Over the next five years Australian producers will find it even harder to secure theatrical releases for their films around the world but films will be capable of reaching even more eyeballs via myriad digital platforms.
Two Australian production companies have formed co-ventures with China which will see seven animated feature films produced over the next three years.
Just six days into his job as CEO of Screen Australia, Graeme Mason has identified piracy, release windows, the viability of Australian films and making the agency more accessible as among the top priorities.
Screen producers say they are being asked to cut costs and make programs for less money while the evaporation of the Australian TV market for feature films means distribution guarantees have been slashed, in some cases to zero.