Brisbane new permanent home for Asia Pacific Screen Awards
Brisbane has become the new permanent home for the Asia Pacific Screen Awards after the city’s Lord Mayor, Graham Quirk, announced $1.75m of financial support for the event.
Quirk made the announcement today in Brisbane, saying the awards have permanently moved from their original location on the Gold Coast.
He said: “Our decision to manage these prestigious awards and secure its international secretariat and academy is about positioning Brisbane for business opportunities while continuing to foster cultural relationships with our regional neighbours.
“It is also about reading the economic signs: Asia Pacific is the economic powerhouse of the world and it is important for our future that we claim our slice of the pie.
Films == money == jobs. Oddly, the studios are outside Brisbane down the gold coast highway. Maybe he remembers ‘mission impossible’ filming in the city casino.
books == nojobs. So don’t expect to see Quirk pick up the pieces from Cambell “I don’t read and you don’t matter” Qld literary awards cockup…