Sign the Petition: Save Places for Aussie Faces

If you are an aspiring emerging, established actor/ actress and you live in Australia, there's no reason why you shouldn't be signing this petition. Like the facebook page. 

The Government’s proposed changes to the Foreign Performer Certification Scheme Guidelines would allow Australian producers to bring in overseas performers on any and every screen production. These Guidelines would destroy the livelihood and careers of Australian performers and erode the uniqueness of Australian films.

Some of the proposed changes include:

• Producers would be allowed to give more overseas actors lead roles in Australian productions;
• TV series such as Home & Away, Neighbours, Packed to the Rafters and Underbelly could import whoever they like;
• Productions receiving the new Australian taxpayer-funded Producer Offset would now be able to import overseas performers with no restrictions;
• ABC and SBS programs like Angry Boys (which don’t receive any further subsidy) would be able to import performers at will.

The existing Guidelines have created career paths, and provided critical employment opportunities, for Australian performers for more than two decades. Many performers have been able to work internationally because of these opportunities and are now able to come back to Australia to work on local productions and assist in the development of a sustainable local screen industry.

These guidelines have resulted in world-renowned films such as The Castle, Muriel’s Wedding, Shine, Australia and Animal Kingdom.