Docklands Studios Melbourne is a major film and television production complex located in the redeveloped Docklands precinct of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Situated approximately from Melbourne central business district, the facility opened in 2004 to support Victoria's screen industry and attract both international and domestic productions to Melbourne.
It is one of Australia's three major studios, alongside Village Roadshow Studios (Gold Coast) and Disney Studios Australia (Sydney).
Docklands Studios Melbourne is a hybrid campus, with a mix of conventional stages, a purpose-built broadcast stage, and two LED Volume stages operated by NantStudios.
The push for a major studio in Melbourne arose in the late 1990s. At the time, industry leaders expressed concern that the city was "losing some of its media city position to arch-rival Sydney and to the Gold Coast". Establishing a state-of-the-art facility was viewed as a strategic necessity to reflect Melbourne's global ambitions, develop production capacity, and support the needs of the local film and television industry. At the time, Melbourne had a number of smaller facilities with sound stages, but did not have a large state-of-the-art complex.
Construction began in 2003 on government-provided land as a partnership between the Victorian Government and a private consortium. The complex opened in April 2004 under the name Melbourne Central City Studios with the Australian feature film production, Hating Alison Ashley as its first major production.
In 2005, the facility hosted its first major international project, Ghost Rider. With a budget of around million, it was the biggest feature film ever made in Victoria.
In 2008, following the withdrawal of the private consortium, the Victorian Government took control of the facility and it was officially renamed Docklands Studios Melbourne.
In October 2019, the Victorian Government announced a $46 million investment to construct a super stage.
Officially opened on 26 March 2022, Stage 6 immediately housed the production of Better Man,
In 2024 and 2025, the studio experienced a period of high activity, hosting several major productions including NetflixâÂÂs The Survivors and War Machine, Sony Picturesâ Untitled Tommy Wirkola film and , and Peacock's All Her Fault. Smaller productions filmed at the studio in 2024 and 2025 include Together, Saccharine, and Wilderness.
Antony Tulloch, a film industry veteran, has served as CEO since 2022.
The studio complex consists of six sound stages with a total area of close to , various production offices, a workshop divided into bays of different sizes and parking for more than 650 vehicles. The sound stages vary in size from and two stages have water pits. They are hired for production of feature films, drama series and audience-based television programs as well as television commercials, music videos and corporate events.
By year of release or broadcast (* denotes production base only)