Screen Australia is continuing the distribution service previously offered by Film Australia

As well as programs previously produced under Film Australia, we represent independently produced titles from leading filmmakers including Luigi Acquisto and Stella Zammataro, Brian Beaton, Anthony Buckley, Bob Connolly and Robin Anderson, Jessica Douglas-Henry and Mary-Ellen Mullane, Rod Freedman, Rachel Perkins, and Matt Tomaszewski.

Screen Australia promotes and sells programs both nationally and internationally. Recent titles have been licensed to the History Channel, Discovery, National Geographic, Qantas In-flight, MICO Japan, YLE Finland, Roadshow Entertainment, ABC Enterprises and Umbrella Entertainment among others.

We promote programs to schools, higher education and training institutions, public libraries, resource centres, various community groups and government and non-government organisations. As well as our website and annual catalogue, sales tools may include advertising, trade displays, flyers, direct mail and e-newletters as well as participation at workshops and conferences.

We send kits to our established networks of educational and non-theatric sub-distributors, and submit materials - including study guides we help develop - to education authorities, teacher associations and education journals for evaluation and review.

We also pitch programs for retail/sell-through licensing as well as distributing product direct through our existing channel of retail outlets.

In the global marketplace, Screen Australia's doumentary catalogue is represented by ABC Commercial, who provide a respected international distribution network and highly developed sales and marketing infrastructure which enables our National Interest Program titles and independently produced documentaries to reach the widest possible audience.

ABC Commercial Sales has extensive, in-depth knowledge of US, Canadian, European and Asian territories. This highly qualified and experienced team has strong relationships with buyers and broadcasters around the world and represents our distinctive catalogue at key international markets such as MIPDOC/MIPTV, MIPCOM and IDFA's Docs for Sale and in global sales and marketing campaigns.

We are interested in representing documentaries that sit naturally beside our National Interest Program productions. See the Programs area of the Screen Australia website to browse our current titles.

Programs must be cleared for worldwide distribution in all rights.

Download an information sheet, which outlines standard broadcast specifications.

 Film Australia Distribution Delivery Items (Acrobat PDF Document, 324kb)

Contact us for details of our standard Marketing and Distribution Agreements.

Screen Australia's Marketing and Distribution team may be able to offer a distribution advance of up to $10,000 for science and history documentaries now in production or close to completion.

Eligible documentaries must be compatible with our National Interest Program guidelines.

If you think your documentary is eligible, please send either a treatment, rough cut or fine cut to Screen Australia's Director of Marketing and Distribution for evaluation.

Successful applicants will have their program included in our sales catalogue for worldwide distribution.

For more information about our distribution services, the distribution advance or the market in general:

email sales@screenaustralia.gov.au
write PO Box 46 Lindfield NSW 2070 Australia
phone +61 2 9413 8705
fax +61 2 9416 9401