MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
(under their registered business name FILMFEST LIMITED)
**all information from MIFF's 2017 operating year. See sources at bottom of page.
FOR FILMMAKERS
Short Film Submissions:
$60-$110 (Australian)
$70-$110 (International)
Feature Film Submissions:
$80-$120 (Australian)
$90-$130 (International)
Total revenue MIFF collects from Submission Fees (2017):
$170,256
Fees Paid to Filmmakers:
From the MIFF Submissions Team, "As per our Submission Regulations, we do not pay any rental or screening fees for submitted films."
OPERATIONS
Governance Model: Charitable Not-for-Profit Incorporation
# of Paid Employees:
Full time employees: 8
Part time employees: 5
Casual employees: 1
Full-time equivalent staff (FTE): 11
Estimated number of volunteers: 400
Board Members (2017):
Claire Dobbin
Andrew Myer
Teresa Zolnierkiev
Kim McGrath
Tim McGregor
Joel Pearlman
Dennis Tomaras
Paul Wiegard
Zahava Elenberg
Sam Mostyn
Amount of Government Funding: $1,266,600 (17.22%)
Total Revenue: $7,356,736
BOTTOM LINE
Total $$$ Paid to Filmmakers who submit through formal submission process: $0
*it is possible that MIFF is paying some short filmmakers to screen their work on a case by case basis, but their expressed policy is to not pay any films that pay to submit. It is our guess that they only pay for films that they request screen at the festival, including large-budget feature films being distributed by distribution corporations.
Total $$$ Paid in Employee Salaries: $1,571,331
Total Expenses of Festival: $7,118,485
Total Surplus for 2017: $238,251
Total Accrued Surplus as of Dec. 31, 2017: $1,811,111
REFERENCES:
Filmfest Limited - Consolidated Year-End Financial Statements as of Dec. 31, 2017