Christopher Amos, Founder and CEO of Chrysaor Studios, joins ABC Gold Coast 91.7 Breakfast to talk about the Gold Coast's social enterprise film studio, the state of local screen production, and why the industry needs to band together.

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ABC Gold Coast 91.7, Breakfast, 22 September 2026
Interview with Christopher Amos, Founder and CEO, Chrysaor Studio

HIGHLIGHTS
"Of the 10 invoices that have gone out, we've had one Queensland-based lead producer."
"I'm not asking for handouts. We actually have to come together as a business enterprise community."
"We need to back ourselves. We need to collaborate. We need to band together, sweat our assets."
"We need intellectual property that's not just Queensland stories, but Queensland made."

CHAPTERS
0:00 The Gold Coast's $400 million screen sector
1:02 What a social enterprise film studio is
1:44 Six months in: who has come through the doors
3:17 Why local crews and graduates are leaving
4:29 The $5 million movie that went to South Australia
5:49 A call for local screen businesses to band together
6:27 Support from Invest Gold Coast and Screen Queensland
8:40 Where the work is coming from
9:46 What needs to happen for the industry to thrive
10:07 Humphrey B. Bear, the 2032 Olympics and a digital Gold Coast

Chrysaor Studios
492 Scottsdale Drive, Varsity Lakes, Gold Coast QLD
https://chrysaor.com.au

Interview courtesy of ABC Gold Coast 91.7.