Ausfilm

What Ausfilm does

Ausfilm International Incorporated is a membership organization that promotes Australia's screen production industry to international film and television producers. Incorporated in New South Wales, Australia, the organization operates as a public-private partnership between Australian federal and state/territory screen agencies and corporate members across studios, VFX, post-production, sound stages, and equipment supply. Ausfilm's core function is to connect international filmmakers with Australian production capabilities, leveraging Australia's competitive tax incentive regime — including the 30% Location Offset (legislated July 2024), 30% PDV Offset, and 30-40% Producer Offset — combined with state/territory incentives of up to 15%.

The organization operates from headquarters in Sydney and a wholly-owned subsidiary, Ausfilm USA Inc, in Los Angeles, with stated activity in the United Kingdom, Canada, France (Annecy), India, and South Korea. It offers tiered Corporate and Platinum membership programs that provide members with meeting schedules in LA, networking events, marketing campaigns, production leads, magazine features, and access to policy advocacy. Ausfilm also maintains online directories (Australian Screen Businesses, Locations, Sound Stages, Filmography), an annual Ausfilm Magazine publication (now in its 13th edition), an Insider video series, and an events program including Ausfilm Week in Los Angeles, VES Awards Mixers, and Partner with Australia trade missions.

Ausfilm's revenue derives from annual membership fees across approximately 40 member companies and direct Australian federal government funding administered through the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts. The organization is governed by a Board comprising five government screen agency representatives, five corporate member representatives, and an independent chairperson, currently Samantha Martin-Williams (appointed October 2024). It is not a venture-backed or publicly traded entity; it is a structurally government-supported industry body rather than a commercial enterprise, with no disclosed revenue figures and a small core team of approximately ten staff led by CEO Kate Marks.

Name

Ausfilm

Legal name

Ausfilm International Incorporated

Website

https://ausfilm.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ausfilm is a government-supported membership organization that connects international film and TV producers with Australia's screen production capabilities, leveraging 30% Location and PDV Offsets, a 40+ member network, and offices in Sydney and Los Angeles to attract foreign production spend.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Film Industry Promotion Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (51211), Motion Picture and Video Industries (5121), Motion Picture and Video Production (512110)

SIC

Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819), Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Film Festivals & Festival Organizers (MPADAKAD)

Keywords

• Screen production promotion
• Film location services
• Production tax incentives
• Visual effects services
• Screen industry membership

Headquarters

HQ city

Sydney

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Ausfilm operates as a member-based organization drawing annual fees from membership. They offer Corporate, Platinum, Screen Agency, and Associated Screen Agency membership tiers with varying benefit levels. Membership provides access to international business development opportunities, networking events, marketing campaigns, and a platform for industry voice to government.
2. Government Funding: Ausfilm receives funding from the Australian Government, through the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications, to deliver a promotional program.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Ausfilm is a membership organisation that brings together Australia's screen businesses and government agencies to promote Australia as a destination for international film and TV production. With offices in Sydney and Los Angeles, it sells Corporate and Platinum memberships to Australian production service providers, post-production and VFX facilities, studios and screen agencies, and uses those memberships plus Australian Government funding to deliver outbound promotion, business matchmaking and curated information (directories, location library, filmography, factsheets, events, magazine) to international studios, streamers and producers considering filming or post-producing in Australia.

Product overview

Ausfilm is a membership organization that connects international film and TV makers with Australia's screen production capabilities. The organization offers a unified portfolio of services centered around Australia's globally competitive screen incentives (Location Offset at 30%, PDV Offset at 30%, and Producer Offset at 30-40%), complemented by membership programs (Corporate and Platinum tiers), a directory of Australian screen businesses, location scouting resources, sound stage facilities, an events program (including Ausfilm Week and VES Awards Mixers), and Ausfilm Magazine publications. The organization operates offices in Sydney and Los Angeles to facilitate international production partnerships.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corporate Membership

Quantifiable outcome

• Record-breaking foreign production activity in Australia
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Screen Australia (UK Market Initiative)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 March 2026Joint UK Market Initiative launched by Ausfilm and Screen Australia to promote Australian screen capabilities and co-production opportunities in the UK market.
• Screen AustraliacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal government screen agency and founding member of Ausfilm. Provides administrative oversight for the Producer Offset incentive and sits on the Ausfilm Board.
• Screen NSWcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNSW state screen agency and Ausfilm Board member. Supports productions filming in New South Wales through location assistance and incentive programs.
• Screen QueenslandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerQueensland state screen agency and Ausfilm Board member. Supports productions filming in Queensland including post and VFX work.
• VicScreencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVictorian state screen agency and Ausfilm Board member. Supports productions filming in Victoria including those at Docklands Studios Melbourne.
• ScreenwestcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWestern Australian state screen agency and Ausfilm Board member. Promotes filming in Western Australia including Perth Film Studios.
• Screen TasmaniacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTasmanian state screen agency and Ausfilm Board member supporting productions in Tasmania.
• Screen TerritorycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNorthern Territory screen agency and Ausfilm Board member supporting productions in the Northern Territory.
• South Australian Film CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSouth Australian state screen agency and Ausfilm Board member supporting productions in South Australia.
• Australian Government Office for the ArtscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdministers the Location Offset and PDV Offset through the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Malta Film Commission: Malta's national film promotion body offering generous cash rebates and facilitating international productions on the island — comparative smaller-country peer competing for the same Hollywood and European productions.
• Korea Film Council (KOFIC): South Korea's national film promotion body, administering production incentives and operating international outreach to position Korea as a filmmaking destination — a direct peer in the country-as-destination promotion model.
• Screen Ireland: Ireland's national screen agency promoting the country as a filming destination via the Section 481 tax incentive, running international events in LA, and connecting global producers with Irish crew and facilities — comparable to Ausfilm's Sydney/LA model.
• New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC): New Zealand's national screen promotion body administering incentives and connecting international productions with local crews, studios, and post-production facilities — structurally very similar to Ausfilm's mandate.
• British Film Commission: The UK's national film promotion body with offices in London and Los Angeles, working to attract international film and TV productions to the UK through tax relief and crew/facility matchmaking — a direct functional analog to Ausfilm.

Regional players

• Ontario Creates: Ontario's film and television agency administering tax credits and promoting the province to international productions — directly comparable mission to Ausfilm at provincial scale with a similar incentive-driven GTM.
• Film London: London's screen agency promoting the city as a filming destination and connecting productions with crew and locations — operates at city/regional level with a similar "connect international productions to local services" mandate.
• Screen Scotland: Scotland's national screen agency promoting the country as a filming destination through tax relief and crew matchmaking, with international outreach in LA — operates a comparable model to Ausfilm but at sub-national scale.
• Creative BC: British Columbia's film commission administering production incentives and marketing the province to international studios — comparable to Ausfilm but at provincial/sub-national scope rather than national.
• California Film Commission: California's state-level film office promoting the state to productions through the Film & Television Tax Credit Program and permitting support — functionally similar to Ausfilm at the sub-national level.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ausfilm
• Facebookfacebook.com/Ausfilm
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ausfilm
• Instagraminstagram.com/ausfilm_international

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Ausfilm