Chrysaor Studios
| Social enterprise | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Film production |
| Founded 📆 | 2024 |
| Founder 👔 | Christopher Amos |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | Varsity Lakes, Gold Coast, Australia |
Area served 🗺️ | Australia |
| Services | Film production facilities Virtual production Post-production |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| 🌐 Website | chrysaor |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
Chrysaor Studios is an Australian film production facility and certified social enterprise located on the Gold Coast, Queensland. Established in 2024, it has been described as Australia's first social enterprise film studio.[1][2] The studio was founded by filmmaker Christopher Amos, director of the Netflix documentary Hating Peter Tatchell.[3]
History
Establishment
Chrysaor Studios was established in 2024 by Gold Coast-based producer Christopher Amos. The studio received funding through Screen Queensland's $5 million Capital Grants Program, which was announced in September 2024.[3][4] The program provided matched funding to small-to-medium screen businesses on the Gold Coast to support the growing demand for screen production services in the region.[5]
The facility is located at Varsity Lakes on the Gold Coast, comprising approximately 2,100 square metres of production space.[1]
Social Enterprise certification
In 2025, Chrysaor Studios participated in the inaugural Social Enterprise for Screen (SEFS) program, a national masterclass and business development program run by Creative Plus Business and supported by the Screenrights Cultural Fund.[6] The 13-week program equipped screen entrepreneurs with skills to build sustainable production enterprises using the social enterprise model.[2]
Chrysaor Studios was highlighted as a standout success of the program, receiving Social Traders certification during the course.[2] Social Traders provides Australia's national social enterprise certification.[7] Founder Christopher Amos stated that the certification gave him "extra confidence to be bold, brave, and put Chrysaor Studios out there".[2]
Facilities
The studio offers production facilities including virtual production capabilities in partnership with Animax Studios, post-production services, and training for independent filmmakers.[3][1] According to Screen Queensland, the facility provides access to filming equipment, virtual and post-production services for local screen practitioners.[5]
The studio operates a collaborative hub model with resident companies, and offers rates described as 30% below Sydney and Melbourne equivalents.[1] International productions using the facility may be eligible for the Australian Government's PDV Offset incentive.[1]
Social enterprise model
As a certified social enterprise, Chrysaor Studios reinvests profits into programs supporting emerging filmmakers and the screen industry community.[1] The studio's social enterprise structure aims to create a more inclusive and sustainable screen sector by breaking down barriers for independent filmmakers.[2]
The studio was part of the 2025 cohort of the Social Enterprise for Screen program, which successfully established 12 new screen social enterprises in Australia. The program recruited participants from under-represented groups in the screen industry, with 55% identifying as female, 15% First Nations practitioners, 45% People of Colour, 35% representing the LGBTQIA+ community, and 35% living with disability or neurodiversity.[2]
See also
- Film production in Australia
- Screen Queensland
- Social enterprise
- Virtual production
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "A First Look at Chrysaor Studios". FilmInk. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "New Ventures Launched – How a Pioneering Program is Diversifying the Screen Industry". FilmInk. 11 November 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Capital Grants Program recipients 2024". Screen Queensland. 24 September 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ↑ "$5m funding boost for Gold Coast screen businesses". TV Tonight. 25 September 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "$5 million Capital Grants Program backs Gold Coast screen business growth". Queensland Government Ministerial Media Statements. 24 September 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ↑ "Social Enterprise for Screen Announces 2025 Cohort". FilmInk. 6 May 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
External links
Category:Film production companies of Australia
Category:Social enterprises
Category:Companies based on the Gold Coast, Queensland
Category:Australian companies established in 2024
Category:Film studios in Australia
Category:2024 establishments in Australia
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