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Number of global documentaries funded by private investment.20201,656 (estimate)
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2021 Forecast1,803 (estimate)
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Number of global feature-length documentaries produced.201912,069
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202010,349
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2021 Forecast11,266 (calculated)
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Number of United States feature-length documentaries that are in need of investment.Current OR 2019, 2020, and 2021N/A
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Number of accredited investors in the United States.Current or most recent.137-155
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Average global budget for a feature-length documentaryCurrent or most recent.$500,000 average or $100,000-$10 million
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Average global deal amount for documentaries sold year-over-year.2015$3.61 million (Sundance estimate)
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2016$4.03 million (Sundance estimate)
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2017$5.06 million (Sundance estimate)
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2018$5.4 million (Sundance estimate)
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2019$8.22 million (Sundance estimate)
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2020$9.09 million (Sundance estimate)
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