THE YEAR IN BRIEF
DURING 2017-2018, SCREENRIGHTS HAS:
• distributed a total of $42.8 million through 4,469 individual payments
to members
• raised $49.5 million in licence revenue and other income for the film and
television industries
• grown the number of titles registered by members to 1.66 million, up 11.4%
• achieved an expenses to collections ratio of 15.9%
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR INCLUDE:
• accelerated takeup of our educational streaming service, EnhanceTV, with
the service now reaching 20% of Australian primary schools
• launch of a new Cultural Fund, which will make available up to $200,000 in
2018/19 for initiatives designed to explore innovative approaches to the creation
of screen content for the education sector
• 267% growth in Screenrights Disbursements Administration Service, with
$2.1 million collected for distribution to filmmakers and investors in 15 film and
television projects
• continued advocacy for a strong and fair copyright regime that supports the
ongoing viability of screen production as well as facilitates access to the content
it creates
• redevelopment of the Screenrights website to improve navigation and access
to services for members and content users.
Full Annual Report is available at screenrights.org
Image Credits
The Almighty Johnsons Series 3
South Pacific Pictures
This is Brazil
Special Broadcasting Service
The Waler. Australia’s Great War Horse
MagoFilms
Hunting the Ice Whales
Natural History New Zealand
OVERVIEW OF KEY STATISTICS
FIGURE 1 Revenue from licences and other collection services (including interest), total and by
service type, 2015/16–2017/18
2017/18
2015/16
2016/17
$47.8m $46.8m $ 49.5m
30.8m
9.2m
4.2m
2.2m
1.1m
0.2m
31. 3m
9.5m
1.7m
2.4m
1.4m
0.6m
32.0m
9.6m
1.6m
2.3m
1.9m
2.1m
Australian Educational Service
(AES)
Australian Retransmission
Service
(ARS)
Australian Government Service
(AGS)
NZ Educational Service
(NZES)
International Collections Service
(ICS)
Disbursements by Screenrights
(DASA)
15.5%
14.8%
2016/17
2015/16
15.9%
2017/18
FIGURE 2 Overall expenditure to collections ratio, 2015/16–2017/18
FIGURE 3 Total funds available for distribution to members each year, 2008/09–2017/18
$29.45m $30.90m $30.93m $34.55m $40.54m $36.23m $39.7 2m $41. 22m $40. 07m $42.1 3m
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
2013/14
2014/15
2015/16
2016/17
2017/18
FIGURE 4 Breakdown of Screenrights expenditure for 2017/18
NZ $126,990
Legal $52,616
Operating Expenses $2,080,335
Promotions/Marketing $108,844
Licensing $17,971
Travel $61,230
Other $136,14 0
Employee Related $4,874,358
$8.15
MILLION
