Film Gold Coast chair Lynne Benzie says the $2million underwater tank at Warner Roadshow Studios is the biggest in Australia. The tank is believed to be the catalyst for attracting the latest Narnia epic that is just wrapping up.

“Gold Coast City has accounted for 75 per cent of all production in Queensland over the past decade and we are the third largest production centre behind Sydney and Melbourne,” says Benzie.

“It’s certainly a boom industry for the Gold Coast and (it) provides a great boost for the local economy. In fact, every $1 million spent on Gold Coast City film production results in 22 full time positions created for the local workforce.”

Past international productions to be shot on the Gold Coast include Nim’s Island, Daybreakers, Fools Gold, Singh is Kinng, The Condemned, See No Evil, Aquamarine, Peter Pan, Great Raid and Scooby Doo. Australian productions, H2O and Sea Patrol are now in production, using the Coast’s diverse locations.

Post-production for Australian director Peter Weir’s new film The Way Back will happen in Sydney, Australia.

Providing work for about 1200 post-production crew.

The Way Back, stars Colin Farrell (pictured), Jim Sturgess and Ed Harris.

A story of a journey to freedom by a group of escapees from a remote Soviet Gulag in 1940.

Production began in Bulgaria in March this year.

“NSW has some of the best post-production facilities in the world and this film will be another excellent chance to showcase our State’s skills and talents internationally,” Premier Nathan Rees told the AAP.

Australian Actor Tom Pelik, the co-creator of ‘Chocolate Face’, written and directed by Trent Atkinson has just won a place in the 2009 Short + Sweet Gala Final, playing at the Seymore Centre, 20th and 21st of Febraury.

As part of the finale Pelik is shooting a documentary for broadcast on Movie Extra giving insight into the intensely crazy process that is Short and Sweet.

Pelik first caught our eye when he was cast as boyfriend Nick in the 2007 Joanne Lees: Murder in the Outback starring Bryan Brown and Densie Roberts.

The busy actor has also been cast in the much anticipated Australian War movie ‘Line in the Sand‘, due for release next year and has just secured the lead role opposite well known (Poland born) Australian actress Gosia Dobrowolska in the short film production, ‘Defect’.

Recently auditioning for the role of Apollo in the remake of the 80’s Hollywood’s ‘Clash of the Titans‘, Pelik waits with baited breath after being quite pleased with his audition. Truly rare for an actor to say, but it is this confidence that will see him do well in this industry.

After meeting Pelik at a Business of Acting Seminar in Sydney and seeing him perform for US Casting Directors through TVI Actors Studio, I must say he has the strength, intensity and talent, in addition to his hard working, pro-active approach to sustain a solid acting career!

To book tickets for ‘Chocolate Face’ please visit the website at: secure.seymourboxoffice.com.au