Welcome to QPIX

QPIX is Queensland's screen industry development centre, situated in Brisbane, Australia.  We are committed to developing independent production and independent screen production professionals in Queensland, and to linking the State independent sector with the industry at the national and international levels.  QPIX provides a range of integrated services to enable the development, production and exhibition of Queensland film, television and new media.

QPIX is a non-profit company.  QPIX must raise a significant amount of its own revenue in order to support operations and to continue delivering its services to the screen industry, but it is also supported financially by the Pacific Film and Television Commission at the state level, and the Australian Film Commission (now Screen Australia) at the Federal level. 

Browse the menus above to see our services like Equipment Hire, Production Funding, Crew and Actor Services, Training, Video Production and many ways to help build the industry in Queensland. 
QPIX "News Updates"
SCREEN AUSTRALIA KICKS OFF Tuesday 1st July 2008
Monday, 30 June 2008 12:17

The Chairman of Screen Australia (SA) Mr Glen Boreham has announced some of the new SA team under interim CEO Lyn Maddock. They are Chris Fitchett as Executive Director of Production Support & Investment, Tait Brady as Executive Director of Marketing Support & Promotion and Fiona Cameron in the position of Director of Strategy & Operations. Simon Konecny has taken the role of Head of Legal Affairs and Catherine Waters and Alex Sangston will rotate in the role of Head of the Producer Offset & Co-production.

For those who missed it, the new SA Board is Glen Boreham (managing Director IBM Australia) (Chair), Ian Robertson (Managing Partner Holding Redlich) (Deputy Chair), Cherrie Bottger Head of Children’s TV and Documentary Network Ten and member of Board of PFTC), Rachel Perkins (filmmaker, member of NITV Board), Deanne Weir Group Director Corporate Development & Legal Affairs AUSTAR United Communications), Robert Connolly (Writer & Director) and Greg Smith Director, Public Affairs, Animal Logic) SA will firm up its design over the coming 6 months.
Last Updated ( Monday, 30 June 2008 12:22 )
 
QPIX Developed Feature Nominated for AWGIE
Friday, 20 June 2008 15:24

The Queensland feature script, THE WITNESS TREE, written by Jacqueline Cook and developed by QPIX, has been nominated for a Monte Miller Award (Best Un-produced Screenplay over 30 minutes) at the 2008 AWGIE Awards. THE WITNESS TREE was developed by QPIX for the PFTC in the PFTC FEATURE SCRIPT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

QPIX celebrates the fine work of our two supervising writers in the PFTC FEATURE SCRIPT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, Michael Brindley and Emma Jensen. 
Last Updated ( Friday, 20 June 2008 16:36 )
 
QPIX Developed Documentaries Optioned
Friday, 20 June 2008 16:23

Two Queensland documentary projects, developed by QPIX for the PFTC within the PFTC DOCUMENTARY TREATMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, have been optioned by Sue Clothier, Head of TV Factual Production in the BECKER GROUP, for further development towards production. They are:

  •  SHINTARO (Marco Sinigaglia)
  • FEMME FIGHTERS (Peter Blackburn)
 
QPIX congratulates our Supervising Producer, Graeme Duckham, on his outstanding work for the PFTC DOCUMENTARY TREATMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
Last Updated ( Friday, 27 June 2008 09:32 )
 
QPIX Films Making a Mark
Wednesday, 18 June 2008 13:41

QPIX announces updated news about our 2007/2008 slate;

 

  • SOUND OF CRY – (Prod. Lav Bodnaruk, Dir. Michael Mier, Writ. Manawa Illingworth) – nominated for Best Fiction, Dendy Awards in the Sydney Film Festival
  • TUBES – (Prod. Bec Daikin & Angela Walsh, Dir. / Writ. Stuart Mannion) – selected for screening in HDFEST, Los Angeles/New York

 

The following selected into competition in the Courier Mail Short Film Competition

 

  • SOUND OF CRY – (Prod. Lav Bodnaruk, Dir. Michael Mier, Writ. Manawa Illingworth) – nominated for Best Fiction, Dendy Awards in the Sydney Film Festival
  • JOONBA – (Prod. Desi Achilleos, Dir. Dean Gibson, Writ. Sam Day)
  • NINE MILES BEAUTIFUL – (Prod. Peter Blackburn & Graham Young, Dir. Marty Moynihan, Writ. Robert Braiden)
Last Updated ( Friday, 20 June 2008 16:35 )
 
OB Van now available at QPIX Equipment Hires
Wednesday, 18 June 2008 12:46
We at QPIX are excited to announce the state’s most mobile Outside Broadcast facility is now available, perfect for capturing your show, function, or event – see our QPS pages on this site, and contact QPIX for bookings.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 18 June 2008 13:57 )
 
QPIX holds meetings with partner organisation from Korea
Wednesday, 18 June 2008 12:44
QPIX held a new round of talks with the CEO of the Gyeonggi Digital Contents Agency last month prior to establishing an international partnership in the development and production of ultra low-budget drama and other product, and training These talks were first initiated by the Executive Director of QPIX with organisations and filmmakers in Gyeonggi in 2006.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 18 June 2008 13:57 )
 
QPIX to receive a partner organisation delegation from Japan
Wednesday, 18 June 2008 12:41

QPIX will co-host a visiting delegation from the city of Sapporo, the capital of the northern Island of Japan, Hokkaido, in mid July. QPIX’s relationship with Sapporo is now in its 6th year, QPIX curates an annual selection of films for the Sapporo International Short Film Festival. This is expected to now result in a partnership agreement based on the development and production of ultra low-budget drama and other product, and on training.

QPIX will continue to announce further developments in its Asia Pacific strategies over coming months.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 18 June 2008 16:09 )
 
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QPIX is a member of Screen Development Australia (SDA), the national network of centres working to advance the Australian screen industry. The six centres are:

 

 
QPIX Ltd chairs the SDA network. To contact the network, contact SDA Chair Kerry O'Rourke at qpix(at)qpix.org.au
 
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QPIX operates with industry at the local and national level through its partnerships with:
 
QPIX is currently developing international networks with organisations throughout the Asia Pacific Region, and is currently finalising partnership agreements with organisations in Japan and Korea.
 
QPIX recommends and follows indigenous protocols as endorsed by all State and Federal departments holding such protocols, and the protocols for the Screen industry as endorsed by the Australian Film Commission (Screen Australia).