Melbourne is a vibrant and attractive city that welcomes people in the creative industries who wish to use Melbourne as a backdrop or location for their productions.
The creative industries sector includes film and television, computer game development, new media and design. The City of Melbourne encourages these industries.
Melbourne is well known around the world as a film-friendly city that offers diverse locations, from bustling streetscapes featuring a variety of architectural styles, cafes and restaurants, to beautiful lush parklands, waterways and harbours.
The city is also home to the world class Docklands Studios Melbourne, featuring the very latest in filmmaking technology. These state-of-the-art studios include five purpose-built sound-stages with adjacent make-up and dressing rooms, production offices and holding bays.
Melbourne is a wonderfully exciting and vibrant city and the City of Melbourne team is here to help make your next filming activity a success. We have dedicated strategic planning and logistics filming coordinators who are responsible for ensuring the experience of filming in Melbourne is trouble-free, that any permits required are processed efficiently and that city-users are provided with as much vital information as possible before the production begins. They can act as the link between local city stakeholders and the production companies, ensuring that all concerned are well informed and any impact is minimal.
Our filming coordinators are available to participate in pre-production consultancy in order to better understand the process and requirements of the filming company. This process is advantageous to all parties, providing a key information exchange and range of contacts.
Playing host to many notable feature films, documentaries, television series and television commercials over the years means that our team can provide advice and expertise on how to maximise your time in Melbourne, including providing information about where specialised filming requirements may need to be accommodated. We are proud to continue to facilitate a growing number of productions who choose Melbourne over other locations.
The benefits that filming brings to the city are abundant. Productions not only assist in promoting our city across Australia and in overseas markets, but also deliver a significant investment in local products and services. This is achieved via the production of sets, costumes, sourcing lighting, food, make-up and the numerous jobs generated by each production.
The City of Melbourne’s objective is to make your shoot in Melbourne as straightforward and obstacle-free as possible. Applying for a filming permit is a simple process.
See also: Melbourne as a location.