Statistical presentation

Data description

The statistics detail the financing of and costs associated with the production of Danish feature films, ie. where the money comes from and what it has been used for, and thus provides an insight into the financial framework conditions for Danish feature films. Furthermore the statistics describes the revenue of Danish feature films. The type of financing describes how the feature films are financed, eg. whether the financing is public support or private financing. A distinction is also made between Danish and foreign funding, and you can see, for example, how much of the funding comes from abroad and how many films have received foreign funding. Costs describe how the financing has been used and distinguish between labor costs and other costs. The type of revenue describes where the revenue originates from, e.g. cinema, video/DVD/VOD, TV, foreign revenue and other revenue. The target group shows whether the films are targeted at children, young people and families or adults. Both financing, costs and revenue can be distributed to the target group.

Classification system

Type of financing in the statistics bank table FILMFIN1 Total financing, DK - Public financing excl. TV support, DK - Public TV support, DK - Private financing excl. sale of distribution rights, DK - Sale of distribution rights, private financing, DK - Total financing, abroad - Public funding, abroad - Private financing excl. sale of distribution rights, abroad

Type of financing in the statbank table FILMFIN2 - Sale of distribution rights, abroad - Public financing excl. TV support - Public television support - Private financing excl. sale of distribution rights - Sale of distribution rights

Type of revenue in the statbank table FILMIND1 - Revenue, total - Cinema revenue - Video, DVD, VOD revenue - TV revenue - Foreign country revenue - Other revenue

Target group: - Children / young people / family - Adults

Sector coverage

The culture sector.

Statistical concepts and definitions

Danish feature films: Films that meet the following three criteria: 1) Stand-alone fiction productions of a minimum duration of 75 minutes 2) Productions produced by the Danish main producer, ie. a producer who conducts business through Denmark by establishing a permanent place of business or equivalent 3) Feature films that have received production support from the Danish Film Institute either through Consultant or Market scheme.

Salary costs: The part of the financing that has been spent on the remuneration of the people who have been involved in the production of the film, eg. the director, the A-photographer, the costume designer and the editor.

Target group: The audience that the film is aimed at. It can be children, young people and families or adults.

Public funding excl. TV support: Funds from the Danish Film Institute, Danish and foreign public institutions and foundations (eg Nordic Film & TV Foundation and Eurimages) as well as funds from DR and TV2 for interest.

Public TV support: Pre-sale and sale of public service distribution rights (typically TV shows on DR and TV2).

Other costs: The part of the financing that has been spent on other than salaries. It covers i.a. costs for camera, sound and light equipment, raw films, decorative materials, masks and wigs, location rental and film development.

Private financing excl. sale of distribution rights: Funds from Danish and foreign producers and co-producers.

Sale of distribution rights: Advance leasing payments and sale of private TV shows. In rare cases, Danish feature films are awarded funds from foreign state-owned media houses. These subsidies are considered private financing, as the media houses are not subject to the same obligations as DR and TV2.

Advance leasing payments: Prepayment of rights to distribute films.

Year: The year containing the date of the Danish cinema premiere; may in some cases be determined by an international premiere or premiere on other forms of distribution, eg. streaming services.

Statistical unit

Feature films

Statistical population

Danish feature films

Reference area

Denmark

Time coverage

The statistics cover the time period 2010 and onwards

Base period

Not relevant for this statistic.

Unit of measure

The following units of measurement are used: number of films, financing in million DKK, and costs in million kr.

Reference period

The statistics are compiled for films released during the calendar year.

Frequency of dissemination

Annual.

Legal acts and other agreements

Act on Statistics Denmark §6: Data comes from other public authorities and existing registers.

Cost and burden

The statistics are based on administrative registers. There is therefore no direct reporting burden in connection with the compilation of these statistics.

Comment

Other information can be found on the subject page about Cinemas and films or by inquiry to Statistics Denmark.