QUESTIONNAIRE ON FEATURE FILM STATISTICS
, posted on the UIS website (www.uis.unesco.org) and published in international
reports.
Gratitude is extended to the Minist鑢e de la Culture et des Communications and the Minist鑢e des
Relations internationales of the Government of Qu閎ec for their financial contributions which enabled
the UIS to develop and launch this questionnaire.
Please return the completed questionnaire before 30 September 2007 to:
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
(Ref.: Questionnaire on Feature Film Statistics)
C.P. 6128, Succursale Centre-Ville
Montreal, QC H3C 3J7
CANADA
E-mail: survey@uis.unesco.org
Fax: (1
514)
343-5740
If you have any queries concerning the questionnaire, please contact the UIS by e-mail, fax
(indicated above) or by telephone (1
514)
343-6880.
Before completing this questionnaire, please refer to the definitions and notes
provided in the Appendix.
The questionnaire is intended to cover all data pertaining to the film industry in your country.
The data to be supplied should refer to the calendar or financial years 2005 and 2006,
depending on the accounting and information arrangements in your country.
If any data are based on an estimate, please provide the source and the year for which they
are provided and any other information that may clarify or explain the data. Please indicate
any provisional or estimated figures with an asterisk (*).
Please do not leave any space blank. Use the following symbols if you do not have the data
requested:
a = category not applicable
m = missing data (or not available)
n = quantity
nil
x = data included with another category (to be included in a footnote)
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IDENTIFICATION OF THE RESPONDENT
Please provide details below of the person(s) responsible for completing this questionnaire.
Respondent 1:
Surname: .................................................... First name: ............................................. Male Female
Job title (or position): ............................................................................................................................................
Department, division, sector or service (if any): ...................................................................................................
Name of institution: ...............................................................................................................................................
Nature of institution (select only one option):
Public
Private
Other
Ministry or government agency
Film and television institute
Specify:.........................
National statistical office
Other
(specify):....................
Other
(specify): .................................
Mailing
address: ...................................................................................................................................................
City: ..................................................................... Postal
code: .....................................................................
Telephone: ( ) ...............................................
Fax: ( ) .......................................................................
Mobile phone: ( ) ..........................................
E-mail:...............................................................................
Institutional website: .............................................................................................................................................
Respondent 2
(if necessary):
Surname: .................................................... First name: ............................................. Male Female
Job title (or position): ............................................................................................................................................
Department, division, sector or service (if any): ...................................................................................................
Name of institution: ...............................................................................................................................................
Nature of institution (select only one option):
Public
Private
Other
Ministry or government agency
Film and television institute
Specify:.........................
National statistical office
Other
(specify):....................
Other
(specify): .................................
Mailing
address: ...................................................................................................................................................
City: ..................................................................... Postal
code: .....................................................................
Telephone: ( ) ...............................................
Fax: ( ) .......................................................................
Mobile phone: ( ) ..........................................
E-mail:...............................................................................
Institutional website: .............................................................................................................................................
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SECTION 1. NATIONAL PRODUCTION OF FEATURE FILMS
Data requested in this section should refer to feature lms intended for commercial exhibition in
cinemas. Films produced for television broadcasting, as well as newsreels and publicity films,
should be excluded.
National production of feature lms
1.1
By ticking the appropriate box, please indicate (selecting only one option) which of the following
criteria is used to classify a national feature lm as having been produced in the year of
reference:
The
lm was completed in that year.
Regardless of the date of its completion, the lm was cleared for public showing by
censorship or any other relevant authority in that year.
Regardless of the date of its completion, the lm had its rst public showing in that year.
Any other criterion (please specify): ____________________________________________
1.2
In the table below, please provide the number of national feature films by type of production
produced in 2005 and 2006.
Number of national feature lms produced
Type of production
2005
2006
100% national
Majority co-production
Minority co-production
National
co-production
TOTAL
TOTAL
1.3
Does your country use criteria other than the financing component to categorise a feature film
as a national production, such as the nationality of the director?
Yes (Please provide details in the box below.)
No
4
1.4
Please provide the total number of national feature films originally produced and post-produced
digitally in your country in 2006.
Number of national feature
Number of national feature
films
originally produced digitally
films
post-produced digitally
National co-production of feature lms
1.5
In the table below, please list the top five countries which have participated in national
co-production of feature films for the years 2005 and 2006.
Original language of national feature films
1.6
In the table below, please provide the number of national feature films by original language
produced in 2005 and 2006.
2005
2006
Country of origin
Number of national
feature films
co-produced
Country of origin
Number of national
feature films
co-produced
1
st
1
st
2
nd
2
nd
3
rd
3
rd
4
th
4
th
5
th
5
th
2005
2006
Original language
Number of national
feature films
produced
Original language
Number of national
feature films
produced
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
Others
Others
TOTAL
TOTAL
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SECTION 2. DISTRIBUTION OF FEATURE FILMS
Data on distribution companies should refer to head offices. Regional and affiliated branches
should be excluded.
Distribution companies
2.1
In the table below, please provide the number of distribution companies by origin for the years
2005 and 2006.
Number of distribution companies
Origin of distribution company
2005
2006
Nationally-controlled company
Foreign-controlled company
TOTAL
2.2
In the table below, please list the top three distribution companies which had the highest market
share in percentage for the years 2005 and 2006.
Copies of feature films distributed
2.3
In the table below, please provide the number of copies of feature lms by origin distributed in
2005 and 2006.
2005
2006
Origin of feature film
Number of
feature films
Number of
copies
distributed
Number of
feature films
Number of
copies
distributed
100% national
National
National
co-production
Foreign
TOTAL
2005
2006
Name of distribution company
Market
share in %
Name of distribution company
Market
share in %
1
st
1
st
2
nd
2
nd
3
rd
3
rd
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SECTION 3. CINEMAS
3.1
In the table below, please provide the number of cinemas by type for the years 2005 and 2006.
Type of cinema
2005
2006
1 screen
2 to 7 screens
8 screens or more (multiplexes)
Other facilities (e.g. cine clubs)
TOTAL
3.2
Please provide the t