- Entertaining and poignant comedy-drama to be filmed in Perth and Wheatbelt, including York
- Written and directed by award-winning filmmaker Bruce Beresford
- Cast includes Bryan Brown, Luke Bracey, Susie Porter and Nicholas Hammond
Various locations across Perth and the Wheatbelt region will provide a spectacular backdrop to a powerful, funny and moving family story written and directed by award-winning filmmaker Bruce Beresford.
Filming of the comedy-drama Overture is set to begin this month with support from the State Government’s WA Production Attraction Incentive (WAPAI) and Screenwest, injecting about $3.5 million into the State’s economy.
Produced by Ambience Entertainment, the film follows the journey of Stephen Seary, a successful stage designer, returning to his small Australian hometown to say goodbye to his dying mother. He has to navigate chaos and drama while trying to return to Europe for a major Opera design contract.
The acclaimed cast includes Luke Bracey as Stephen, alongside Bryan Brown (Anyone but You, Breaker Morant, Cocktail), Susie Porter (Mercy Road, Transfusion, Gold), and Nicholas Hammond (The Amazing Spider-Man, The Sound of Music, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood).
There will be about 225 Western Australians employed on the project including crew, extras and contractors.
Local Western Australian producer, Kelvin Munro (We Bury the Dead), will also join the production alongside the experienced producing team at Ambience Entertainment of Michael Boughen and Michael Street, whose film projects include Tomorrow When the War Began (2010) and Storm Boy (2019).
The WA Production Attraction Incentive is designed to attract high profile, market driven screen productions to Western Australia. The incentive offers production funding of a minimum of 10% of the project’s qualifying Western Australian expenditure.
It is funded by the State Government through the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries and managed by Screenwest.
As stated by Culture and the Arts Minister David Templeman:
“The State Government’s WA Production Attraction Incentive fund continues to bring high profile productions featuring acclaimed performers to Western Australia, building our reputation as a desired filming destination.
“Overture features a stellar cast and is helmed by renowned filmmaker Bruce Beresford, ensuring that our amazing landscapes in Perth and the Wheatbelt – plus our local talent – will get international exposure.
“This production will not only inject about $3.5 million into the WA economy but will also provide opportunities for local cast and crew to further develop their skills and capabilities. The future of filmmaking in Western Australia is looking bright.”
