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Screen Australia Data Reveals Marketplace Financing Covers Only a Fraction of Production Budgets

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According to Screen Australia's analysis of nearly two hundred production applications filed between January twenty twenty-three and October twenty twenty-five, marketplace financing—contributions from streaming platforms and international buyers—appears in most project budgets, but rarely covers the full cost of production. The study examined one hundred nineteen feature films and fifty-nine television dramas, confirming that producers still need multiple funding sources.

Source: https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/screen-australia-marketp...

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