foreign drama production
activity summary

foreign drama titles undertaking work in australia

The level of foreign production activity in Australia is influenced by a range of factors inlcuding the Australian dollar, and government rebates and incentives. The overall trend for foreign spend in Australia, on both shoot and PDV-only titles, has been upwards, as has the proportion of total Australian expenditure.

2022/23 set a new record for total foreign spend in Australia. Foreign shoot and PDV-only titles spent $1.22 billion, up 35% from 2021/22, and 50% above the 5-year average. This total includes the following:

• A new record spend of $809 million from foreign titles that shot in Australia. This was up 83% on 2021/22, driven by record spend among foreign features.
• Spend of $410 million on foreign PDV-only titles. This was down by 11% on 2021/22; however, this was still 47% above the 5-year average.