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Annual Report 2015-16 Annual Report 2015-16 Photograph acknowledgements Front cover (left to right, top to bottom) Aussie Gold Hunters (Electric Pictures) Jasper Jones (Porchlight Films, Bunya Productions) Hounds of Love (Factor 30 Films) Breath (Breath Films), Photographer Nic Duncan Bad Girl (George Nille & Co), Photographer Megan Lewis Who Flew First; Challenging the Wright Brothers (Artemis International) Surfing the Menu: The Next Generation (Noma Films), Photographer Alun Bartsch CONTENTS 1.0 STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE .................................................................................................................. 3 2.0 OVERVIEW OF THE AGENCY ..................................................................................................................... 4 2.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................. 4 2.2 OPERATIONAL STRUCTURE ...................................................................................................................... 6 2.3 PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK ...................................................................................... 11 2.3.1 OUTCOME BASED MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK .................................................................................. 11 2.3.2 CHANGES TO OUTCOME BASED MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK ............................................................ 11 2.3.3 SHARED RESPONSIBILITIES WITH OTHER AGENCIES .............................................................................. 11 3.0 AGENCY PERFORMANCE ........................................................................................................................ 12 3.1 REPORT ON THE SCREENWEST FUNDING PROGRAM 2015-16 .............................................................. 12 3.1.1 FUNDING APPLICATION ASSESSMENTS .................................................................................................. 13 3.1.2 FUNDING PROGRAM ALLOCATIONS....................................................................................................... 13 4.0 SIGNIFICANT ISSUES IMPACTING THE AGENCY ...................................................................................... 24 5.0 DISCLOSURES AND LEGAL COMPLIANCE ................................................................................................ 25 5.1 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ........................................................................................................................ 25 5.2 DETAILED KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS INFORMATION ................................................................. 56 5.3 MINISTERIAL DIRECTIVES ....................................................................................................................... 60 5.4 OTHER FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES ........................................................................................................... 60 5.4.1 PRICING POLICIES OF SERVICES PROVIDED ............................................................................................ 60 5.4.2 CAPITAL WORKS ..................................................................................................................................... 60 5.4.3 EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ......................................................................................... 60 5.4.4 GOVERNANCE DISCLOSURES .................................................................................................................. 62 5.5 OTHER LEGAL REQUIREMENTS .............................................................................................................. 64 5.5.1 EXPENDITURE ON ADVERTISING, MARKET RESEARCH, POLLING AND DIRECT MAIL ............................ 64 5.5.2 DISABILITY ACCESS AND INCLUSION PLAN OUTCOMES ......................................................................... 64 5.5.3 COMPLIANCE WITH PUBLIC SECTOR STANDARDS AND ETHICAL CODES ............................................... 66 5.5.4 RECORDKEEPING PLANS ......................................................................................................................... 66 5.6 GOVERNMENT POLICY REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................................ 67 5.6.1 SUBSTANTIVE EQUALITY ........................................................................................................................ 67 5.6.2 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY, HEALTH AND INJURY MANAGEMENT ............................................................ 61 APPENDIX 1 SCREENWEST FUNDING COMMITMENTS 2015-16 .......................................................... 68 APPENDIX 2 SCREENWEST FUNDED PRODUCTIONS ENTERING PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY 2015-16 ... 76 Acronyms AACTA Australian Academy Cinema Television Arts ABC Australian Broadcasting Corporation ACS Australian Cinematographers Society ADG Australian Directors Guild AFI Australian Film Institute AFTRS Australian Film Television and Radio School AIDC Australian International Documentary Conference APRA Australasian Performing Rights Association ASE Australian Screen Editors ASSG Australian Screen Sound Guild ATOM Australian Teachers of Media AWG Australian Writers’ Guild AWGIE AWG national awards DCA Department of Culture and the Arts FTI Film and Television Institute (WA) MIFF Melbourne International Film Festival MIPCOM Marché Internationale de Programmes Communications MIPTV Marché Internationale de Programmes de Television MRA Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority NITV National Indigenous Television PIAF Perth International Arts Festival SBS Special Broadcasting Service SPA Screen Producers Australia WA Western Australia(n) WASAs Western Australian Screen Awards 2 SCREENWEST ANNUAL REPORT 2015-16 1.0 STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE For year ended 30 June 2016 HON JOHN DAY MLA MINISTER FOR CULTURE AND THE ARTS In accordance with section 63 of the Financial Management Act 2006 (WA), we hereby submit for your information and presentation to Parliament, the Annual Report of Screenwest Inc for the financial year ending 30 June 2016. The Report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Financial Management Act 2006. Yours sincerely Janelle Marr CHAIR SCREENWEST 1 September 2016 Contacts Postal: PO Box 8349, Perth Business Centre, WA 6849 Street: Gordon Stephenson House, 140 William Street, Perth, Western Australia 6000 Internet: www.screenwest.wa.gov.au Email: [email protected] Telephone: +61 8 6552 7700 SCREENWEST ANNUAL REPORT 2015-16 3 2.0 OVERVIEW OF THE AGENCY 2.1 Executive Summary The global screen industry is a challenging environment to operate in and is becoming increasingly so. At Screenwest we are very fortunate to have long term funding partners in the State Government of Western Australia and Lotterywest, whose long-standing commitment to the screen sector has enabled Screenwest and our screen community to grow and thrive. The State Government’s support grew during the year with the commitment of $16 million from Royalties for Regions to establish the Western Australian Regional Film Fund. 2015 Premier’s Awards for Public Sector Excellent - Ian Booth, Chief Executive Screenwest; Ngor Tan, Country Manager China, Department Managed by Screenwest, the new fund will provide of State Development; Premier Hon Colin Barnett MLA; Janelle Marr, finance to significant film and television projects to Chair Screenwest; and Stuart Crockett, Director, International Trade enrich the vibrancy of regional Western Australian and Investment, Department of State Development. communities, stimulate regional screen industry activity, and build local capacity. WA Screen Industry Outcomes Accepting applications from 1 July 2016, the interest Overall it was an encouraging year for Western in the new funding opportunity has already been high Australian productions, with 45 productions entering and we look forward to welcoming high profile principal photography. Screenwest invested $7.8 projects to the State. million into these productions, with the production budgets totalling $48 million. The pace and scale of change being faced by the screen industry is significant and ongoing. As with A record seven features were shot during the year: A the industry, Screenwest is also evolving. During the Few Less Men, Bad Girl, Breath, Hounds of Love, year we undertook industry research and consulted Jasper Jones, OtherLife and feature documentary with a wide range of stakeholders to develop the Whiteley. These were a mix of projects that had been agency’s next five year strategic plan. The Screenwest developed by Western Australians as well as national Strategic Plan 2016-2021 builds on the work projects attracted to Western Australia for the undertaken so far. It provides a refocussing and stunning locations, storylines and talent. renewal of efforts with emphasis placed on the areas’ most pertinent to the Western Australian industry Also filmed were 10 documentary series, seven and community. documentary singles, five short projects (web-series, TV pilot, short film), and 15 Indigenous Community A highlight for Screenwest during the year was, in Stories recordings. partnership with the Department of State Development, winning the 2015 Premier’s Award for The landscapes of regional Western Australia were Public Sector Excellence in the ‘Western Australia in the prime location for many productions during the Asia’ category. The agency was honoured for its work year. in connecting production companies in Western Australia with production companies
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