Perth Film Studios

Perth Film Studios
Perth Film Studios is located in Western Australia
Perth Film Studios
Location within Western Australia
General information
TypeFilm and television studios
LocationWhiteman, Western Australia, 390 Marshall Road
Coordinates31°51′14″S 115°55′54″E / 31.853892°S 115.931535°E / -31.853892; 115.931535 Edit this at Wikidata
OpenedJanuary 2026
CostA$233.5M
OwnerArts & Culture Trust
Website
perthfilmstudios.com Edit this at Wikidata

Perth Film Studios is a screen production facility located in Whiteman, a suburb of Perth in Western Australia.

The facility opened in January 2026 and is one of four major film and television production studios in Australia, the others being Disney Studios Australia in New South Wales, Docklands Studios Melbourne in Victoria, and Village Roadshow Studios in Queensland.

Facilities

Perth Film Studios is the first large scale screen production facility to be built in Western Australia. As of September 2026, it features four sound stages totalling 8,400 square metres (90,000 ft2), dedicated production office suites, workshops, and a 2.3-hectare (5.7-acre) backlot.[self-published source] It is owned and managed by the Government of Western Australia's Arts & Culture Trust.

History

Plans for Perth Film Studios were first revealed in 2013, where it was proposed to be built as a private venture on the main Murdoch campus of Murdoch University, as part of a larger development. However, the university rejected the studio proposal the following year.

In June 2021, the Government of Western Australia announced that the studios, now a state government initiative, would be built at Victoria Quay in Fremantle. The announcement followed an uptick in international film and television productions being shot in Australia, partially due to the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting Hollywood productions as well as an increase in demand for global streaming content.

In November 2022, it was announced that Perth Film Studios would be built in Whiteman instead, as part of the Ballajura railway station development precinct. Cost and logistics issues were cited as the reasons for the relocation from the Fremantle site. Perth Film Studios started construction in January 2024. The facility cost A$233.5 million, with the state government committing a further A$57 million to support the studio's first decade of operation.

Perth Film Studios became functionally operational in January 2026, though no projects had been booked at the studios at the time. The first production to use the facility was Two Birds, a series for Stan and ITV Studios.

In September 2026 a public open day for the facility was held.

Productions

Television

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Perth Film Studios reaches practical completion". Arts & Culture Trust. Retrieved 1 July 2026.[self-published source]
  2. 1 2 3 4 Brennan, Rosamund (26 June 2026). "Can a $290m film studio on a former cow paddock lure Hollywood to Perth?". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 September 2026.
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  4. ↑ "Perth film studio dream vanishes after Murdoch University ends negotiations with Extraordinary". news.com.au. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2026.
  5. 1 2 Naglazas, Mark (3 June 2021). "Will Hollywood fly to Perth for this? Doubts cast over Fremantle's $100m film studio". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 September 2026.
  6. ↑ Law, Peter (9 November 2022). "Mark McGowan confirms new location for WA's $100 million Hollywood-style film studio". The West Australian. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  7. ↑ "WA film and TV studio a step closer, with location announced". 6PR. 9 November 2022. Archived from the original on 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  8. ↑ Hastie, Hamish; Burton, Jesinta (17 January 2024). "Perth film studio build begins as costs escalate 135 per cent". WAtoday. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  9. ↑ Dietsch, Jake (17 January 2024). "Construction of world-class film studio in Malaga begins nearly three years after the project was announced". The West Australian. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  10. ↑ McGinn, Jack (17 January 2024). "Spotlight on cost as studio build begins". Business News. Archived from the original on 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  11. ↑ Bourke, Keane (24 January 2026). "WA government hopes new Perth Film Studios can become epicentre of Australia's screen industry". ABC News. Retrieved 14 September 2026.
  12. ↑ Lichtenstein, Kirsty (13 September 2026). "Lights, camera, action: Perth Film Studios open day draws in thousands". The West Australian. Retrieved 15 September 2026.