Screen Australia Data Reveals Marketplace Financing Covers Only a Fraction of Production Budgets

By Naman Ramachandran

Naman Ramachandran

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Screen Australia has released a new analysis of 197 narrative production applications submitted between January 2023 and October 2025, finding that marketplace contributions – while a consistent presence in finance plans – are rarely enough on their own to fully fund a project.

The data, drawn from 119 feature film, 59 adult television drama and 19 children’s television drama applications, was compiled by the agency’s Market & Audience team to help producers benchmark realistic expectations for distribution advances, minimum guarantees, presales and gap financing.

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