BRISBANE, Queensland, Aug. 22 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement:

Minister for Education and the Arts

The Honourable John-Paul Langbroek

* Crisafulli Government confirms two-year funding certainty of $50 million to secure a pipeline of locally made screen projects. * Investment builds on the $9.8 million in annual base funding for Screen Queensland to deliver capacity building initiatives and a further $9.9 million to operate Screen Queensland Studios in Brisbane. * Reinforces Queensland's reputation as a major screen production powerhouse. * Crisafulli Government is delivering a plan for Queensland's future with a 10-year arts strategy Queensland's Time to Shine after Labor's...