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  Encyclopedia: Fox Studios Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Fox Studios Australia is a major movie studio located in Sydney, Australia.
Since opening in May 1998, the studio has been involved in the production of a number blockbusters, including The Matrix, Moulin Rouge, Mission Impossible II, Star Wars Episode II, and Star Wars Episode III.
Sydney is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian state of New South Wales, as well as Australias largest and oldest city (founded in 1788).
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Fox-Studios-Australia   (287 words)

  
 20th Century Fox - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Fox, a pioneer in creating the theater "chain," began producing films in 1914, and in 1917 hit the jackpot when he offered the sensation of her time, Theda Bara.
Fate favored Mayer; Fox was badly injured in a car wreck, and by the time he recovered, the 1929 stock market crash had taken most of his fortune, and put an end to the Loew's merger.
Fox Film, with more than five-hundred theaters, was placed in receivership; a bank-mandated reorganization propped the company up for a time, but it was clear a merger was the only way Fox Film could survive.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/20th_Century_Fox   (1814 words)

  
 News Corporation
Fox Studios Australia is the first major studio development for 20th Century Fox outside North America.
The Fox Studios public precinct has become one of Australia's premiere lifestyle, retail and entertainment precincts since it's gala launch in 1999.
Fox Studios Australia houses a smorgasbord of dining, with over 15 fine restaurants, cafes and bars.
www.newscorp.com /management/foxstudioaus.html   (262 words)

  
 Star Wars: Episode II | Star Wars comes to Fox Studios Australia
The announcement was made at the studios by Star Wars director George Lucas, producer Rick McCallum and Fox Studios Australia chief executive Kim Williams.
Fox Studios Australia is delighted and privileged to be part of these next chapters of film-making history.
Fox Studios Australia is one of the world's most sophisticated film production facilities, with six sound stages, comprehensive post-production services and tenants drawn from some of the leading providers in the film and television industry.
www.starwars.com /episode-ii/bts/production/news19981103.html   (618 words)

  
 Fox Studios Development Application - 10/06/2005 - ADJ
Fox states that a 10-foot wall protects residents and that all emissions will be contained within the wall boundaries.
Aussie Stadium is adjacent to the studios, as is the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Fox Studios is a highly dangerous, toxic industrial site that should be in an industrial area like other industries that produce noxious emissions.
www.parliament.nsw.gov.au /prod/parlment/hansart.nsf/5f584b237987507aca256d09008051f3/70c2d23efcfccb8aca2570260080c4d0!OpenDocument   (1032 words)

  
 ABC Radio National - Business Report Transcript - 8 December 1995
Questions remain over the circumstances of Fox gaining the lease and the financial arrangements for it, and whether or not it includes subsidies for a private business, and whether Rupert Murdoch's relationship with Labor politicians, both State and Federal, were too close at the time.
Fox Executive, Kim Williams, insists the new studio will provide space for Australian film makers, and it marks a recognition of a strong demand from a healthy local industry.
Karon Snowdon: Kim Williams, Chief Executive of Fox Studios Australia, speaking with Jonathan Woodier at a meeting of film and TV industry representatives yesterday in the Fox attempt to calm fears of the loss of localism in the industry.
www.abc.net.au /rn/talks/8.30/busrpt/bstories/br081202.htm   (1167 words)

  
 FOX STUDIOS AUSTRALIA - STUDIO FACILITIES - FILMING IN AUSTRALIA - FOX STUDIOS AUSTRALIA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Before deciding to locate a production in Australia you should obtain in principle written approval from MEAA in relation to the number and type of imports you require.
The bond is refundable at the conclusion of the shoot and is kept in an interest bearing deposit with interest accruing to the producer.
Daily turnaround in Australia is a standard 10 hours for cast and crew.
www.foxstudiosaustralia.com /page.asp?463=13387&E_Page=14528   (412 words)

  
 Trailer News - Animal Logic Film at Fox Studios Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
The establishment of Fox Studios Australia in 1997 was the major catalyst in the 'discovery' of Australia as a film production resource.
But Fox Studios is more than just a collection of stages, CEO Kim Williams describes it as an entire 'creative community'.
Our association with Fox has been beneficial in terms of the contact with industry peers, not simply on a technical level but a practical, social one.
www.animallogic.com /trailer/news/news_fox.html   (895 words)

  
 Fox Entertainment Group
Fox Entertainment Group is an American entertainment industry company that owns film studios and broadcast, cable and direct broadcast satellite television properties.
Trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "FOX," it is 83 percent owned and controlled by Australia's News Corporation.
It is named after William Fox, born Wilhelm Fried, who created the original Fox Film Corporation.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/f/fo/fox_entertainment_group.html   (111 words)

  
 Baby Lemonade Inc. Filming in Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Australia has a wide choice of experienced and first-rate Casting Consultants who will guarantee that each project is exhaustively and successfully cast.
Fox Studios Australia comprises one of the world's most sophisticated studios, with a comprehensive range of facilities to accommodate specific production demands.
Australia is home to a dynamic post-production industry offering state-of-the-art facilities and services.
www.babylemonade.com /filming/content.cfm   (1621 words)

  
 TIMEasia.com | Harboring Hollywood | 8/7/2000
In preproduction at Fox Studios Australia is the next installment of George Lucas' Star Wars saga, Episode II; in production on the coast south of the city is David Caesar's indie feature Mullet; and in postproduction all over town is Baz Luhrmann's international vision, Moulin Rouge.
Australia's weak dollar, which saved the Wachowskis an estimated $30 million, and Fox's generous payroll tax rebate have added to Sydney's allure.
With Fox backers and much of the local industry watching over his shoulder, the Sydney wunderkind is expected to deliver another hit by Christmas.
www.time.com /time/asia/magazine/2000/0807/sydney.filmindustry.html   (1741 words)

  
 Fox Studios: Fox Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Located just minutes from Sydney's International Airport, the Fox Studios Australia complex is extremely accessible and diverse with bushland, mountains, grand harbourside mansions and surf-fringed beaches nearby.
At the heart of the studio are six stages providing over one hectare (approx.
Fox Studios Australia also includes an interactive entertainment facility showcasing the "backlot experience", part of a revolutionary approach to blend commerce, entertainment and recreation.
www.foxstudios.com /los_angeles/productionfacilities/textfoxstudioaust.htm   (122 words)

  
 rediff.com: Aussies make way for Hollywood
Williams insists bigger-budget studio production is not at the expense of the local industry.
He says film and television production at Fox is in addition to its sound and special effects facilities, where the Oscar-winning futuristic thriller "The Matrix" was created, as well as a programme for scriptwriters.
However "Crocodile Dundee" remains the highest-grossing film ever released in Australia, the biggest-grossing foreign film ever released in the United States, and in 1986, the highest grossing film in the world.
www.rediff.com /sports/2000/aug/22holly.htm   (1149 words)

  
 Fox Studios Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Located ten minutes from the Sydney city centre, the 132,000 square metre (32 acre) site includes eight stages, production offices and workshops, and a community of over 60 independent businesses.
Fox Studios Australia is owned by the media conglomerate News Corporation, under the terms of a 99-year lease from the New South Wales State Government.
The studio has been involved in a number of movies including:
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fox_Studios_Australia   (253 words)

  
 SW Prequel Faq   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
An official press conference was held at Fox Studios Australia in Sydney, Australia on November 4th.
Rumors indicate that in addition filming in Fox Studios Australia, many scenes in Episode II be filmed on locations in lush greenlands in Australia and/or New Zealand, likely standing in for the planet Alderaan during The Clone Wars.
The Hollywood Reporter had reported that George Lucas was going to Australia in November 1998 to scout Fox Studios Australia for potential use for Episode II in addition to attending a film conference.
www.starwarsfan.org /prequels/faq/gen2.html   (2713 words)

  
 Fox
Fox Searchlight Pictures is an "independent arm" of 20th Century Fox.
Fox Studios Australia in Sydeny includes a professional working studio and entertainment, dining and shopping venues.
Fox Home Entertainment is the part of the company that releases Fox entertainment programs on to VHS and DVD.
www.bsu.edu /web/lawade/Fox.html   (575 words)

  
 Middle East Open Encyclopedia: KRIV   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
A unified music and graphics packaged was featured on this station, as well as the original FOX O and Os, which is consistantly noted for featuring graphics that were among the first of their kind for local television.
The morning cartoons were dropped but they continued their afternoon kids block from Fox Kids until the end of 2001 when Fox ended the weekday kids' block nationwide.
KRIV's current studios is where the syndicated television series Texas Justice and Judge Alex have been produced.
www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref/index.php?title=KRIV   (757 words)

  
 Fox Studios Showcase
Meri Took explained that although Staging Rentals has the largest stock of rostra and drapes in Sydney, if not Australia, the real forte of the company is in delivering staging solutions, right through from design and construction to installation.
Greg Pullen of Fox Studios updated the audience on the venues available for hire for corporate events.
The pool tables and the wonderfully fluorescent bowling alley were fully patronised until the end of the night, and the food and drink kept on coming.
www.specialevents.com.au /archiveprev/2001/04april01/featapril01/fox.html   (683 words)

  
 Fox Lands in Oz - Nov 15, 1999 - E! Online News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Nov 15, 1999, 12:00 PM PT SYDNEY--Used to be Hollywood was synonymous with Southern California--but now it could become the new moniker for the Southern Pacific--as in Sydney, Australia, home of the world's largest studio complex outside L.A. Fox Studios Australia has actually been operating for a couple of years.
The Fox owner had the show broadcast on all his worldwide properties, including BskyB in the UK, StarTV in Asia, and FX in the states.
Afterwards guests were rewarded with free booze and food in the studio's accompanying theme park - and given the chance to be the first in Australia to try out the new rides based on Fox properties The Simpsons and Titanic.
movies.eonline.com /News/Items/0,1,5605,00.html   (596 words)

  
 Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
The studio was founded ten years earlier with a mission to pioneer creatively superior photo-realistic, high-resolution, computer-generated character animation for the feature film, television and entertainment industries.
Their vision was to create an artist-friendly studio to develop, produce and distribute superior film and music entertainment that would inspire and delight audiences worldwide.
The Studio Entertainment unit is the foundation on which The Walt Disney Company was built, and at its heart are world-renowned animated features and live-action motion pictures.
www.indiana.edu /~bcec/committees/film/company.htm   (1255 words)

  
 Image Expo 2004 - FAQ - Visitors   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
The Hordern Pavilion and Fox Studios Australia is located in the heart of Sydney, just 10 minutes from the CBD and 15 minutes from Sydney airport, and close to the harbour and beaches.
Errol Flynn Bvd is the main vehicle access into Fox Studios where ample car parking is available close to the Hordern Pavilion.
Fox Studios is one of Sydney's major attractions with many Cinemas, Restaurants, Bars, Shops and Entertainment venues.
www.imageexpo.com.au /vis_faq.htm   (288 words)

  
 The Christian Science Monitor | csmonitor.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
To plan the shots in Sydney, Fox Studios is constructing a scale model of downtown, for which it needs copies of the architectural plans of all the buildings.
Projects like "Mission Impossible," and two Star Wars "prequels" to be filmed at Fox Studios Australia, each with a budget of $120 million, generate a lot of interest.
Fox Studios Australia, located on a 60-acre "creative campus" in Sydney, includes sound stages for film and TV production and facilities for editing and special effects.
www.csmonitor.com /cgi-bin/durableRedirect.pl?/durable/1999/04/09/fp19s1-csm.shtml   (893 words)

  
 Wired News: Wookies in Koala Land
Fox Studios Australia wants to make Aussie film production synonymous with something more than lovable yet gruff outback characters with big knives.
The studio is a joint venture between Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation and Australian real estate and financial giant Lend Lease Corporation.
The 24.3 hectare (.09 square miles) site, located smack dab in the middle of Sydney, features the Professional Studio, which is closed to the public, and the Backlot, which will be extremely open to the public when it officially launches with a live webcast 7 November.
www.wired.com /news/culture/0,1284,31860,00.html   (537 words)

  
 Melbourne supremacy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Australia faces increased competition as a shooting destination, but a state-of-the-art studio complex is generating optimism.
Melbourne supremacy: A state-of-the-art studio complex is generating optimism.
Similarly, Fox Studios Australia chief executive Michael Harvey is thankful that the Aussie dollar has fallen to an exchange level below that of Australia's formidable offshore production competitor, Canada (whose dollar was trading at 75 cents at press time).
www.hollywoodreporter.com /thr/international/feature_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000591493   (703 words)

  
 Inside Film Magazine // News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
From Media Day: Fox Studios Australia has secured its latest big budget US production with Columbia Pictures’ action blockbuster Stealth to be shot at the studios and on location in NSW and South Australia over five months next year.
Ziskin was president of Fox 2000 when FSA opened here and told Media Day she’d made a personal vow to try and work here.
Australia won out over other runaway centres including Canada and New Zealand for this feature largely because it offered the best landscape and widest range of topography, with Australian landscapes representing Afghanistan, China and Korea.
www.if.com.au /News/2003/11/25.html   (525 words)

  
 LoveSac invites you to feel the Love
Australia is the first country to adopt the LoveSac lifestyle and its proving to be a love filled business.
There are currently three stores in Australia; Fox Studios and Chatswood Chase in Sydney as well as the newly opened Indooroopilly store in Brisbane.
LoveSac Australia General Manager, David "Woody" Woodward has adopted the living life oversized ethos and has plans to have twelve stores throughout the country operating by December 2005 making sure you share the love at your house.
www.girl.com.au /lovesacs.htm   (387 words)

  
 The Simpsons Archive: The Springfield Times - News Archive
Fox Studios Australia will open an amusement park with a special Simpsons experience.
Fox is scheduled to launch it's all-new Simpsons web site (thesimpsons.com) on January 14, if all goes according to plan.
According to Fox Australia's web site, members of the audience get to be animated into a re-edited and re-animated special based on "Bart vs. Australia".
www.snpp.com /news/090599.html   (1403 words)

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