{"id":19179,"date":"2022-11-17T18:07:20","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T18:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=19179"},"modified":"2022-11-17T18:07:20","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T18:07:20","slug":"jobs-boom-as-sydney-secures-hollywood-giant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2022\/11\/17\/jobs-boom-as-sydney-secures-hollywood-giant\/","title":{"rendered":"Jobs boom as Sydney secures Hollywood giant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

One of the world\u2019s leading visual effects (VFX) companies will set up shop in Sydney\u2019s Tech Central, thanks to the latest round of the NSW Government\u2019s $250 million Jobs Plus Program.
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Premier Dominic Perrottet said DNEG, which has worked on the likes of Hollywood blockbusters\u00a0Dune<\/em>,\u00a0Tenet<\/em>,\u00a0BladeRunner 2049<\/em>,\u00a0Interstellar<\/em>,\u00a0Inception<\/em>, and the\u00a0James Bond<\/em>,\u00a0Harry Potter<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Fast and Furious<\/em>\u00a0franchises, will create more than 470 highly skilled jobs and 550 indirect jobs by adding Sydney as its first Australian base.
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\u201cFrom Hollywood visual effects to Medtech and food processing, this round of the Jobs Plus Program will support a diverse mix of companies, from world-leaders to expanding players, across a range of industries,\u201d Mr Perrottet said.
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\u201cDNEG has built an incredible reputation and I\u2019m delighted to welcome the company to Sydney, as we support new job opportunities and, in this case, continue our strong support for NSW\u2019s thriving creative industries.\u201d
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As part of the move to Sydney, DNEG will next lead the visual effects work for George Miller\u2019s highly anticipated\u00a0Mad Max<\/em>\u00a0prequel\u00a0Furiosa<\/em>, which is being produced in Australia by Miller and Oscar\u00ae<\/sup>-nominated producer Doug Mitchell and stars Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth and Tom Burke. The film is a Warner Bros. Pictures production in association with Village Roadshow Pictures (US) and is expected to premiere in 2024.
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The company will set up within Sydney\u2019s Tech Central district and establish a fully functioning content services studio focusing on visual effects, animation, virtual production and gaming.
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Minister for Enterprise, Investment and Trade Alister Henskens said the latest Jobs Plus round will create more than 2,500 jobs across a range of industries, including manufacturing, food and beverage, digital technology and MedTech.
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\u201cThe support via infrastructure rebates and payroll tax relief will help DNEG to develop, foster and grow our pipeline of skilled workers in the digital effects industry by creating new opportunities and training pathways,\u201d Mr Henskens said.
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\u201cTech Central is Australia’s innovation engine and it\u2019s great to see another world-leading company join the growing list of companies who already call the district home.\u201d
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DNEG CEO and Chairman Namit Malhotra said the company was excited to set up in NSW.
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\u201cSince our first interaction with the NSW Government, the support that has been offered through the Jobs Plus Program, and the warm welcome that has been extended, has made it an easy decision to choose Sydney as home to DNEG\u2019s first VFX and animation studio in Australia,\u201d Mr Malhotra said.
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\u201cWe are excited to bring our filmmaker-focused approach to a fourth continent and to build a substantial and sustainable presence in Sydney, allowing us to work more closely with Australia\u2019s wide pool of talented and experienced creative professionals.\u201d
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Jobs Plus support is provided through a range of initiatives including payroll tax relief, support for infrastructure and subsidised training programs, along with the provision of free or subsidised government spaces and accommodation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of the world\u2019s leading visual effects (VFX) companies will set up shop in Sydney\u2019s Tech Central, thanks to the latest round of the NSW Government\u2019s $250 million Jobs Plus Program.\u00a0Premier Dominic Perrottet said DNEG, which has worked on the likes of Hollywood blockbusters\u00a0Dune,\u00a0Tenet,\u00a0BladeRunner 2049,\u00a0Interstellar,\u00a0Inception, and the\u00a0James Bond,\u00a0Harry Potter\u00a0and\u00a0Fast and Furious\u00a0franchises, will create more than … Continue reading “Jobs boom as Sydney secures Hollywood giant”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19179"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19179\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19180,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19179\/revisions\/19180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}