Fox Production Services

Fox Production Services (Fox) was established to provide end-to-end support for international film companies. We have relationships with many of Australia’s top film and television service providers, as well as with industry unions and relevant Australian government departments.

Production services available to offshore producers include:

- Management of the local rebate claim and state incentives.

- Budgeting the cost of production (and postproduction) in Australia and administration of budgets

- Use of our existing Crew and Cast Agreements with the Australian union for cast and crew (Media and Entertainment & Arts Alliance) – which have been used in previous Australian and US tv and film productions together with any other union liaison required

- Assistance with casting and crewing of a production in Australia. Fox can advise on A List heads-of-department and technicians

- Assistance with immigration issues including provision of sponsorship, union and government liaison and procuring of work permits for overseas cast and crew

- Entry into all contracts with Australian cast, crew and facilities and product suppliers

- Assistance with Australian taxation arrangements and tax structuring through external advisers

- Establishment and administration of production bank accounts

- Administration of payments for holiday pay, payroll tax, superannuation, fringe benefits tax and government training levies as provided in the budget

- Production management

- Discounted travel, accommodation, freight, facilities and equipment hire deals; and

- General government liaison.

Fox can provide any of the above services to help ensure your production runs as smoothly as possible. We can tailor our service to suit your specific production requirements – whether you are filming at our studios, or off-the-lot, anywhere in Australia.

Our fees are based on the level of service you require, and are determined on a case-by-case basis.

For further information contact:

Catherine McDonnell
Fox Production Services
Call +61 2 9383 4035
Fax +61 2 9383 4004
Email catherine.mcdonnell@foxaus.com