Aussie Shore has generated controversy since it hit the screens for being the most obscene reality show in Australian history.
However, the X-rated spin-off of hit UK reality show Geordie Shore could add a whopping $3 million to Queensland’s coffers.
Filmed in Cairns, the gripping series has received support from the state government and could see Queensland get a big boost.
The Paramount+ show, hosted by Charlotte Crosby, received financial support from Steven Miles’ Labor government, according to an industry blog. TV tonight.
Funding came from film agency Screen Queensland through its Production Appeal Incentive, also known as PAS.
The plan supports projects that ‘satisfy its economic, industrial, tourism and community benefits,” according to a report.
Aussie Shore has reportedly qualified for PAS funding and is now expected to contribute $3 million to the Queensland economy.
The show was partly produced at the Screen Queensland Cairns studio in Portsmith, using several locations in Far North Queensland and creating up to 100 jobs for the cast and crew.
Australia’s raunchiest reality show, Aussie Shore, could add $3 million to Queensland coffers after receiving support from the state government. Pictured: Aussie Shore presenter Charlotte Crosby
Aussie Shore has generated controversy since it hit screens for being one of Australia’s most daring reality shows (a scene from the show is shown)
Screen Queensland chief executive Jacqui Feeney told TV Tonight that Aussie Shore will help showcase Cairns and the region was important in supporting the sex show.
“We’re not trying to put ourselves in the shoes of all the other people who have creatively evaluated the project,” he explained.
“We’re really trying to assess whether the benefits trickle down to the Queensland industry.”
He also insisted that the gripping show complies with codes of conduct and refused to discuss issues of “taste” related to the show.
“I’m not going to focus on taste issues, but on making sure that, as a production, it operates ethically, that it is exactly what it promises to deliver, that it delivers,” he explained.
Geordie Shore’s Charlotte Crosby, who hosts the spin-off, recently He said the antics of the Australian cast make the original series seem tame in comparison.
In the first two episodes, the cast of 11 Australian housemates already shocked viewers with explicit sex scenes, full frontal nudity and a ‘penis transplant’, where the contestants urinated on each other in the pool.
However, despite the wild sex scenes that viewers see on screen, The producers had a list of very “strict” duty of care rules when it came to dating at the shared house.
Anyone who wasn’t a cast member and wanted to stay the night with someone they met on a night out had to go through rigorous security and background checks before setting foot on the property.
Filmed in Cairns, the gripping series has received support from the state government and could see Queensland get a big boost.
They also had to be sober to enter the luxury rented house, located on Hibiscus Lane in Holloways Beach, and give consent to appear on camera.
“It’s a long and detailed process,” Aussie Shore executive producer Dan Sheldon told news.com.au.
‘They must also have the correct consent in writing and there is a 20 minute cooling off period. It’s very strict. Brutal.’
Sarah Thornton, head of Popular Factual on Network 10 for Paramount ANZ, said some other shows in the ‘Shore’ reality franchise don’t allow the cast to attract outsiders.
He admitted that it was already a “logistical nightmare” to film the cast members in the party house without bringing in anyone from outside.
She explained: “I guess I would say there’s a real sense of freedom and a bubble of freedom around the cast, and then there’s a lot of people working incredibly hard on very serious things to make sure they’re in that bubble in the future.” a way that is really safe.’
