The below explores the sources of finance for the Australian documentary slate (excluding broadcaster-produced titles). While industry sources (mainly broadcasters including the ABC and SBS) provide the majority of finance to the documentary slate – 69 per cent across the five years to 2023/24 – government funding underpins annual documentary activity, with Screen Australia contributing 7 per cent of finance, the state agencies 5 per cent and the Producer Offset 19 per cent cashflowed in various ways.
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