An analysis of Australian documentary storytelling since 1997, with a focus on independent production companies.

Activity summary

Number of titles, hours and total budgets for Australian documentaries, since 1997/98

Budget ranges

Australian documentaries by budget range
Average cost per hour

Sources of finance

Sources of finance for Australian documentaries
Federal Government funding

About the data

Notes on the sources of data used in this section

In the archive

Pages no longer updated by Screen Australia:

FFC (Film Finance Corporation) financed documentaries, 1991/92–2007/08
Film Australia documentary production, 1996/97–2007/08
Number and sex of documentary filmmakers credited in various roles, 2004/05–2008/09
Production of animated documentaries
Animated documentary titles
Production of interactive documentaries
Interactive documentary titles