About $8 million will go to Arts Industry Development in 2019-20.

That's not including an injection of approximately $8 million for the development of new contemporary theatre, the Hedburg, in Hobart.

The most exciting news for the north is most likely the Northern Tasmania Arts Organisations Initiative, which will distribute $100,000 in grants a year for the next two years.

The money is available for artists in northern council areas, with more information through arts.tas.gov.au.

"The government will invest to deliver high quality arts activities that strengthen the region's arts sector, engage and inspire audiences and the wider community, and benefit Northern Tasmania's professional artists and art workers," the budget papers said.

Government investment in arts seems to be working: the budget papers reveal attendance at state-funded cultural venues increased by about 40,000 in the past year, with 319,274 people coming through the doors.

However, the biggest losers coming out of the 2019-20 budget are Screen Tasmania. Funding for Screen Industry Development will decrease by about $700,000 next financial year, to $2,148,000.

An eventual reduction to $1,708,000 a year by 2023 is planned in the forward estimates.

The budget papers stated this reflects a planned reduction in cash flow to the Screen Innovation Fund, which has been structured as $2 million of taxpayer money across three years.

That includes $1 million to support the Gloaming, a new TV show from Vicki Madden (the Kettering Incident, the Bill), and $700,000 for a partnership with SBS.

On the other hand, the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra was supported by the state government to the tune of $2 million this year and will be again next year.

In terms of events, Festivale will be the recipients of $150,000 a year until 2021, with no money announced after that.

The inaugural Laughs of Launnie festival received $100,000 from the Department of State Growth in 2018-19, but no money has been budgeted in 2019-20 and beyond.

As expected, Mona Foma's move to Launceston will be supported with $1.75 million a year until 2021.

And Ten Days on the Island will continue to receive about $1.3 million a year, as it did this year.

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