4172.0 - Arts and Culture in Australia: A Statistical Overview, 2007  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 18/06/2007  Reissue
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The Survey of Film and Video Production and Distribution collected information on businesses mainly engaged in the production and distribution of motion pictures on film or video tape for theatre or television projection. According to this survey, there were 1,975 businesses engaged in Film and video production and 58 businesses involved in Film and video distribution in June 2000.


The Survey of Television, Film and Video Production found that in June 2003 the number of businesses operating in the Film and video production industry had increased by 199 to 2,174 organisations.


The Census of the Motion Picture Exhibition Industry found 173 businesses operating a total of 326 cinema sites and 17 drive-in sites in June 2000. While the number of motion picture exhibition businesses in Australia declined from 188 to 173 since the last census was conducted in June 1997, the number of cinema screens increased from 1,050 to 1,513 (up by 44%). This growth was primarily due to the introduction of 'megaplex' sites (i.e. cinema sites with 14 or more screens). By comparison, during the same period, the number of drive-in theatre sites and screens fell from 28 to 17 and 36 to 27 respectively.


The Survey of the Video Hire Industry collected information on businesses mainly engaged in hiring pre-recorded video cassettes for personal use, and identified 1,166 video hire businesses operating a total of 1,615 outlets as at June 2000.

16.3 NUMBER OF BUSINESSES IN THE FILM AND VIDEO INDUSTRIES

Australia

2002-03
Film and video production
2 174
1999-2000
Film and video production
1 975
Film and video distribution
58
Motion picture exhibition
173
Video hire outlets
1 166

ABS, Television, Film and Video Production, 2002-03 (cat. no. 8679.0); ABS Service Industry Surveys, 1999-2000 (various - cat. nos. 8562.0, 8654.0, 8679.0).


Data from the Australian Film Commission show that in 2004, 5% of the films screened in Australian cinemas were of Australian origin. By comparison, 63% of the films screened originated in the United States of America, 7% in the United Kingdom and 5% in France.



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