Drama production figures reveal peak television as features go flat

Long form drama, aka television, is clearly where the action is at in purely economic terms, while overseas drama beat local film production too.
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There’s another dog film coming. Image: Village Roadshow

Let’s open with a comment on disclosure. One of the many valuable things about the Screen Australia Drama Report is the tables of figures covering the last five years. For the past four years, they show us how many films had private investment, direct government funding and foreign investors. But the actual number of films receiving the Offset is confidential.  We do have those numbers for television, and for the total spend once we add the international productions.

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David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.