Defining the screen sector

The definition of the screen sector used for this report matches that used in MBIE’s Economic Trends in the New Zealand Screen Sector report (2021).

This defines the screen sector as the combination of production, distribution, and exhibition of motion pictures and video productions. This definition captures data from five Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC) categories (sub-sectors).

Table 1: Screen sector sub-sectors by ANZSIC code
Sub-sector description ANZSIC code and description
Production J5511 - Motion Picture and Video Production
Distribution J5512 - Motion Picture and Video Distribution
Exhibition J5513 - Motion Picture Exhibition
Post-production J5514 - Postproduction Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Activities
Broadcasting J5621 - Free-to-Air Television Broadcasting