Film and Video Production and Distribution Services

NAME OF ORGANISATION
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)

OVERVIEW
The collection of statistics for the film and video production and distribution industries is planned to be undertaken three yearly. The collection was a census of employing businesses in the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC) classes 9111-Film and Video Production and 9112-Film and Video Distribution.

PURPOSE
The collection was undertaken in response to user's need for financial information about the film and video industry, to measure its size and structure on a regular basis, and its contribution to the Australian economy.

SCOPE
The collection was a survey of businesses and organisations mainly engaged in the film and video production and distribution industries. The scope of the collection was based on the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC) classes:

• 9111 Film and Video Production; consisting of businesses/organisations mainly engaged in the production of motion pictures on film or video tape for theatre or television projection. This class also includes such services as casting, film editing and titling.
• 9112 Film and Video Distribution; consisting of businesses/organisations mainly engaged in leasing or wholesaling motion pictures on film or video tape to organisations for exhibition or sale. This class also includes agents mainly engaged in leasing and wholesaling films and videos to organisations.

Conceptual framework
This publication provides key financial statistics and some activity data for the film and video production and distribution industries. The data items are consistent with the Economic Activity Survey (EAS) requirements. The collection uses the ANZSIC classification.

The statistics are consistent with ABS Australian National Accounts (ANA) requirements and enable the derivation of industry gross product.

Main outputs
The publication contains the following tables at the Australia level:

• sources of income
• items of expenditure
• characteristics of employment
• selected statistics by employment size groupings
• selected performance ratios
• assets, liabilities and net worth
• film and video production activity
• selected statistics for productions made specifically for television.

• number of businesses
• employment
• wages and salaries
• gross income

Other concepts (summary)
Not applicable

GEOGRAPHIC DETAIL
Australia
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
ACT

Comments and/or Other Regions
Not applicable

COLLECTION FREQUENCY
3 Yearly

Frequency comments
The collection is run approximately 3 yearly (subject to review).

COLLECTION HISTORY
Statistics for the film and video production and distribution industries were first collected in respect of the 1993-94 financial year. Other collections were conducted in respect of 1996-97 and 1999-2000.

Royalties payments and income were considered to be non-operating expenses and income for all collections prior to 1996-97 collection. Consistent with the changes in ANA standards, from 1996-97 royalties expenses and income were treated as operating and so contribute to the derivation of industry gross product.

DATA AVAILABILITY
Yes