Western Australia
meets
Indian Cinema
To strengthen cultural understanding and community connection between Western Australia and India through the power of storytelling, film, arts and creative collaboration.
Supporting Partners
Our role in the ecosystem
WAIFC aims to work alongside existing screen agencies, studios, government bodies, and industry organisations to help foster international relationships and expand engagement between Western Australia and India.
Connect.
Producers, creators, festivals, educators, diaspora leaders, and industry partners.
Facilitate.
Introductions, delegations, networking forums, and creative exchange pathways.
Advocate.
Awareness, visibility, and long-term Australia-India relationship building.
Two Worlds, One Frame
Distinct industries. Shared ambition.
Western Australia and India each offer unique creative strengths. WAIFC helps connect people across both ecosystems and promotes awareness of opportunities already available through established institutions and industry partners.
🇦🇺 Western Australia
A new era of
screen industry growth.
Elephants rocks - Denmark, WA
$150M+
Available in WA screen incentives. Rebates, grants and post-production support.
2.6M km²
Of landscape: gorges, reefs, deserts, vineyards, cityscapes. All within state borders.
5 studios
Production facilities operational across Perth, with two virtual production stages.
$110M
Indian outbound production budget in Australia 2024, growing 28% YoY.
🇮🇳 India
One of the world's largest
cinematic economies.
Taj Mahal - Agra, India
1,800+
Indian feature films released annually across 20+ languages and 10 major industries.
5.2B
Annual theatrical admissions. The largest cinema audience on earth.
$2.3B
Domestic box office, with streaming projected to overtake it by 2028.
650M
Active OTT subscribers across Indian languages, and growing.
Core pillars
Strategic ways to build a
stronger creative bridge
Cultural & Industry Exchange
Facilitate cross-cultural collaboration between WA and Indian screen communities through curated introductions, relationship-building forums, and long-term exchange pathways.
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Delegation & Networking Facilitation
Organise delegation programs, roundtables, and networking events that connect producers, creators, studios, service providers, and institutions.
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Festival & Showcase Activities
Support and convene festival partnerships, showcases, and audience engagement initiatives that celebrate Indian and WA storytelling.
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Talent & Creative Collaboration
Enable collaboration between writers, directors, performers, composers, and creative teams through exchange opportunities and project conversations.
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Awareness & Promotion of WA Opportunities
Promote awareness of Western Australian screen opportunities, locations, capabilities, and partner pathways to international stakeholders.
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Soft-Power & Diaspora Engagement
Strengthen people-to-people relationships through storytelling, multicultural engagement, and diaspora-led cultural connection.
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Education, Forums & Industry Conversations
Convene talks, masterclasses, and industry conversations that support learning, exchange, and professional connection.
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Strategic Partnerships Across Industry
Build collaboration with agencies, studios, government, education, festivals, and private-sector partners to expand shared impact.
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Newsletter
A monthly letter from the bridge between Western Australia and India.
Co-production calls, festival lineups, location stories, scholarship deadlines, hard-won lessons from sets across two countries.
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