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3. TV drama
FOR THE LATEST DATA SEE GTP ONLINE – WW
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Australian TV drama has a long history of government support, from the Australian TV content quotas for commercial free-to-air television to funding of public broadcasters the ABC and SBS. Additional financial support has been provided by the 10BA tax incentives, particularly in the 1980s,with the FFC the main government funding source since the 1990s.
Starting with the police series of the 1960s, local drama has been well received by Australian audiences. Today, Australian telemovies are very popular, often rating more than top movies; for example, Da Kath & Kim Code made it into the top 20 programs in 2005.
LOVE MY WAY
Above:Brendan Cowell as Tom and Claudia Karvan as Frankie.
Photographer:Jimmy Pozarik.
Courtesy:Southern Star Entertainment.
TV DRAMA PRODUCTION IN AUSTRALIA
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TV DRAMA PRODUCTION ACTIVITY
AUDIOVISUAL PRODUCTION IN AUSTRALIA: AUSTRALIAN FILM COM
MISSION 2007
TV drama production activity
HOURS PRODUCED AND PRODUCTION SPENDING IN AUSTRALIADuring the 1990s, 504 TV drama programs (Australian, co-production and foreign mini-series, series and telemovies) with total production budgets of $2.7 billion were shot in Australia – an average of 50 programs with total budgets of $273 million each year. Most of these programs were Australian, with an average of 41 programs per year and total budgets of $180 million. In the seven years since 2000/01, the full TV drama slate has averaged 48 titles and total budgets of $322 million per year, including an average of 37 Australian programs with total budgets of $215 million.
Since the mid-1990s, local productions have generally accounted for more than 60 per cent of TV drama spending in Australia.
Source: Australian Film Commission.
HOURS PRODUCED SPEND IN AUSTRALIA
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Since the mid-1990s,
local productions
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cent of TV drama spending in
Australia.
TV DRAMA: STATE SHARE
ACTIVITY BY STATE
Since 1997, NSW has accounted for 44 per cent of the TV drama production slate (as measured by expenditure in Australia), followed by Victoria (34 per cent) and Queensland (16 per cent).
SHARE OF EXPENDITURE IN AUSTRALIA ON TV DRAMA PRODUCTION BY STATE, FOR PROGRAMS SHOT 1997/98–2006/07
Source: Australian Film Commission.
Queensland 16%
Victoria 34%
NSW 44%
Other 3% South Australia 3%
GUINEVERE JONES (2002)
Below:Tamara Hope as Guinevere
Photography: Dennis Wisken.
Courtesy:Crawford Productions.
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TV DRAMA PRODUCTION ACTIVITY
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AUSTRALIAN* TV DRAMA
VALUE BY FORMAT
In terms of production value, adult series tend to account for the majority of Australian TV drama activity each year, followed by children’s programs.
TOTAL PRODUCTION BUDGETS FOR AUSTRALIAN TV DRAMA BY FORMAT
Source: Australian Film Commission.Note: Australian productions only (excluding co-productions).
1. There were no mini-series produced in 2001/02.* Australian TV drama includes productions under Australian creative control.
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PIZZA
Left:Paul Fenech as Pauly Falzoni with Sharona.
Courtesy:SBS Television.
Photographer:Matthew Degiorgio.
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TV DRAMA PRODUCTION ACTIVITY
AUDIOVISUAL PRODUCTION IN AUSTRALIA: AUSTRALIAN FILM COM
MISSION 2007
HOURS PRODUCED AND COST PER HOUR BY FORMAT
HOURS PRODUCED BY FORMAT
AVERAGE ANNUAL COST PER HOUR2 (2007$) BY FORMAT
SERIES AND SERIALS
MINI-SERIES
TELEMOVIES
CHILDREN’S TV DRAMA
Source: Australian Film Commission.Notes: Australian productions only (excluding co-productions).
1. There were no mini-series produced in 2001/02.2. In 2007 dollars, adjusted using the ‘non-farm GDP-implicit price deflator’; base year 2006/07.
SERIES AND SERIALS: Australian series and serials production has averaged 515 hours per year in the 10 years since 1997/98; however, the average over the past five years has been lower at 462 hours per year. Cost per hour for Australian series has averaged $260,000 since 1997/98.
TELEMOVIES: Telemovie production has ranged from a high of 23 hours in 1999/00 to just six hours in 2002/03. Cost per hour for Australian telemovies has averaged $1.85 million over the 10-year period 1997/98–2006/07.
MINI-SERIES: Mini-series production has averaged 21 hours in the last five years after a high of 64 hours in 2006/07; no adult mini-series were produced in 2001/02. Average cost per hour for Australian mini-series has ranged from $0.8 million in 2006/07 to $3.2 million in 1999/00.
CHILDREN’S TV DRAMA: An average of 95 hours of Australian children’s TV drama has been produced each year in the 10 years since 1997/98. Cost per hour for children’s TV drama has averaged $750,000.
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An average of 95 hours of
Australian
children’s TV drama is produced
each year. Cost per
hour for children’s TV drama has
averaged
$750,000.
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TV DRAMA PRODUCTION ACTIVITY
FOR THE LATEST DATA SEE GTP ONLINE – WW
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CO-PRODUCED TV DRAMA1
Co-produced TV drama production spending in Australia has been tracked since 1994/95. During the 13 years since then, co-productions have spent 68 per cent of their total budgets in Australia. Since 1990, Australia’s main TV drama co-production partners have been Canada (22 titles), the UK (19 titles) and the US (8 titles).
NO. PRODUCTIONS BY PARTNER COUNTRY, 1990/91–2006/07 PRODUCTION SPENDING
Source: Australian Film Commission.Notes: 1. ‘Co-productions’ are defined as projects where control is shared between Australian and foreign partners and there is a mix of Australian and
foreign elements in the key creative positions. This includes projects made under the official co-production program. The figures presented here include both official and unofficial co-productions.
Co-produced TV drama had a record year in 1998/99, with seven titles spending $103 million in Australia, and in the following year (1999/00), six co-produced titles spent $106 million. Several high-budget titles went into production in those two years, including two series each of the official co-productions Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Lost World and Beastmaster (both Australia/Canada), and two series of the unofficial co-production Farscape (Australia/US). Since 2000/01, co-produced TV dramas have spent $233 million in Australia, an average of 68 per cent of their budgets.
FOREIGN TV DRAMA1
During the 13 years since 1994/95, foreign programs have spent 66 per cent of their total budgets in Australia. Levels of foreign TV drama production are mainly impacted by fluctuations in the number of telemovies made here. The peak of 16 titles in 2000/01 was the result of 14 foreign telemovies starting production, due in part to the acceleration of production schedules by US companies to avoid strike action in that country. Production of foreign TV drama rose in 2005/06, with three programs for adults spending $26 million of their budgets in Australia. This expenditure is due almost entirely to one high-budget US series – Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King. Spending in Australia by the 2006/07 foreign TV drama slate remained relatively steady with five programs spending $29 million.
NO. PRODUCTIONS PRODUCTION SPENDING IN AUSTRALIA
FOREIGN TV DRAMA PRODUCTION AS A PROPORTION OF TOTAL PRODUCTIONForeign TV drama has generally accounted for less than 20 per cent of all TV drama spending in Australia (11 per cent in 2005/06 and 10 per cent in 2006/07).
Source: Australian Film Commission.Notes: 1. A foreign production is a project under foreign creative
control, originated and developed by non-Australians. It includes projects with an Australian production company operating in a service capacity. For a foreign project to be included in the AFC's National Survey of Feature Film and TV Drama, a substantial amount must be shot in Australia; foreign productions post-produced only in Australia are not covered.
Canada 32% France 10%
New Zealand 6%
Ireland 3%
UK 27%
Germany 4%
US 11%
Other 7%
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FINANCING AUSTRALIAN TV DRAMA
AUDIOVISUAL PRODUCTION IN AUSTRALIA: AUSTRALIAN FILM COM
MISSION 2007
Financing Australian TV drama
SOURCES OF FINANCE, AUSTRALIAN AND CO-PRODUCTION TV DRAMACONTRIBUTIONS OF VARIOUS TYPES OF INVESTOR TO AUSTRALIAN AND CO-PRODUCTION TV DRAMA
Since 1995/96, around half the finance for the combined Australian and co-production TV drama slate has come from the Australian film/TV industry, mainly commercial broadcasters. Foreign investors are also a significant source of finance, with contributions peaking at 49 per cent in 1999/00. A substantial proportion of foreign contributions are for co-productions.
Australian government sources provide around 15 per cent of finance for the combined Australian and co-production TV drama slate. Most of this finance comes from the Film Finance Corporation Australia (FFC), which invests in both Australian and co-production TV dramas.
Contributions from private sources increased in 2001/02 and 2002/03, due principally to the investment of funds raised by the Macquarie Nine Film & TV Funds.
Source: Australian Film Commission.
Notes: 1. Includes Australian-based film and TV production companies, distribution companies, commercial free-to-air broadcasters, the ABC and SBS, and pay TV channels.2. Includes private non-industry sources such as FLICs, and 10B and 10BA investors.3. Includes Australian state and federal agencies and funding bodies. Comprises equity investments only – distribution guarantees, loans and underwriting are not included.
BUDGETS FOR TV DRAMA ACCESSING PRIVATE FINANCE THROUGH 10BA
When first introduced in June 1981, 10BA allowed investors to claim a 150 per cent tax concession and to pay tax on only half of any income earned from the investment. Government concern about the cost of 10BA over the years meant that concessions were progressively reduced to 100 per cent. Division 10BA was closed to new applicants in July 2007 with the introduction of the new Producer Offset (see page 22). The concessional status for investment in productions holding a valid 10BA certificate will continue to be available until 30 June 2009.
TV drama programs allowed under the 10BA tax incentives were mini-series and telemovies. In March 2000, half-hour animated telemovies became eligible for 10BA as well as animated mini-series for adults (30 minutes an episode) and children (15 minutes an episode). Between 1989/90 and 2005/06, an average of four TV dramas a year were made with funds raised under 10BA. The total value of production budgets raised averaged $14 million per year, with an average of $5 million per year raised under 10BA.
PROPORTION OF TOTAL TV DRAMA BUDGETS RAISED THROUGH 10BA TAX INCENTIVES
Source: Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts; Australian Taxation Office.
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drama slate has
come from the Australian film/TV
industry.
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DRAMA PROGRAM EXPENDITURE
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Drama program expenditure
FREE-TO-AIR TVCommercial free-to-air TV services spent $140.6 million on Australian drama programs in 2005/06 – $125.3 million on adult TV drama and $15.3 million on children’s drama. This represented 30 per cent of their total spend on drama of $472.6 million. This is close to the five-year average of 32 per cent.
EXPENDITURE ON AUSTRALIAN DRAMA PROGRAMS (INCLUDING BOTH TV DRAMA AND FEATURE FILMS) BY COMMERCIAL FREE-TO-AIR SERVICES IN AUSTRALIA, 1995/96–2005/06
Source: Australian Communications and Media Authority, Broadcasting Financial Results.
PAY TV
AUSTRALIAN CONTENT REQUIREMENTS ON PAY TV
Under the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (BSA), subscription television licensees that broadcast drama channels, and drama channel package providers, have been required since July 1999 to spend at least 10 per cent of their total program expenditure on new Australian drama and make up any shortfall in subsequent financial years.
In 2005/06, expenditure on new eligible Australian drama programs (including both TV drama and features) by channel providers and pay TV licensees for the 16 pay TV drama channels totalled $18.4 million. This included investment in and payment of licence fees for a range of programs, such as the feature films Romulus, My Father, Hey Hey It’s Esther Blueburger and The Silence and the TV series Love My Way (Series 3), Stupid, Stupid Man, Supernova, Blue Water High and H2O Just add Water.
AGGREGATE EXPENDITURE BY PAY TV DRAMA SERVICES ON NEW AUSTRALIAN DRAMA, 1995/96–2005/06
Source: Australian Communications and Media Authority, Media Release No. 46/2000, 13 July 2000; ABA Update July 2001; Media Release No. 85/2001; Media Release No. 144/2002, 27 November 2002; Media Release No. NR48/2004; Media Release No. NR76/2004, 14 July 2004; Media Release No. NR172/2004; Media Release No. MR9/2006.
EXPENDITURE ON AUSTRALIAN TV DRAMA IN AUSTRALIA ($m)
ADULT DRAMA CHILDREN’S DRAMA TOTAL
1995/96 77.2 7.0 84.2
1996/97 73.7 7.8 81.5
1997/98 82.1 11.2 93.3
1998/99 117.9 10.0 127.9
1999/00 89.7 8.7 98.4
2000/01 105.0 9.5 114.5
2001/02 114.7 13.5 128.2
2002/03 130.8 15.1 145.9
2003/04 115.4 9.3 124.7
2004/05 113.8 13.4 127.2
2005/06 125.3 15.3 140.6
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RELEASE OF AUSTRALIAN TV DRAMA
AUDIOVISUAL PRODUCTION IN AUSTRALIA: AUSTRALIAN FILM COM
MISSION 2007
Release of Australian TV drama
TV DRAMA RELEASED ON FREE-TO-AIR TV
ADULT TV DRAMA
An average of 31 Australian TV drama programs for adults (including telemovies, mini-series, series and serials) receive first-release screenings on Australian free-to-air television each year.
Series/serials make up the majority of these (around 65 per cent). An average of 20 new series/serial titles screened each year between 1996 and 2005, including one-off series such as the ABC’s We Can Be Heroes and long-running serials such as Ten’s Neighbours.
First-run screenings of telemovies and mini-series fluctuate annually. Telemovies have averaged seven new titles per year in the last 10 years, and mini-series have averaged four.
FIRST-RELEASE AUSTRALIAN AND CO-PRODUCTION ADULT TV DRAMA SCREENED ON FREE-TO-AIR TV, NUMBER OF TITLES SCREENED, 1996–2005
Source: Compiled by the Australian Film Commission.Notes: Includes Australian productions and co-productions with overseas partners.
Based on first recorded screenings.Telemovie figures include both one-offs and series or anthologies.
TELEMOVIES MINI-SERIES SERIES/SERIALS TOTAL
1996 6 7 20 33
1997 11 3 21 35
1998 4 6 20 30
1999 5 4 17 26
2000 7 3 18 28
5-YEAR AVERAGE 1996–2000 7 5 19 30
2001 5 6 23 34
2002 10 1 24 35
2003 4 3 21 28
2004 9 3 20 32
2005 10 1 15 26
5-YEAR AVERAGE 2001–2005 8 3 21 31
10-YEAR AVERAGE 1996–2005 7 4 20 31
In 2005, free-to-air
TV screened
101 hours of first-release
Australian
children’s TV drama.
FORMAT DEFINITIONS
The following format definitions are applied to data gathered by the Australian Film Commission.
Telemovie: Drama made for television. Usually the producer's intention prior to release is the main indicator. Telemovies can be 52 minutes (commercial TV hour) or longer.
Mini-series:1 A limited series of drama which is less than 13 hours in total length, and which is either made to be broadcast in several sequential parts featuring a major continuous plot for which there is an expectation of an ending resolving the major plot tensions, or an anthology of drama works for television made to be broadcast under one generic title. Individual episodes must be 60 commercial minutes or longer, unless the program is for children, in which case episodes must be 30 commercial minutes or longer, or, if animated, 15 commercial minutes or longer.
Series: Comprises a potentially unlimited number of episodes, each being a self-contained plot which can be screened in any order.
Serial: Comprises a potentially unlimited number of episodes and contain a number of interweaving and overlapping plots continuing from one episode to the next.
Notes: 1. In categorising titles as either mini-series or series, the AFC follows the definitions used by the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts for Division 10BA of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936. This occasionally means that a mini-series which might be classified as a series according to industry definitions is defined as a mini-series in order to retain parity with data from other government agencies.
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RELEASE OF AUSTRALIAN TV DRAMA
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CHILDREN’S TV DRAMA
An average of 16 TV drama programs for children receive a first release on Australian free-to-air television each year. This is about half the number of new drama programs for adults released annually. In contrast to TV drama for adults, first-release screenings of children’s TV drama are mostly in the form of mini-series. An average of nine mini-series for children received a first release screening each year between 1996 and 2005, compared to six series/serials. Telemovies for children are less common than for adults, with an average of only one new release per year in the last 10 years. They are often Christmas specials.
FIRST-RELEASE AUSTRALIAN AND CO-PRODUCTION CHILDREN’S TV DRAMA SCREENED ON FREE-TO-AIR TV, NUMBER OF TITLES SCREENED, 1996–2005
Source: Compiled by the Australian Film Commission.Notes: Includes Australian productions and co-productions with overseas partners.
Based on first recorded screenings.Telemovie figures include both one-offs and series or anthologies.
TELEMOVIES MINI-SERIES SERIES/SERIALS TOTAL
1996 1 10 3 14
1997 0 12 7 19
1998 0 13 10 23
1999 1 10 7 18
2000 2 8 5 15
5-YEAR AVERAGE 1996–2000 1 11 6 18
2001 4 8 4 16
2002 1 5 6 12
2003 1 4 7 12
2004 0 7 9 16
2005 1 9 5 15
5-YEAR AVERAGE 2001–2005 1 7 6 14
10-YEAR AVERAGE 1996–2005 1 9 6 16
THE SADDLE CLUB
Left:Keenan MacWilliam as Carole.
Photographer:Bill Bachman.
Courtesy:Crawford Productions.
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RELEASE OF AUSTRALIAN TV DRAMA
AUDIOVISUAL PRODUCTION IN AUSTRALIA: AUSTRALIAN FILM COM
MISSION 2007
TV DRAMA RELEASED ON VIDEO
In 2006, there were 43 Australian titles in the top 500 adult TV drama titles sold on video (DVD and VHS). These titles accounted for 6.6 per cent ($13.5 million) of sales value and 6.3 per cent of units sold.
The highest-selling over the past three years have been McLeod’s Daughters: Season 5 (2006), Da Kath & Kim Code (2005) and Kath & Kim: Series 3 (2004). ABC television series Kath & Kim achieved the highest cumulative sales of the period, followed by McLeod’s Daughters, Farscape and Blue Heelers.
AUSTRALIAN SHARE OF TOP 1,000 RETAIL VIDEO SALES
(DVD AND VHS) OF TV DRAMA TITLES1TOP AUSTRALIAN ADULT TV DRAMA TITLES ON VIDEO
(DVD AND VHS), 2002–20061
Source: Australian Film Commission analysis of GfK Marketing data.Notes: 1. Adult TV drama refers to scripted productions excluding
children’s programming. It does not include documentary and light entertainment TV shows.2. Refers to the number of titles sold during each calendar year (first-release titles issued that year and continued sales of previously issued titles). This may include multiple editions of the same content.3. Although box sets are counted as a single title for ranking purposes, their units and value are proportioned according to the origin of discrete titles included in the collection.
RATINGSTOP-RATING AUSTRALIAN DRAMA/COMEDY SERIES – FIVE-CITY METRO AVERAGE, 1998–2006
Source: Compiled by the Australian Film Commission using OzTAM data.Notes: All people, 1998–2006, program average.
Any comparison of data before and after January 2001 should take into account that a different audience measurement system has applied since that date.
TOP-RATING AUSTRALIAN TELEMOVIE – FIVE-CITY METRO AVERAGE, 2001–2006
Source: Compiled by the Australian Film Commission using OzTAM data.
TOP-RATING AUSTRALIAN MINI-SERIES – FIVE-CITY METRO AVERAGE, 2001–2006
Source: Compiled by the Australian Film Commission using OzTAM data.
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YEAR TITLE
2002 Kath & Kim: Series 1, Episodes 1–8
2003 Kath & Kim: Series 2
2004 Kath & Kim: Series 3
2005 Da Kath & Kim Code
2006 McLeod’s Daughters: Season 5
YEAR TITLE NETWORK
1998 Blue Heelers 7
1999 Seachange ABC
2000 Blue Heelers 7
2001 Blue Heelers 7
2002 All Aussie Adventures 10
2003 Kath & Kim ABC
2004 Kath & Kim (Comedy)McLeod’s Daughters (Drama)
ABC9
2005 All Aussie Adventures (Comedy)McLeod’s Daughters (Drama)
109
2006 The Wedge (Comedy)Blue Heelers (Drama)
107
YEAR TITLE NETWORK
2001 My Husband My Killer 10
2002 Heroes’ Mountain 10
2003 The Postcard Bandit 10
2004 The Alice 10
2005 Da Kath & Kim Code ABC
2006 The Society Murders 10
YEAR TITLE NETWORK
2001 My Brother Jack 10
2002 The Potato Factory 7
2003 After the Deluge 10
2004 Jessica 10
2005 The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant
10
2006 Answered by Fire ABC
Between 1990 and 2006, Australian
mini-series, series
and serials (including both children’s and
adult programs) won
an average of 41 Australian and
international awards
each year.
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RELEASE OF AUSTRALIAN TV DRAMA
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SALES OF TV DRAMA TO OVERSEAS MARKETSHIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES PAID FOR FFC-SUPPORTED TELEMOVIES AND MINI-SERIES FOR ADULTS IN SELECTED TERRITORIES, 2003–2004 (RANKED BY HIGHEST PRICE PAID)
Source: Film Finance Corporation Australia.
FOR COMPLETE LIST SEE WWW.AFC.GOV.AU/GTP/MROSSALESADULTMINITELES.HTML
HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES PAID FOR FFC-SUPPORTED CHILDREN’S MINI-SERIES IN SELECTED TERRITORIES, 2003–2004 (RANKED BY HIGHEST PRICE PAID)
Source: Film Finance Corporation Australia.Notes: 1. Includes sales for single country within territory.
FOR COMPLETE LIST SEE WWW.AFC.GOV.AU/GTP/MROSKIDSMINIS.HTML
MAIN TERRITORY
PRICES PAID (US$) PER HOUR
NO. TITLESHIGHEST LOWEST
LATIN AMERICA 13,900 3,000 3
NEW ZEALAND 12,550 7,100 3
POLAND 8,000 2,650 4
PAN ASIA 7,850 1,150 2
CANADA 7,000 3,850 4
PORTUGAL 3,750 3,350 2
ISRAEL 2,300 800 4
DENMARK 2,150 2,000 2
IRELAND 2,100 2,100 2
MEXICO 2,000 1,500 3
MAIN TERRITORY1
PRICES PAID (US$) PER HOUR
NO. TITLESHIGHEST LOWEST
FRANCE & FRENCH-SPEAKING EUROPE 36,200 1,350 8
UK 32,100 3,500 4
GERMANY & GERMAN-SPEAKING EUROPE 30,300 3,950 5
ITALY & ITALIAN-SPEAKING EUROPE 13,150 950 5
CANADA 4,100 1,250 10
PORTUGAL 4,000 1,000 4
SWEDEN 3,700 600 5
SPAIN 2,550 1,300 2
BELGIUM 2,500 2,400 3
SOUTH AFRICA 2,500 800 4
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AUDIOVISUAL PRODUCTION IN AUSTRALIA: AUSTRALIAN FILM COM
MISSION 2007
AUSTRALIAN AWARDSAUSTRALIAN FILM INSTITUTE (AFI) AWARDS – BEST TELEVISION MINI-SERIES/TELEFEATURE, 1997–2006
Source: Australian Film Institute.
AUSTRALIAN FILM INSTITUTE (AFI) AWARDS – BEST TELEVISION DRAMA SERIES, 2002–2006
Source: Australian Film Institute.
AUSTRALIAN FILM INSTITUTE (AFI) AWARDS – BEST CHILDREN’S TELEVISION DRAMA SERIES, 1997–2006
Source: Australian Film Institute.
LOGIE AWARDS – MOST POPULAR AUSTRALIAN DRAMA, 1997–2007
Source: TV Week Logie Awards.
LOGIE AWARDS – MOST OUTSTANDING AUSTRALIAN DRAMA, 1997–2007
Source: TV Week Logie Awards.
LOGIE AWARDS – MOST OUTSTANDING AUSTRALIAN MINI-SERIES/TELEMOVIE, 1997–2007
Source: TV Week Logie Awards.
LOGIE AWARDS – MOST OUTSTANDING AUSTRALIAN COMEDY, 1997–2007
Source: TV Week Logie Awards.
YEAR TITLE
1997 Good Guys Bad Guys
1998 Wildside: Mini-series
1999 The Day of the Roses
2000 On the Beach
2001 My Brother Jack
2002 The Road from Coorain
2003 After the Deluge
2004 Marking Time
2005 The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant
2006 Remote Area Nurse: R.A.N.
YEAR TITLE
2002 Kath & Kim
2003 MDA
2004 Stingers
2005 Love My Way
2006 Love My Way
YEAR TITLE
1997 The Wayne Manifesto: Amy Pastrami Day
1998 Blabbermouth and Stickybeak
1999 See How They Run: Episode 1
2000 Eugenie Sandler P.I: Episode 2
2001 Cybergirl: Episode 1
2002 Short Cuts
2003 Out There
2004 Wicked Science
2005 Holly’s Heroes
2006 Mortified
YEAR TITLE
1997 Blue Heelers
1998 Blue Heelers
1999 Blue Heelers
2000 Blue Heelers
2001 All Saints
2002 All Saints
2003 All Saints
2004 McLeod’s Daughters
2005 McLeod’s Daughters
2006 Home and Away
2007 Home and Away
YEAR TITLE
1997 Water Rats
1998 Frontline
1999 Seachange
2000 Seachange
2001 Seachange
2002 The Secret Life of Us
2003 The Secret Life of Us
2004 The Secret Life of Us
2005 Love My Way
2006 Love My Way
2007 Love My Way
YEAR TITLE
1997 Not awarded
1998 Wildside
1999 The Day of Roses
2000 Not awarded
2001 Halifax FP: A Person of Interest
2002 Changi
2003 The Road from Coorain
2004 After the Deluge
2005 Jessica
2006 The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant
2007 Not awarded
YEAR TITLE
1997 Club Buggery
1998 Frontline
1999 Not awarded
2000 The Micallef Program
2001 The Games
2002 The Micallef Program
2003 Kath & Kim
2004 CNNNN; Kath & Kim
2005 The Chaser Decides
2006 We Can Be Heroes: Finding the Australian of the Year
2007 Rove Live
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