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Film and Television Production
FILM AND TELEVISION PRODUCTION
According to the AFC National Survey of Feature Films and Television Production there were 27 Australian and co-production feature films produced in Australia in 2006-07. This was just above the five year average of 25 films.
The value of production activity (as measured by budget expenditure in Australia) in 2006-07 increased significantly to $231 million, well above the 2005-06 figure of $112 million and the five-year average of $140 million. This increase was due principally to high-budget Australian feature films.
There were 24 Australian features with total budgets of $218 million in 2006-07, significantly higher than the five-year average of $130 million but similar to 2003-04.
16.13 AUSTRALIAN AND CO-PRODUCTION: FEATURE FILMS, Production activity - 2002-03 to 2006-07 |
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| Australia(a) | Co-production(b) | Total | |
| No. | Spend in Aust. | No. | Spend in Aust. | No. | Spend in Aust. | |
| | $m | | $m | | $m | |
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| 2002-03 | 17 | 49 | np | 14 | 19 | 63 | |
| 2003-04 | 21 | 196 | np | 5 | 22 | 201 | |
| 2004-05 | 24 | 66 | 3 | 27 | 27 | 93 | |
| 2005-06 | 29 | 100 | 3 | 13 | 32 | 112 | |
| 2006-07 | 24 | 212 | 3 | 19 | 27 | 231 | |
| 5-year average | 23 | 124 | 2 | 16 | 25 | 140 | |
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| np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated |
| (a) Productions under Australian creative control. |
| (b) Official co-productions and other productions involving shared creative control. i.e. with a mix of Australians and forigners in key creative positions. |
| Source: Australian Film Commission, National Survey of Feature Film and Television Production, 2006-07, www.afc.gov.au |
According to the AFC National Survey of Feature Films and Television Production, the value of Australian and co-production TV drama as measured by budget expenditure in Australia, increased in 2006-07 to $253 million, up on $205 million in 2005-06 and above the five-year average of $217 million. Hours produced also increased to 615 hours in 2006-07 on the 583 hours produced in 2005-06 and just below the five-year average of 623 hours.
The overall increase was due to Australian adult TV drama, specifically series and mini-series.
16.14 AUSTRALIAN AND CO-PRODUCTION OF TV DRAMA - 2002-03 to 2006-07(a) |
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| Australia(b) | Co-production(c) | Total | |
| No. | Hours prod- uced(d) | Spend in Aust. | No. | Hours prod- uced(d) | Spend in Aust. | No. | Hours prod- uced(d) | Spend in Aust. | |
| | | $m | | | $m | | | $m | |
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| 2002-03 | 38 | 639 | 214 | 4 | 35 | 12 | 42 | 673 | 225 | |
| 2003-04 | 36 | 583 | 189 | 3 | 39 | 10 | 39 | 622 | 199 | |
| 2004-05 | 29 | 588 | 189 | 4 | 32 | 13 | 33 | 620 | 202 | |
| 2005-06 | 35 | 516 | 182 | 7 | 67 | 23 | 42 | 583 | 205 | |
| 2006-07 | 41 | 581 | 242 | 4 | 34 | 11 | 45 | 615 | 253 | |
| 5-year average | 36 | 581 | 203 | 4 | 41 | 14 | 40 | 623 | 217 | |
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| (a) The year of production is the year in which principal photography commenced. |
| (b) Productions under Australian creative control. |
| (c) Official co-productions and other productions involving shared creative control, ie with a mix of Australians and foreigners in key creative positions. |
| (d) Duration has been rounded to 15, 30 or 60 minutes as appropriate, eg 13 x 60 mins (including commercial breaks). ‘Hours' therefore refers to ‘commercial broadcast hours' rather than actual running time. |
| Source: Australian Film Commission, National Survey of Feature Film and Television Drama Production, 2006-07, www.afc.gov.au |
More information is available from the Australian Film Commission website
www.afc.gov.au.
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