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Features  7 Feb 2025

SHOWCASING MELBOURNE IN APPLE CIDER VINEGAR

Melbourne and regional Victoria dazzle as the backdrop in the new Netflix drama, Apple Cider Vinegar. Shot almost entirely on location, there are dozens of neighbourhood favourites to spot in the six-part series. 

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Media Releases  11 Nov 2025

From Melbourne to Manhattan: Victoria lands Gerard Butler’s new action epic

International action thriller Empire City, starring Gerard Butler, is set to film in Melbourne this month — bringing a major boost to Victoria’s screen sector.

International action thriller Empire City, starring Gerard Butler, is set to film in Melbourne this month — bringing a major boost to Victoria’s screen sector.

Media Releases  29 Sep 2025

Aussie kids defy orders as Do Not Watch This Show achieves biggest launch of the year on ABC iview

Following the outstanding success of the debut season, VicScree, the ABC and Screen Australia are thrilled to announce that Do Not Watch This Show: Season 2 has been greenlit. Season 1 saw its first episode hit an average audience of over 2.5 million. 

Media Releases  29 Sep 2025

Sony Pictures and Blumhouse’s hair-raising film franchise Insidious is set to possess Melbourne for its 6th chapter

Victoria’s reputation as a hub for genre filmmaking continues to grow with Minister for Creative Industries Colin Brooks today announcing Melbourne as the filming location for the next instalment of Blumhouse’s Insidious franchise for Sony Pictures’ Screen Gems and Stage 6 Films. 

Media Releases  22 Sep 2025

Australian comedy royalty unites for new ABC series Bad Company

The ABC, Screen Australia and VicScreen are thrilled to announce two of Australia’s most beloved comedians, Anne Edmonds and Kitty Flanagan will join forces for the new 6-part comedy series, Bad Company.
 

Media Releases  12 Sep 2025

High Country returns to Victoria for a second season

VicScreen, Foxtel Group and Screen Australia are delighted to announce that the mystery thriller High Country is set to return for a new eight-part series.

Media Releases  9 Sep 2025

Sit, stay, laugh! A new comedy, Dog Park begins filming

ABC, Screen Australia and VicScreen are thrilled to announce filming has commenced in Melbourne on Dog Park, a heart-warming new six-part comedy series starring Leon Ford (The Last Anniversary, Elvis) and the award-winning Celia Pacquola (Rosehaven, Love Me).

Media Releases  11 Aug 2025

New thriller series The Dispatcher wraps in Victoria

After 20 weeks of filming across Victoria, psychological drama series The Dispatcher has just wrapped in Victoria – creating jobs and delivering a $50 million boost to the state economy, including bringing $5 million into regional Victoria.

Media Releases  5 Aug 2025

VicScreen announces latest Originate Games

VicScreen has today announced the latest games to be supported through its Originate Games initiative.
 

Media Releases  5 Aug 2025

Originate Genre fast-tracks homegrown talent for the big screen

Eight projects have been selected to participate in Stage 2 of VicScreen’s dynamic development initiative Originate Genre aimed at nurturing new voices in commercial cinema.
 

Media Releases / Play Now  14 Jul 2025

VicScreen secures top global games publishers for Play Now Melbourne 2025

Australia’s leading international games market Play Now Melbourne is gearing up for a power-packed third year with some the world’s top game publishers set to attend.
 

Media Releases  27 Jun 2025

Game, set, match: Goolagong is a winner for Victoria

A three-part series based on the inspiring true-life story of champion tennis player Evonne Goolagong Cawley AC MBE, one of Australia's most loved sporting stars, is being filmed in Victoria, supported by the Victorian Government. 

Media Releases / Play Now  18 Jun 2025

Play Now Melbourne, Australia’s pre-eminent global games market returns for a third year

Australia’s leading games market Play Now Melbourne will return for a third consecutive year in October 2025, backed by the Victorian Government through VicScreen.