FILM PRODUCTION| Contact |
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| Contact organisation | National Statistical Institute |
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| Contact organisation unit | Education and Culture Statistics Department |
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| Contact name | Eli Stefanova |
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| Contact person function | Chief Expert |
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| Contact mail address | 2, P. Volov Str.; 1038 Sofia, Bulgaria |
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| Contact email address | [email protected] |
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| Contact phone number | + 359 2 9857 602 |
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| Contact fax number |
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| Statistical presentation |
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| Data description | Subject of observation is the activity of Bulgarian film producers, which covers produced and fully accounted films for the year intended for exhibition in cinemas as well as for television broadcasting. Films produced exclusively for internet are excluded. |
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| Classification system | Not applicable. |
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| Sector coverage | The number of films produced includes nationally-financed films and co-productions with financial participation of national producers completed and fully accounted for the reference year. The survey excludes production of foreign films of which nationally-registered producers do not have any ownership. |
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| Statistical concepts and definitions | Full-length film is a film with a running time of 70 minutes or longer. Short and medium-length film is a film with a running time of less than 70 minutes. |
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| Statistical unit | Units of observation are the National Film Center and all companies/ legal entities with film production activity (incl. TV operators of nationwide coverage, Bulgarian film producers). |
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| Statistical population | The target population is Bulgarian film producers. |
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| Reference area | Whole country. |
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| Time coverage | 2003; 2006 - 2024 |
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| Base period | Not applicable. |
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| Statistical processing |
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| Source data | · National Film Center; · TV operators of nationwide coverage; · Bulgarian film producers. |
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| Frequency of data collection | Yearly |
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| Data collection | Exhaustive survey via electronic questionnaire 'Report on film production'. |
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| Data validation | Data verification and logical control of the micro data and aggregated data is done by the NSI headquarter. |
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| Data compilation | Not applicable. |
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| Adjustment | Not applicable. |
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| Quality management |
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| Quality assurance | Not applicable. |
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| Quality assessment | Not applicable. |
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| Relevance |
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| User needs | Main users of statistical information on film production are: · Ministry of Culture; · Users (including the media) interested in film production in the Republic of Bulgaria. |
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| User satisfaction | Not applicable. |
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| Completeness | High degree of completeness is ensured according to the methodology. |
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| Data completeness - rate | Not applicable (census). |
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| Accuracy and reliability |
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| Overall accuracy | Not applicable. |
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| Sampling error | Not applicable (census). |
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| Sampling errors - indicators | Not applicable. |
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| Non-sampling error | Not applicable. |
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| Coverage error | Not applicable. |
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| Over-coverage - rate | Not applicable. |
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| Common units - proportion | Not applicable. |
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| Measurement error | Not applicable. |
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| Non response error | Not applicable. |
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| Unit non-response - rate | Not applicable. |
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| Item non-response - rate | Not applicable. |
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| Processing error | Not applicable. |
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| Imputation - rate | |
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| Model assumption error | Not applicable. |
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| Seasonal adjustment | |
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| Data revision - policy | In accordance to the dates defined in the Release Calendar. |
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| Data revision - practice | In accordance to the dates defined in the Release Calendar. |
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| Data revision - average size | |
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| Timeliness and punctuality |
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| Timeliness | · Data collection: February - March; · Data processing: April; · Dissemination of national results: May. |
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| Time lag - first results | Not applicable. |
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| Time lag - final results | 2 months. |
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| Punctuality | In accordance with the dates defined in the Release Calendar. |
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| Punctuality - delivery and publication | Not applicable. |
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| Coherence and comparability |
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| Comparability - geographical | Not applicable. |
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| Asymmetry for mirror flows statistics - coefficient | Not applicable. |
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| Comparability - over time | Data are comparable. |
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| Length of comparable time series | Since 2006. |
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| Coherence - cross domain | Not applicable. |
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| Coherence - sub annual and annual statistics | Not applicable. |
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| Coherence - National Accounts | Not applicable. |
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| Coherence - internal | Not applicable. |
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| Accessibility and clarity |
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| News release | Regular press release on the NSI's website. |
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| Publications | · Statistical Yearbook; · Statistical Reference Book; · 'Bulgaria' (brochure). |
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| On-line database | Data on film production are available to all users on the NSI website under the heading Culture - Film production: http://www.nsi.bg/en/node/4615 and on the Information System Infostat: https://infostat.nsi.bg/infostat/pages/module.jsf?x_2=210 |
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| Data tables - consultations | Not available. |
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| Micro-data access | In accordance to the Rules on Provision of the Anonymised Individual Data for Scientific and Research purposes. |
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| Other | Information request in accordance to the Rules for Dissemination of Statistical Products and Services. |
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| Metadata - consultations | Not available. |
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| Documentation on methodology | Survey Methodology: http://www.nsi.bg/sites/default/files/files/metadata/Culture_4_Methodology_en.pdf |
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| Metadata completeness – rate | 100%. |
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| Quality documentation | Not applicable. |
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| Cost and burden |
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The average time for filling in the statistical report by the respondents is about 20 minutes. |
| Confidentiality |
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| Confidentiality - policy | · Law on Statistics; · Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 on European statistics (recital 24 and Article 20(4)) of 11 March 2009 (OJ L 87, p. 164), stipulates the need to establish common principles and guidelines ensuring the confidentiality of data used for the production of European statistics and the access to those confidential data with due account for technical developments and the requirements of users in a democratic society. |
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| Confidentiality – data treatment | In compliance to the Law on Statistics (Articles 25 and 26). |
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| Comment |
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