Stars Roberts, Clooney heading Down Under

The film, Ticket to Paradise, has attracted a $6.4 million grant under the Location Incentive Program is expected to generate more than 270 crew and cast jobs.

The rom-com will be directed by Ol Parker (Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again) and produced by Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner of Working Title.

""We are making a movie about paradise, and Queensland certainly offers up many stunning locations," Mr Bevan said in a statement on Tuesday.

"We are looking forward to working with fantastic Queensland crews, and to enjoying some famous Queensland hospitality."

Ticket to Paradise is about a divorced couple who attend their daughter's wedding in Bali. The Whitsundays will stand in for that destination, with other filming locations to be the Gold Coast and Brisbane.

Screen Queensland chief executive Kylie Munnich said the state had secured six out of 10 international productions choosing Australia since July 2020.

She said producers and directors chose the state because it was COVID-safe, had diverse locations, first-rate sound stages and a good supply of skilled crew workers.

"Producers who hadn't filmed here before are saying to us, 'We can't wait to come back and produce more projects in Queensland - you've got everything here and it's just so easy'," Ms Munnich said.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the production would bring about $33 million into the state's economy and create up to 1000 jobs, including the cast and crew.

She said the state was attracting productions before the pandemic but the state's safe health situation since then was an additional draw.

"Queensland is the place to be because of our health response, the range of locations, the weather, our competitive incentives, and world-class talent and crews," Ms Palaszczuk said.

The federal government has distributed more than $216 million under the program to attract 22 productions to Australia so far.

Australian Associated Press