Investing back into our industries
We continue to back our members in the print, media, entertainment, and arts industries. As one of Australia’s leading industry funds, we’re here to benefit our members but where it makes sense to do so, we also invest in our members’ industries.
Film and television
Through our funding arrangement with Fulcrum Media Finance (Fulcrum) we are helping bring entertainment to the big screen and into our members’ homes.
Who is Fulcrum Media Finance?
Fulcrum is not a traditional bank; they are a specialist industry lender who provide access to tax incentives and pre-sale advance loans for film and TV productions across Australia and New Zealand.
As of 30 June 2025, Fulcrum has loaned more than $847 million to help finance the production of more than 455 screen productions supporting the Australian film and television industry.
Production highlights:
- Highly anticipated family feature film “Bluey: The Movie”
- Second series of the widely acclaimed documentary series “The Assembly”
- Feature film based on the successful tv show “Bump: A Christmas film”
- Premium drama series “The Family Next Door”
- Comedy drama TV series “He Had It Coming”
- Two new children’s animated series “Andrew the Big BIG Unicorn” and “Do Not Watch This Show”
Our arrangement with Fulcrum dates back to 2010 and was originally launched as a $30 million revolving loan. The relationship has grown since Media Super’s merger with Cbus Super in April 2022. Our support continues with Cbus now providing a revolving loan limit of over $100 million, highlighting our continued support for our members in the creative industries.
Please note, any enquiries regarding funding for a project should be directed to Fulcrum Media Finance.
Australian Chamber Orchestra Instrument Fund
Media Super is an investor in the Australia Chamber Orchestra's (ACO) Instrument Fund. The Instrument Fund is an unlisted Australian unit trust available only to wholesale investors and its investment objective is to achieve long-term capital gains. The investment in the Instrument Fund is aligned with a longer investment time frame and provides diversification from traditional assets.
The ACO established the Instrument Fund in 2011 to offer patrons and investors the rare opportunity to participate in the ownership of a bank of historic stringed instruments.
The ACO Instrument Fund holds four assets from the ‘Golden Age’ – instruments made between 1560 to 1740 in Cremona, Italy – of instrument-making: a 1590 Brothers Amati violin, a 1728/29 Stradivarius violin, a 1714 Guarneri violin, and a 1616 Brothers Amati cello. These four rare instruments are played by the professional musicians of the ACO.
For more information about the Instrument Fund, please visit the ACO's website.