In August 2004, we launched our new television commercial, I Still Call Australia Home. The sequel to the 2000 television commercial features children from The National Boys Choir and The Australian Girls Choir singing the airline's signature song, Peter Allen's 'I Still Call Australia Home', against the backdrop of some of the world's most spectacular landmarks.
Filming took place in every state and territory in Australia, from Cradle Mountain in Tasmania to Jabiru in the Northern Territory. The finale, shot at Whitehaven Beach in Queensland, features 500 children in the shape of the Qantas kangaroo. Nearly half of these children came from local schools.
A number of amazing international destinations were also visited from Queenstown in New Zealand to the Temple of Poseidon in Greece, and from Shoro at the Ninnaji Temple in Kyoto, Japan to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC, USA.
Facts about filming
- It took five months to film, from late October 2003 until early March 2004.
- 169,561 kilometres travelled. That's 4.25 times around the globe!
- 112,370 feet or 280 rolls of film were used
- 656 production crew from 9 countries
- 245 hours of filming took place
Downloads
Join in the spirit of Qantas by downloading our 'I Still Call Australia Home' screensavers and wallpapers.
Screensavers
You can enjoy the images pictured below as your screensaver. Simply select PC or Mac and the resolution size.
Download time: approximately 5-10 minutes on a 56k modem.
Wallpapers
You can enjoy your favourite 'I Still Call Australia Home' image by installing any of these unique scenes.
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Download time: approximately 1 minute.
