If the government were to adopt the recent House of Reps inquiry’s recommendations to level each of the offsets to 30 per cent and decouple the Location and PDV Offsets, the total value that offset-supported production adds to the Australian economy every year would grow by almost 35 per cent to $1.6 billion by 2021-22.
Organisations from across Australia's creative industries have urged the government not to adopt the Productivity Commission’s proposed changes to copyright law.
Mosaic Defredes and Allison Daniel pleaded guilty in the Downing Centre Local Court on charges relating to the possession and sale of thousands of counterfeit DVDs.
The Australian film and television industry contributed a significant $5.8 billion into the nation’s economy in 2012-13 despite a 12.2% fall since 2009-10, according to a new report prepared by Deloitte Access Economics.
Film and TV production in Australia has been growing but the entire sector's economic contribution has shrunk and employment has fallen, according to a new study.