PNG to sign film deal
The National, Monday February 16th, 2015
Hollywood will soon be recording films in Papua New Guinea, Minister for Tourism Arts and Culture Boka Kondra says.
He revealed that in a meeting with Australian High Commissioner to PNG Deborah Stokes.
Kondra said he would soon be travelling to Hollywood to sign a contract to grant permission for films to be shot in the country.
Kondra told Stokes, he was planning on reviving PNG’s commercial film and music industry.
“In this regard, I wish to request the support of Screen Australia to work with the PNG National Film Institute and help us revive our commercial film industry,” Kondra told Stokes.
“In addition, I wish to request the support of Australasian Performing Rights Association Ltd to help train on a regular basis the growing number of PNG nationals who are writer members of the association.
“It will be a new experience for us to sign a contract with Hollywood to come and work with us to produce films in the country. But I believe the film and music industries are very important and as long as I am in office, I will support the two industries,” he said. He said he was waiting for approval from the National Executive Council to travel. “We have a lot of talent here for the music and film industries.”