Drama production receives a record $2.29 billion in Australia

Screen Australia’s 32nd annual Drama Report, released today, shows an all-time high expenditure in Australia on scripted screen production.

Screen Australia’s 32nd annual Drama Report, released today, shows an all-time high expenditure in Australia on scripted screen production of $2.29 billion, says the Government’s key funding body for the Australian screen production industry. The expenditure is made up of a record spend on Australian titles of $1.51 billion, plus $777 million spent on foreign productions.

Spend on free-to-air TV and Broadcast Video On Demand drama, and children’s drama across TV and VOD platforms, also increased from last year but has not returned to previous highs in either category.

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