An Oscar award winning visual effects company will expand its Australian headquarters in Melbourne, creating up to 80 jobs and cementing Victoria’s reputation as the nation’s cultural capital.
Wētā FX is an Academy Award-winning visual effects (VFX) company that has worked on blockbuster films including The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Avatar: The Way of Water and most recently Better Man – the largest movie ever to be filmed in Victoria, which created almost 3,000 jobs and injected $142 million into the Victorian economy.
Having initially set up a temporary facility in Melbourne whilst doing the visual effects for Better Man, Wētā FX were inspired to establish a permanent Australian headquarters in Melbourne.
With their trailblazing work recognised in Hollywood including winning the Oscar for Best Visual Effects, Wētā FX has become hugely influential in the film and television industry. The expanded Melbourne hub is set to attract international productions to the state and grow the pipeline of Victorian and Australian-made productions.
Wētā FX’s expansion will also increase local jobs in production and animation, highlighting Victoria as a destination for world-class post-production and visual effects. The Victorian Government also recently supported Spanish production company Fever to establish its ANZ headquarters in Melbourne.
The recently unveiled Economic Growth Statement will drive investment and unlock opportunities for economic growth, with key initiatives that will see national and international companies like Wētā FX expanding in Victoria.