'Australia Production Is Robust and Evolving
Robust and Evolving
Australia’s screen
production industry enjoyed all-time record levels of spending in the 2021-2022 period to June
There was
increasing spend on locally-produced scripted content as international streamers invested in Australian drama, but a
The annual
“Drama Report,” published Thursday by Screen Australia, showed a record A$1
51 billion spent
on Australian titles and a A$777 million on foreign productions
The increase
was driven by a record spend on Australian theatrical features (A$786 million up from A$495
Spending on
Australian subscription TV and SVOD content tripled compared with 2020-21, in terms of number of
Spending on
free-to-air (FTA) TV and broadcaster -led VOD and children’s drama also increased from last
“It is
amazing to see that international companies can see the potential of Australian content,” Screen Australia
“Heartbreak High”
the retread of an ancient Australian TV property has been an audience success for Netflix
In 2021-2022,
total spend on Australian theatrical feature films reached a record A$786 million — an increase of 59%
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