Producer Offset and Co-Production Unit – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Working with and in Australia means you can draw on some of the world’s best locations, actors, creative teams, crews, post and VFX studios.
A Letter of Representation from all companies that provided Post Production (including Sound), VFX and Animation services on the film must be provided with all applications for a final certificate for the Producer Offset.
This must be sworn by a person from the applicant company who is in a position to attest to the veracity of the application materials – eg a company director, a producer and witnessed by somebody authorised at law to do so.
The case study is intended to provide information in a practical way about how one production company used a Substituted Accounting Period (SAP) to its advantage.
Ten years after its introduction the Producer Offset is proving invaluable to producers not accessing any other government funding. But there are concerns.
With the Producer Offset now 10 years old, this report collates the experiences of producers and broadcasters to analyse its effects in a time of continued change.
Reports on producers' experiences with the Offset, the benefits it has delivered, and the ways it has impacted on business practices.
This budget is for all feature films (including documentary features). This budget template is intended for all projects, regardless of whether you are applying for the Producer Offset or not.
This budget template is intended for all projects, regardless of whether you are applying for the Producer Offset or not.
A template for Documentary budgeting.
The treatment of rentals and assets used in a production requires particular attention from applicants who are not producing their project through a special purpose vehicle (SPV) company.
Guidance on how the Producer Offset works for co-productions; tips, traps, issues