Sources of finance for the Australian documentary slate in Australia, Canada and France (not including titles made in-house by TV broadcasters)

Government sources (excluding public broadcasters) provide the highest proportion of funding to the annual documentary slates in Australia and Canada (48.8 per cent and 33.8 per cent of the slate respectively), and the second highest in France (20.1 per cent), where producers provide almost the same proportion (19.8 per cent).

The largest contribution to the French slate comes from broadcasters (including public broadcasters) – 41 per cent, compared to 29.6 per cent in Canada and 23.5 per cent in Australia. Australia has the highest level of foreign finance – 14.1 per cent compared to 10.5 per cent in Canada and 7.7 per cent in France.

Sources of finance for documentary slate (% share)

Source:
Australia: Australian Film Commission (AFC), seven-year average 1999/00 to 2005/06.
Canada: Getting Real Volume 2, 2004 and Volume 3, 2007 Documentary Organisation of Canada, CFTPA Profile 2005 and 2006, ten-year average 1996/97 to 2005/06.
France: CNC Results May 2007, nine-year average 1998 to 2006.

Notes:
Figures include Australian Film Commission estimates.