There’s light on the horizon for Australia’s film and TV industry which shut down two months ago amid the global coronavirus pandemic.

The silver screen may have gone dark for now, but the small screen keeps on delivering.

It’s been a bumper year for Docklands Studios – with productions lining up to use our sound stages and a major expansion on the horizon.

Who knew that Victoria has its own little slice of Africa, China, the Middle East, or the Australian outback.

If you had to guess the top-grossing Australian film of 2019, home-grown family favourites Ride Like a Girl and Top End Wedding might come to mind.

Former Disney boss Dick Cook said Victoria’s “fantastic talent” had swayed his decision to set up his Asia-Pacific base at Docklands Studios Melbourne.

Preacher showrunner Sam Catlin admits he knew nothing about Melbourne until he landed at Docklands Studios to film the final season of the cult TV series.

The demise of The AFL Footy Show in May this year marked the end of a chapter for Docklands Studios.

Still on the subject of saying goodbye to long-running screen productions, July sees the departure of US TV Series Preacher (Season 4), which has clocked up more 100 days on the lot.