| Summary: | What do Fern Gully, Human Nature, Antarctica, Cane Toads, Sea Change, Walking on Water, The Life Series, Sacred Sex, and Spike Milligan all have in common? All were created by screen industry entrepreneurs who live and operate out of the Northern Rivers region of NSW, Australia. Wayne Young, John Weiley, Mark Lewis, Deb Cox, Roger Monk, Catherine Marciniak, Cynthia Connop and Cathy Henkel are all successful screen industry practitioners operating out of the region and are part of a dynamic and growing sector that is gaining national and international interest. IMAGINING THE FUTURE 2: Screen and Creative Industries in the Northern Rivers region reveals that the region now has a critical mass of creative talent and is increasingly attracting experienced, networked professionals and entrepreneurs from other regions and cities. They are arriving in growing numbers, captivated by the rich cultural life of the region, the landscapes and the buzz that the region has already generated. They are bringing ideas, disposable capital and access to investment and there is ample evidence that this growth trend is likely to continue. The Northern Rivers region is on the north east coast of NSW, Australia and covers the area from Grafton to Tweed Heads and west to the Great Divide, comprising seven local council areas. This study builds upon and extends research conducted in 2000 (Imagining the Future) which identified an active and growing creative industries sector and a significant number of experienced and credited screen industry producers (Henkel, 2000). In 2004, the Northern Rivers Regional Development Board (NRRDB) began developing a Regional Industry and Economic Plan (RIEP) as the basis for determining priorities for regional economic development and managing projected population growth over the next 25 years. The RIEP identified creative industries as one of ten priority areas for growth in the region. In that context, NRRDB decided to collaborate with Queensland University of Technology in a new study of screen and ...
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