$233 million facility puts WA on the global stage
Perth Film Studios is Western Australia’s first permanent, purpose built screen production facility and will shine a spotlight on the local creative industry and place the state in a strong position to attract larger national and international film, television and gaming projects.
The Studios were delivered through a partnership between the WA Government and industry and provide world class infrastructure for film, television, games and digital content production. They give Western Australia the scale, flexibility and infrastructure needed to attract large national and international productions.
The WA Government has invested more than $290 million in Perth Film Studios. This includes $233.5 million for design and construction and $57 million to support operations and facilities management over the first 10 years through an agreement with Perth based operator Home Fire.
This investment supports economic diversification, creates skilled jobs and helps people build creative careers in Western Australia.
Perth Film Studios reached practical completion in December 2025 with the first screen production at the Studios in early 2026.
Further information is available on the background on the construction of the Studios
A key pillar of the Western Australian Government’s strategy to grow the screen industry is the development of Perth Film Studios. As the largest of eight initiatives under the Western Australian Screen Industry Strategy, the Studios provide the infrastructure needed to support the Strategy’s 10-year vision, including increasing production activity, building a skilled local workforce, and growing the volume of locally produced content and stories from WA creatives. Perth Film Studios plays a central role in the WA Government’s approach to growing the screen industry.
The Studios support the WA Government’s Diversify WA framework by:
Alignment with Creative WA, the state’s 10‑year vision to strengthen the creative, cultural and arts sector and grow employment across creative disciplines.
Together, these strategies position screen production as an important driver of economic diversification and future growth in Western Australia.
The Arts and Culture Trust (ACT) owns the Perth Film Studios on behalf of the State. They hold an operational agreement with Home Fire Operations Pty Ltd and oversee operational management at the facility.
Just 25 minutes from Perth’s CBD, the Perth Film Studios site is located in Malaga.
The 16 hectare site at Malaga offers the scale required for a world-class studio, proximity to the Perth CBD and airport, direct access to major road networks and alignment with current and future METRONET infrastructure. The site also provides flexibility for expansion and integration with broader precinct planning.
The Malaga site allows Perth Film Studios to operate as a fully integrated production campus capable of servicing major international projects while remaining connected to a range of filming locations across the state.
Perth Film Studios has been purpose built to meet international production standards, offering world-class facilities for local and global projects.
Designed for scale, flexibility and confidentiality the Studios have 4 sound stages totalling 8,361m2 (90,000ft2), 2 annexes with dedicated hair and make-up facilities, production offices, green rooms and meeting rooms along with a screening room and 4 workshops with lockups.
The 23,200 square metre back lot is the largest in the southern hemisphere and is larger than the playing field at Optus Stadium, providing plenty of space for filmmakers to build exterior sets for filming. This is supported by a boneyard for multifunction use as required by productions.
Each sound stage, workshop and annex can function as a separate, secure and standalone screen production operation to enable multiple screen operators to use the site whilst protecting intellectual property and production confidentiality. Alternatively, a single large screen production can hire out the entire facility.
Perth Film Studio backlot is 23,200m2
Photos by Simon Westlake
WA Government seeks proposals from private sector to locate, build and operate Perth's first ever screen production facility, through a 'market-led proposal' process.
WA Government announces its support of $106.9 million towards the cost of building the screen production facility ($105m 2021-22 election commitment, $1.9m 2023-24 budget).
Stage 1 and 2 of MLP process progresses. Announcement of film studio located in Fremantle.
WA Government invites Home Fire Creative Industries to progress to negotiations and conducts due diligence.
Change of location is announced with Malaga as the preferred site.
Delivery agreement is approved by WA Cabinet, signed by Department of Finance and Home Fire. November 2023 Home Fire is granted approval to commence forward works.
Home Fire entered into a design and construct contract with Built Pty Ltd.
November 2023 Home Fire commences forward works at the Malaga site.
Forward works are complete and construction begins.
In May 2024, the operational agreement between the Arts and Culture Trust and Home Fire Operations was signed.
Commenced first quarter 2026
Production activity at Perth Film Studios began in 2026 with Two Birds, a Stan Original series expected to generate more than $17 million for the WA economy and employ more than 100 local cast and crew.
The Studios also accommodated the production of Saltwater Cowboys of Shark Bay, a First Nations-led documentary series commissioned by NITV and SBS.
The 2 prefabricated modules, spanning 40 metres and weighing 30 tonnes, will form the framework for the roof over the first of 4 sound stages which are at the core of the studio complex now being built on the 16-hectare site on Marshall Road, Malaga.
In total there will be 8200 square metres of interior production space within the studio complex. The studios will also incorporate production offices, an art department, wardrobe, workshops, set storage, parking, and a 23,200 square metre backlot which is larger than the playing field at Optus Stadium.
An investment of $233.5 million by the State Government has made the building of the screen production facility possible. The project was developed in accordance with the State Government’s Market-led Proposals policy that aims to form partnerships combining the expertise and creativity of the private and public sectors.
More than 200 people are employed directly on the site with one-fifth of the workforce being apprentices or trainees and a significant number are Indigenous. In total, 600 direct and indirect jobs have been created as a result of the project, including through local suppliers of the structural steel, concrete, bulk fill and many other materials and services. When operational, a variety of direct and indirect jobs will be generated from the significant economic benefits for WA over the long term.
Construction is well underway and on schedule for completion by the end of 2025, with the studios open for business from early 2026. The Arts and Culture Trust will be the owner of Perth Film Studios on behalf of the State Government.
Photo: Shay Witney (Project Director, Perth Film Studios, DLGSC), Chantelle Beckett (Principal Project Manager, Department of Finance); Marty Cunningham (Director, Special Projects, DLGSC); Howard Cearns (Director, Home Fire); Courtney Fiddian (Director, Contracts, Arts and Culture Trust); John Driscoll (Screenwest Chair).