressive, dense in population, and high in ethnic diversity are becoming creative hubs; thus, changing the framework of infrastructures and economies worldwide. Though the commodification of cultural pluralism was once a niche to specific locations—acting as beacons for content creators—the emergence of diverse cities creates challenges for places like Toronto (that embraced the notion of a 'cultural mosaic' early on) to establish dominance and uniqueness in the creative cultural industries. However, the city’s incorporation of dynamic boroughs like Kensington Market – which offer the allure of authenticity, accessibility and affordability—make Toronto a contender for exemplifying what it

Melbourne Music Symposium 2015 was the first event in Australia to explore the concept of what makes a music city successful, focusing on the relationship between urban planning, economic growth, industry development and music making. Attracting leading Australian and international guest speakers, industry representatives, academics, economists, journalists, planners and music makers, the symposium was an exclusive invite-only event held in Melbourne Town Hall on 12 November 2015

Film production and Art exhibiting may seem like two different worlds. The pop culture exhibition of Ballarat's Gold Museum of Doctor Blake, depicts Ballarat's golden era of the 1950's. The subtext of the popular cultural was created to add the platform of a formal exhibition for this major production.

In his book, The Rise of The Creative Class -- Revisited, Richard Florida introduces the Creative Class as individuals who engage is work to create new forms (38). Florida’s Creative Class theory is that if the "creative class" was aware of how powerful they are, they could impact our economy and our culture. In accordance to how Richard Florida explains who would be in the Creative Class theory, Mrs. Fushi-Peterson belongs to it. Yet she decided to move from a creative city to Chicago Heights, a not so creative city. This contradicts Florida’s ideas of a creative lifestyle that is attached with the membership of being a creative. Which brings me to explore how important location to creative individuals, and how cities try to attract the Creative Class members. The purpose of this study is to find out

There are many international cities that play a role in filming, directing, producing and distributing films. A film industry does not just pick places based on looks and reputation, but, they take into consideration the nightlife of the place. It is necessary to have “nightlife, and formal industry events (gallery openings, fashion shows) in the creative economy” (Currid E, 2007). Woody Allen, and American actor, writer and director, is a wonderful example of the international film industry. He has filmed several movies in London, Barcelona, Paris and Rome. He also hopes to film in Germany and Denmark all which are big metropolitans with nightlife. Allen’s actions were influenced by the public policies promoted to keep and attract film production to certain areas. Some places have matured policies in place to ensure the production of films in major European cities to boost their economy; for example, Paris (Mission Cinema), London (Film London), Berlin (Berlin-Brandenburg Film Commission and the Medienboard) and Vienna (Vienna Film Fund). These policies are put in place to attract the film industry and its revenues to Europe and away from Hollywood (Scoffier A, 2013). As well as international cities, there is North American cities that have an effect on Hollywood as well. Cities such as Austin Texas, Seattle Washington, Montreal Quebec, New York New York, Albuquerque New Mexico and so on all have an effect on Hollywood (Rupprecht K, 2013). Montreal Quebec is known for being an important place in North America for film and audiovisual productions. Over recent years the hub has developed in the visual effects sector attracting some competition to Montreal. (Tremblay, D. and Cecilli, E. 2009). Albuquerque New Mexico is home to The Avengers, The Lone Ranger and the television series Breaking Bad along with many others. Albuquerque is known as the Creative Capital of the

The film industry has always been somewhat of a dichotomy. Grounded firmly in both the worlds of art and business the balance of artistic expression and commercialization has been an issue throughout the history of filmmaking. The distinction of these two differing goals and the fact that neither has truly won out over the other in the span of the industry's existence, demonstrates a lot of information about the nature of capitalism.

‘London is already the third busiest city in filmmaking in the world, behind LA and New York. This booming industry has brought £770m of investment to the city over the last four years.’

Topic: Production incentives are tax credits given to film producers by the state they film in, and are often the deciding factor of where the production of a film takes place.