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Funding opportunities Centre du Cinéma or 50000 € for animated films. et de l’Audiovisuel (CCA) Foreign projects can be eligible if all the admissibility conditions are met. The maximum amount for those projects is 15000 €. Admissibility: independent pro- CSF (Film Selection Commis- duction company, registered in sion) – Short-length Films pro- Belgium. the whole support has duction and postproduction to be spent in Belgium. The di- GENERAL OVERVIEW support - made up of profes- rector has to be Belgian or Eu- Population: 10,9 million sionals, must issue an advice on ropean citizen (or resident in Languages: French, Dutch each admissible file submitted Belgium for 5 years). The direc- and German by the candidates. This advice tor’s nationality and country of Currency: Euro is then transmitted to the com- residence play a part in the dis- Number of theatres and petent Minister, who decides tinction between a national or a screens: 491 screens on granting or not the subsi- foreign project. (144 digital screens) / dies. For short-length films, the For foreign projects: All the 103 theatres committee meets 3 times a year. admissibility conditions above The members are spread over 2 must have been met. 30% of the Average admission colleges to examine the projects: financing has to be confirmed. per inhabitants: 2,055 • 1st college: Director’s first In 2010, 27 shorts have been Full-length films: short-length film granted for production or post- 39 productions, • 2nd college: Director’s 2nd and production (38000 € in average). 30 co-productions in 2009 following short-length film Ministère de la Communauté Supported Projects: cinema- française Short-length films: Service général About 100 a year tographic works of less than 60 min. (fiction, ) dedi- de l’Audiovisuel Governmental organisations cated to cinema theatres scree- et des Multimédias in charge of the cinema: ning in priority. Boulevard Léopold II, 44 B - Centre du Cinéma et de Amounts: The subsidies to pro- 1080 Brussels l’Audiovisuel (CCA) duction or post-production Tel: +32 2 413 35 02 - Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds granted by the French Commu- Eve-Laure Avigdor: (VAF) nity of Belgium are advances on [email protected] income, reimbursable from the www.centreducinema.be first euro on the net operating world income of the film. Ac- tually, producers can apply for maximum 42500 € for fictions Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds (shorts) 150 000 € (medium) 833 500 €), 9 medium (VAF) - Aid to production Animation: 175 000 € (shorts) length documentary 400 000 € (medium) films were supported Conditions: Amounts limited (237 575 €) and 1 mino- in function of the global budget rity medium length do- Supported projects : short-len- for films. cumentary film 33 750 €. gth (up to 25 min.) and me- The commission gathers 4 times Vlaams Audiovisueel dium-length (between 25 and a year. Fonds 59 min.) fiction films, animated In 2012, 6 short-length fiction, Bischoffsheimlaan 38 films and documentaries. among which 1 minoritary fla- 1000 Brussel Maximal aid mish film, have been granted Tel: +32 2 226 06 30 Fiction: 87 500 € (shorts) (320 000 euros), 12 short-len- [email protected] 300 000 € (medium) gth animated films (2 minorita- www.vaf.be Documentaries: 42 500 € ry) have been granted (around

Tax Shelter of audiovisual Works with the new possibility of finan- The Tax Shelter is a tax incentive exception, however, of televi- cing this type of work. meant to encourage the pro- sion broadcasting companies. While some companies are duction of belgian audiovisual To be eligible, audiovisual works beginning to include the works and films. This mecha- must be approved by relevant tax shelter in their short nism allows a company wishing departments of the Community films financing plan, this to invest by providing financial as a European work as defined is still a new phenomenon, backing for audiovisual produc- by the Directive «Television wi- and therefore more difficult tions to benefit from exemption thout frontiers « of October 3, to quantify and evaluate. of any retained taxable profits 1989 (89/552/EEC). Federal Public Service worth up to 150% of the sums FINANCE actually paid. Tax Shelter and short Rue de la Loi 24 Eligibility: all resident compa- length films B-1000 Brussels nies and Belgian establishments Since January 1st, 2010 the op- Tél. : +32 257 938 35 of non-resident companies portunity to benefit from the Véronique TAI: whose main purpose is the de- tax shelter is open to short films. [email protected] velopment and the production This mechanism is therefore a

Regional Funds CLAP: Bureau d’accueil des paid in 2 instalments: first, after tournages des Provinces de the location scouting and se- Liège, Luxembourg et Namur cond, after the production. Support grant to the produc- Conditions: set-finding in the tion of short-length films Provinces of Liège, Luxembourg Supported projects: and/or Namur, as well as the short-length film shooting if set-finding prospec- Admissibility: grants are ting is positive. The request can strictly limited to short be filed any time. films produced by a Bel- CLAP asbl gian producer, possibly Rue des Croisiers, 17 co-produced with a fo- 4000 Liège reign producer. Tel. : + 32 4 237 97 41 Maximal aid: 2 000 € www.clapliege.be SHORT FILMS SUPPORTS IN BELGIUM

Province de Hainaut naut and primarily help hai- tors, service companies, Supported projects: documen- nuyers or resident in Hainaut technicians and actors. taries and short-length films filmmakers. Are also taken into Hainaut Cinéma asbl Maximum amount of aid: account in the assessment of DGAC 15 000 € (on an annual budget the case: the location of the pro- Rue A. Warocqué, 59 of 50 000,00 €) duction company in Hainault, B-7100 La Louvière Conditions: The Provincial hainuyer heritage promotion Tel: +32 64 312 800 Fund is open to producers lo- and location of the shooting, [email protected] cated in the province of Hai- the use of hainuyers contrac- www.hainaut.be Broadcaster RTBF Special fund Admissibility: projects submitted must have a Belgian co-producer (profit company or not) which files folder. 2 sessions per year RTBF (public television) co-pro- are planned: a first between late duces 10 short films a year March and early May and a se- (among which 1 minor) thanks cond between late September CO-PRODUCTION to the RTBF Special Fund – a and early November. Projects can AGREEMENTS: credit managed by the CCA on be submitted only once. which RTBF has a right to draw RTBF As concerns the audiovisual according to the projects it wi- Arlette Zylberberg – in charge co-production, the recur- ring partners vary whether shes to co-produce. of fiction people work with the French Boîte BRR056 Projects supported: 5 to 50 min. or the Flemish Community: works of fiction or animation Desk 7M22 on the one hand, they cultu- (film school excluded) Boulevard Reyers, 52 rally turn to France, on the Amounts: 5 000 € in co-produc- 1044 Brussels other hand, to the Nether- tion (giving right to a percentage Tel: +32 2 737 25 17 lands. on the future incomes) + 75 € Frédérique Larmagnac : Co-production agreements per minute in pre-sales. [email protected] associate Belgium with the following countries: France, Events Germany, Italy, , Tunisia, Canada, Switzerland. International Brussels Short Festival in Leuven (IKL) The French Community of Belgium (Centre du Ciné- ma et de l’Audiovisuel) has, The festival takes place in De- for its part, concluded five cember and the film submis- The festival takes place in April co-production agreements with: Portugal, Tunisia, Mo- sion deadline is in August. Be- and the film submission dead- rocco, Italy and France. sides the festival’s events and line is in February. competitions IKL organises Organisers have created a com- Online professional speeddating between short- munity platform for the short directory: film writers and producers. film lovers : www.wallimage.be Moreover the organisers www.weloveshortfilms.com www.mediabase.be have a new distribution www.bsff.be www.bruxellestournage.be www.keynet.be initiative dedicated to supported shorts (www.daltondis- e by MEDIA tribution.be). www.kortfilmfestival.be

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bulgaria

Funding opportunities Bulgarian National Film Only companies registered ac- Center (Executive Agency) cording the Bulgarian Trade Law and registered as produ- cers, distributors or exhibitors at the National Film Center – The focus of the Bulgarian Na- Bulgaria can apply for funding. tional Film Center is on the The state support is allocated to support of making, distribu- film projects, selected by a Na- tion, promotion, and exhibition tional Commission of experts GENERAL OVERVIEW of national film productions. It on a competitive basis. Population: 7 364 570 is fully supported from the go- With the Bulgarian National (as for 1st February 2011) vernment. The principal of the Film Center’s financial support Language: Bulgarian Bulgarian National Film Cen- in 2011, 7 feature films, 5 feature Currency: Lev (BGN) ter is the Ministry of Culture of documentaries, 3 medium-len- 1 EUR = 1.95583 BGN the Republic of Bulgaria. The gth documentaries (up to Number of screens (2011): following genres are eligible for 60 min), 7 animation shorts, 28 cinemas with 131 screens funding by the Bulgarian Natio- 2 minority co-pro- nal Film Center: ductions, 2 feature-length do- Average admission Following genres are eligible for cumentary minority co-pro- per inhabitants (2011): 0,6 funding by the Bulgarian Natio- ductions and 1 medium-length Full-length films (2011): nal Film Center: documentary minority co-pro- 20 productions (7 state, • Development and produc- duction were made. There are 5 independent, 8 internatio- tion of feature films (over completed 5 feature films -fi nal); 9 co-productions 70 minutes), short features nanced independently. (4 state, 5 international) (between 15 and 30 minutes), The Bulgarian National Film Short-length films (2011): short and feature length do- Centre is a European Film Pro- 10 productions (inde- cumentaries and animation; motion member since 2005. pendent), 2 co-productions • Minority co-productions; Bulgarian National Film (independent) • Local theatrical distribu- Center tion of Bulgarian movies (in- 2 A, Dondukov Blvd. Governmental organisation cluding supported minority 1000 Sofia in charge of the cinema: co-productions); Tel: + 359 2 988 38 31 Bulgarian National Film [email protected] Center • Festivals and other cinema events; www.nfc.bg • International promotion of Bulgarian films (participa- tion of films and filmmakers at international festivals and other major cinema events). National Culture Fund the development of culture by raising, managing and allot- ting funds for the purpose of pursuing the national policy in the field of culture. The priori- ties in the NCF activity are also The National Culture Fund in compliance with the criteria was established within the set forth in Chapter “Culture & framework of the Ministry of Audio-visual Policy” of the EU Culture and started functio- Accession Treaty of Bulgaria. ning in 2000. The National National Culture Fund Culture Fund supports the de- 17, Stamboliiski Blvd., fl.7 - velopment of Bulgarian culture 1040 Sofia through subsidizing different Tel: + 359 2 987 53 94 arts, cultural activities and au- [email protected] thors. Its main goal is to support www.ncf.bg

Regional Fund Sofia Municipality Culture 20 000,00 €). All the projects Program must be connected in certain This program changes its prio- way to the town of Sofia. rity every year but there is a Sofia Municipality - line for the support of audio- Culture Department visual works. It has one ses- 4, Slaveikov Sg. sion a year for documentary 1000 Sofia and the amount of support is Tel: +359 2 987 78 94 up to 20 000 BGN (less than www.sofiaculture.bg

CO-PRODUCTION AGREEMENTS: Events Bulgaria has bilateral co-pro- duction agreements with Sofia International Film Festi- pean shorts. four countries: val (short film section) In the framework of the festi- Italy, France, Canada and Sofia Film Festival is a com- val, the Sofia Meetings offer a . petitive festival specialized co-production market with pre- in first and second films. sentation of upcoming directors Bulgaria has ratified the It takes place annually in (1st, 2nd or 3rd) projects and European Convention on March. Best Bulgarian Balkan & Industry screenings Cinematographic Co-pro- shorts are awarded and the for professionals. duction and is a member of Eurimages. festival presents several www.siff.bg programmes of Euro- supported e by MEDIA

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croatia

Funding opportunities The Croatian Audiovisual There is three separate short Centre films support schemes: for fiction, animation and expe- rimental shorts. The call for applications for all three sche- Founded in 2008, the Croatian mes is issued twice a year. 58 Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) is short films were supported in the Government backed-strate- 2009/2010 with a total amount gic agency for the audiovisual of 1,2 million €. GENERAL OVERVIEW sector in Croatia. International Co-productions Population: 4,48 million It aims to stimulate a successful, with Minority Croatian Partici- Language: Croatian vibrant audiovisual industry as pation Currency: Croatian Kuna well as to promote the widest HAVC supports international (HRK) 1 Euro: 7, 59 Kuna* possible enjoyment and unders- feature film co-productions Number of screens/cinemas: tanding of audiovisual works with minority Croatian partici- 117 screens (8 digital throughout Croatia. As a main pation: fiction, documentaries screens) / 71 cinemas audiovisual agency in Croatia, and animation. As of the end of the Centre has assumed the 2010 HAVC has introduced mi- Average admission overall responsibility for the nority co-production funding per inhabitants: 0,7 growth of Croatia’s audiovisual also for short films - fiction, Full-length films (2012): industry. Its remit ranges from animation and experimental 10 productions & 10 co-pro- supporting production, distri- shorts. The call for applications ductions bution, exhibition, marketing for this scheme is an open call and promotion, to professional with decisions taken on a quar- Short-length films (2012): training and supporting natio- 45 short films supported by terly basis. HAVC (Croatian minority nal film archive through the In 2012, 45 milion HRK co-productions – 3 sup- system of public subsidies. The (5,93 million €) were spent for ported by HAVC) Centre also promotes Croatian production. films and co-productions at all HAVC Governmental organisation major festivals and markets. 18 - 10000 in charge of the cinema: Funding: HAVC is operating Tel: +385 1 6041 080 The Croatian Audiovisual with the annual budget of [email protected] Centre (HAVC) around 10 million €. www.havc.hr * European Central Bank, March 15, 2013 Additional public support bodies are City Office for Educa- tion, Culture and Sport – City of Zagreb which runs a regular yearly support scheme for shorts, documentaries and anima- tion, and as of recently City Office for Culture – City of Rijeka. Zagreb City Office for Rijeka City Department Education, Culture & Sports of Culture 25/I - Zagreb Korzo 16 - 51000 Rijeka Tel: +385 1 610-0505 Tel: +385 51 209 555, 209 333 [email protected] [email protected] www.zagreb.hr www.rijeka.hr

Events 25 FPS Festival – Zagreb Motovun Film Festival Pula Film Festival The festival screens inde- (section for shorts) (section for European pendent and non-commercial Motovun Film Festival is en- fiction shorts) films (maximum 60 minutes), tirely dedicated to films made Pula Film Festival is the which explore the possibilities in small cinematographies and most popular film festival of cinematic language, nar- independent productions, films in Croatia (78 000 visi- ration and the medium itself, that broke out through their in- tors in 2012). It’s a 15 days cross film types and genres. The novation, ideas, and the power open air event that offers event is in September. Film sub- of their stories. national and european mission deadline is in May. www.motovunfilmfestival.com compétitions. www.25fps.hr www.taborfilmfestival.com supported Tabor Film Festival e by MEDIA Tabor Festival in an internatio- nal short film festival that takes ZagrebDox place close to Zagreb in June. (section for short Apart from competitions, the documentaries) festival also includes retrospec- ZagrebDox is an international tive programme, workshops, documentary film festival ta- music programme, exhibi- king place in Zagreb every year, tions… Film submission dead- in late February / early March. www..net line is in March. CO-PRODUCTION www.taborfilmfestival.com supported AGREEMENTS: by MEDIA /2013/en/ e Croatia had signed bilateral Animafest Zagreb Festival co-production agreements with the following countries: (section for short) Canada, France, Germany The main competition program and Italy. of the festival presents new first or second films of international Croatia has also ratified the World Festival of Animated directors (long and short length Council of Europe Conven- Film - Animafest Zagreb - films). tion on Co-production and is runs on an annual principle, www.zagrebfilmfestival.com a member of Eurimages. even years are dedicated to supported Online professional short and odd years to fea- by MEDIA directory: ture animated film. e www.havc.hr/userfiles/file/ www.animafest.hr AdresBook2013_blok_pripre-

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denmark

Funding opportunities Danish Film Institute (DFI) synopsis, story-line, concept, treatment, script research, scriptwriting, and the acquisi- tion of rights, ranted to a wri- ter, a director working on his or Film Commissioner Scheme her own script, a producer, or a Support for films of artistic merit. team of these. Minor coproduction’s for Dani- Applications for script subsi- sh producers who have invested dies must state whether the pro- GENERAL OVERVIEW in international productions. ject has applied for or received Population: 5.580.516 million The Film Institute, DR TV and other subsidies. Normally, half Language: Danish TV2 shall between them set of the amount of a script subsidy Currency: Danish krone aside about DDKK 217 million will be disbursed upon receipt 1 Euro = 7,4566 DDKK* (approx. 29.21 million €) for of the applicant’s written notice Number of theatres and the development, production of acceptance of DFI’s notice of screens: 155 theatres / and distribution of short and subsidy allocation. The other 400 screens documentary films during the half is normally disbursed when four year period of the Film the DFI consultant approves the Average admission Agreement. result of the subsidised project. per inhabitants: 2.2 in 2011 DFI may subsidise the develop- Development subsidies: the (27% of Danish films) ment and production of Danish DFI may grant a development Full-length films: short and documentary films subsidy to a film project if it 33 with cinema release and the participation by Dani- is assessed that development (8 documentaries) / sh producers in international would be of considerable si- 6 co-productions with short and documentary film gnificance in strengthening the Denmark as a minor in 2011 co-productions. The objective project artistically, financially, or Short-length films (2011): of such subsidies is to ensure technically, or in relation to its 11 short and middle length the continuous production of target group or audience poten- films were supported by the different types of film so that in tial. Subsidies may be granted DFI in 2011 (Film workshop terms of variety, volume, artistic for all kinds of development excluded) quality, and audience appeal the costs, including the acquisition overall range of Danish short of services from third parties. Governmental organisation in charge of the cinema: and documentary films main- Development subsidy may be Danish Film Institute (DFI) tains and develops the art and granted to a Danish film produ- culture of Danish film at home cer provided the produ- * European Central Bank, March 2013. and abroad. cer or the senior staff of Script subsidies: the prepara- the production company tion of film scripts-including can document experience in film production or experience flow plan. Subsidies are normally as producers, and have film pro- disbursed in four instalments duction as their prime occupa- tion. Applications must contain The “Filmværksted” / film a precise description of the workshop is for all the smaller factors for which development films. subsidy is being sought, a list of - Audience; young Danish Di- the expected results of project rector: 18-30 years development, and a project de- This is for students and projects velopment schedule and budget. where people work for free. The producer is responsible for - Before submission: Seminars the completion of the develop- and workshop for directors ment process and must submit and scriptwriter about writing accounts for any expenses in- moving images, fundraising, curred in connection with the reading scripts, rights and how development of the project. to work as a producer. Mee- Production subsidies (co-pro- ting with the head of the Film ductions with a foreign majority Workshop about the project production company): presented. Production subsidies are - Submission deadline: 4 times granted on the basis of an ap- every years, 2 consultant choose: proved budget drawn up on an one on fiction one on documen- approved DFI budget form. Pro- tary. Answer: 6 weeks after the duction subsidies are disbursed deadline. in instalments. The DFI deter- - Technical support provided mines the size of each instalment - Amount: app. 20.000 DKK if on the basis of the approved cash- the project is selected.

New Danish Screen rent Film Policy Accord. Danish production compa- NDS was initiated as a “talent nies apply for the New Da- development” institution to nish Screen. help the young directors, that New Danish Screen was not experienced enough to Danish Film Institute It is founded on a partnership apply for the other support so- Gothersgade 55 between the Danish Broad- lutions, to get a chance to make 1123 Copenhagen K casting Corporation DR, TV2 a short (or sometimes feature) Tel: +45 3374 3400 and the Danish Film Institute film production. The bigger [email protected] (DFI), and abides by the cur- films that go through the bigger www.dfi.dk

Regional Funds Den Vestdanske Filmpulje production companies with pact on the regional film financial support for the deve- and media industry. lopment and production of film c/o Filmby Århus and television projects (fiction, Filmbyen 23 documentaries, shorts, mul- 8000 Århus C The West Danish Film timedia and animation). The Tel: +45 8940 4882 Fund provides Euro- fund has 1 million € a year to [email protected] pean independent productions with a positive im- www.filmpuljen.dk SHORT FILMS SUPPORTS IN DENMARK

FilmFyn of Euros per year of which more other Danish and inter- than 1 million Euros is invested national partners. in feature films shot on location Østergade 17 st. in the area. They are involved 5600 Faaborg FilmFyn is a regional fund, cove- in several international films, Tel : +45 / 6261 1762 ring South Funen, in Denmark. from the development stage and [email protected] The budget is about 1,5 millions onwards and work closely with www.filmfyn.dk

Broadcasters According to the Film Policy Accord 2011-2014 and the Media Po- licy Accord 2011-2014, the Danish public-service broadcasters (DR and TV2 Denmark) are obliged to participate in the production of Danish fiction and documentary films through investment and -ac quisition of rights. Danish Broadcasting DR International Sales Corporation DR International Sales is the lar- gest international distributor in Scandinavia. The programmes are produced by DR as well as DR is an independent, licence by companies financed public institution. DR and range within the genres of TV comprises two channels, documentary, drama, children DR1 and DR2 - and three new & youth and music & arts. channels from November 2009: DR International Sales DR K (Culture, history, music), Emil Holms Kanal 20 DR Ramasjang (Children’s pro- 0999 Copenhagen C gramming) and DR 3 (youth Tel: +45 3520 3040, culture and documentaries). [email protected] DR Byen www.dr.dk/Salg/DRsales Emil Holms Kanal 20 0999 Copenhagen C Tel: +45 3520 3040 [email protected] www.dr.dk

TV 2 diences, TV 2 News, Denmark’s first 24-hour news channel, TV 2 Film, a non-stop movie chan- nel and TV 2 Sport, as well as TV 2 is a publicly owned the internet-based pay-per-view television station in Den- channel TV 2 Sputnik. mark based in Odense. TV 2/DANMARK (Odense) It has five subsidiary Rugårdsvej 25 stations known as TV 2 5100 Odense C Zulu, targeted at youth, Tel: +45 6591 9191 TV 2 Charlie, oriented [email protected] towards older au- www.tv2.dk Short Film Events Odense International BUSTER Film Festival (section for shorts) An independent short and docu- Copenhagen International mentary film festival in Odense Film Festival for Children and with both an international and a Youth Danish and international national competition. The festi- children’s cinema with a forum val hosts Talent Camp Odense, for filmmakers, educators and training for young filmmakers others with an interest in child- who work on their next short ren’s films. films. The event is in august and www.buster.dk film submission deadline is in supported by MEDIA April. e www.filmfestival.dk CPH:DOX Forum & Market Nordisk Panorama (sections for short documen- taries) Documentary Festival - CPH:- DOX is devoted to suppor- Nordic short and documentary ting independent and innova- film festival, that travels between tive film and presents the best Finland, Norway, , Swe- and brightest in contemporary den and Denmark. The event non-fiction, art cinema and ex- takes place in September. perimental film. www.nordiskpanorama.com www.cphdox.dk supported supported by MEDIA e by MEDIA e Oregon Festival for young filmmakers – mostly short films. www.oregonfilmfestival.dk CO-PRODUCTION Salaam DK - Multicultural Film AGREEMENTS: Festival (section for shorts) Co-production agreements Focus on issues related to the associate Denmark with modern, multicultural society. France and Canada. An www.salaam.dk agreement with Australia is in progress. MIX Copenhagen (section for shorts) Denmark has ratified the Council of Europe Conven- Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. tion on Co-production and is www.mixcopenhagen.dk a member of Eurimages. Online professional directory: www.dfi.dk/Branche_ og_stoette/DFI-Bogen/ DFI-bogen-english.aspx

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estonia

Funding opportunities Estonian Film Institute mainly written in the Estonian Short film production support language; - the screenplay is an adapta- tion of an original Estonian li- terary work; - the main theme of the film concerns art and/or an artist/ Amounts: in 2010, the budget artists; for short features support was - the main theme of the film GENERAL OVERVIEW 73 727 €. The aid shall not ex- concerns historical figures or Population: 1,3 million ceed 22 369 euros and 50 % of events; Language: Estonian the production total budget (up - the main theme of the film Currency: Euro to 70 % in particular case). addresses actual, cultural, so- Conditions: the film project cial or political issues relevant Number of screens: 74 screens (5 digital screens) needs to meet at least three of to the Estonian population the following criteria: In case of co-production appli- Average admission - the screenplay is mainly cations, Estonian production per inhabitants: 1,34 set in Estonia, or in another companies, the co-producers, Full-length films: Member State of the Euro- must present application. Es- 12 productions pean Union, or in a State that tonia has to have some sort of is a party to the Agreement creative input: actors, director, Short-length films: establishing the European producer, composer, cinemato- 11 productions has been Economic Area, or in Swit- grapher etc. Estonia has to have premiered in 2008 zerland; at least 10 % share in the film. Governmental organisation - at least one of the principal Estonian Film Institut in charge of the cinema: characters is connected with Uus tn. 3 - Tallinn 10111 Estonian Film Institute (EFF) Estonian culture or the Esto- Tel: +372 627 60 60 nian language; [email protected] - the original screenplay is www.efsa.ee Estonian Cultural Endowment In addition to film production – Short film support grants, the Cultural Endow- ment of Estonia also issues trai- ning, publishing and film event grants as well as annual rewards for outstanding creative accom- Amounts: the aid shall not ex- plishments. Estonian producers ceed 20 000 euros per project. can apply with international Conditions: 4 deadlines per co-production projects. year (February, May, August Estonian Cultural and November) Endowment CO-PRODUCTION The Cultural Endowment of Es- Suur-Karja 23 AGREEMENTS: tonia, established in 1994, allo- 10148 Tallinn A co-production agreement cates support money for promo- Tel: +372 699 9150 links Estonia with Canada. ting cinematography through its [email protected] Audiovisual Arts Endowment. www.kulka.ee Estonia has ratified the Council of Europe Conven- Estonian Ministry of Culture annually. Only Estonian pro- tion on Co-production and is The Estonian Mi- duction companies can apply a member of Eurimages. nistry of Culture but foreign co-productions are Online professional sponsors Estonian welcome. directory: film distribution Prior funding from the Estonian filmestonia.eu/directory providing support Film Foundation is required be- for cinemas out- fore applying. side the capital as Estonian Ministry of Culture well as for inter- Suur-Karja 23 - 15076 Tallinn national co-production with Tel: +372 628 2222 approximately 160 000 euros [email protected] allocated for co-productions www.kul.ee Regional Funding Estonia’s first regional fund requirements and no artistic for the audiovisual industry criteria imposed). There is no was created in 2013. Viru Film deadlines and projects are han- Fund, functioning as a cash dled on a first come, first served rebate, is based in the Eastern basis. The fund is open to legal Viru region of Estonia. It fi- entities with established track nances locally incurred costs record in professional audiovi- for any audiovisual produc- sual production, but no restric- tion (no minimum spend tions as per legal residency. Event Tallinn Black Nights The event combines a feature comprehensive selection Film Festival film festival with the sub-festi- of in all its (section for vals of animated short films, stu- diversity with the empha- Shorts) dent/short films and children/ sis on European films. youth films. The festival aims to present Estonian audiences a supported e by MEDIA

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finland

Funding opportunities The Finnish Film Foundation The Promotion Centre for Audiovisual Culture (AVEK)

The Finnish Film Foundation grants support for professional AVEK uses its share of copyright Finnish film production. The remuneration to promote au- goal of the Foundation is to pro- diovisual culture. The majority mote high-quality, versatile and of the funds that AVEK distri- GENERAL OVERVIEW unique Finnish film. Support butes originate from private co- Population: 5,2 million can be granted for feature-len- pying levy, eg. from blank video Languages: Finnish, Swedish gth, short and episodic fiction, cassettes and blank DVDs. Currency: Euro documentary, animation and AVEK aims to reinforce the pro- children’s films. duction structure of the Finnish Number of screens: Admissibility: 289 screens (200 digital a production audiovisual industry by promo- screens) company holding the rights to a ting the kind of long-term au- film in Finland can be granted diovisual program production Average admission advance support for production that uses the available resources per inhabitants: 1,6 in 2012 for the completion of the film. as effectively as possible. Howe- Full-length films: Amounts: granted production ver, AVEK also promotes new 36 productions in 2012 (of support can cover a maximum talent in the field. which 9 documentaries, all of 50% of the film’s production AVEK funds short films, do- in cinema distribution in costs, including any develop- cumentaries, videos, media art Finland) ment support already granted and experimental work. These productions may be intended Short-length films: for the project by the Founda- About 250 - 300 shorts tion. Around 20 short films are for TV, video distribution or presented at Tampere Film supported by the Finnish film some other form of audiovisual Festival each year, including foundation each year. presentation or distribution. all film and Media school SES Special attention is paid to sub- productions Suomen elokuvasäätiö ject matter, theme and narra- Kanavakatu 12 tion, and the overall expressive Governmental organisation FIN 00160 Helsinki impact of the project. in charge of the cinema: Tel. +358 9 6220300 AVEK Suomen elokuvasäätiö (The Finnish Film Foundation) Fax. +358 9 62203050 Hietaniemenkatu 2 [email protected] 00100 Helsinki www.ses.fi Tel: +358 9 431 52350 Fax: +358 9 4315 2377 [email protected] www.kopiosto.fi Broadcaster TYleisradio nels and services as the main Yleisradio, or news, current affairs and factual Yle, is the na- journalism channel of Yle with tional public also a number of domestic and broadcasting foreign films being shown. company. Yle operates 4 natio- Contact: Sari Volanen nal television channels, 13 radio ([email protected]) channels and services and 25 re- Yle TV1 gional radio stations. Yle provi- Radiokatu 5 - PO Box 98 - des radio and TV programming 00240 Helsinki Finlande in Finnish and Swedish. Tel: +358 9 14 80 27 83 TV1 is the oldest of Yle’s chan- www.yle.fi Online BlinkaMovie but will be given a spotlight. Ex- BlinkaMovie is a new com- clusives are short stories offered mercial short film distribution on pay-per-view basis and film- platform online supported by makers will receive about half of the Finnish Film Foundation. the income produced. The platform is open to Finnish BlinkaMovie and international films under Writer’s Block Inc. 20 minutes long. Two categories Simolankatu 6 are provided: Free films and Ex- 33270 Tampere Finland [email protected] clusives. Free films are already CO-PRODUCTION distributed free on the Internet www.blinkamovie.com AGREEMENTS: Finland has signed bilateral co-production agreements Events with France and Canada. Tampere thusiasts. Finland has also ratified the International Film market, started in 1992, Council of Europe Conven- Film Festival has become an important tion on Co-production and is Tampere Film viewing place for professionals a member of Eurimages. Festival is the ol- and today it includes over 3000 Online professional dest short film films. The festival also aims to directory: festival in the promote short films sales and www.elonet.fi Nordic countries. international co-operation in www.satu.fi/jasenet Its main focus the field of culture. www.favex.fi since the 1970’s has been The event takes place in March. www.ses.fi to organise national and The film submission deadline is international short film in December. competitions as well as to www.tamperefilmfestival.fi provide an international meeting place for film supported professionals and en- e by MEDIA

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france

Funding opportunities National Center of Cinema amount of 400 000 € (11 430 € and motion pictures (CNC) per film in average) Corporate program - grants known as “program aid”, the purpose of which is to back the Pre-production grants – com- growth of the most experienced mission examines any project less and dynamic companies in the than one hour long (fiction, ani- sector. Allocated for a program mation, creative documentary, of three projects maximum GENERAL OVERVIEW experimental, essay…) whatever (dramas, documentaries or ani- Population: 65,9 million is the format (film or video). mations). Language: French Selection: 190 applications per Amount: 45 737 € are allocated Currency: Euro session (8 sessions per year) per film in average. The com- Admissibility: projects have to mission gathered once a year. Number of theatres and Admissibility: screens: 2030 theatres / be submitted before their start. producers must 5518 screens (5017 digital The auteur-director can make get at least 3 exploitation visas screens) the application alone or with a during the past two years, or five production company. visas during the past three years. Average admission In 2011, 48 pre-production The commission include in its per inhabitants: 3,28 grants were provided with a total selection process experience and Full-length films: amount of 3,274 M€ (68 200 € dynamism of short film produc- 272 productions / per film in average). tion companies. Holding of ano- 120 co-productions in 2011 Post-production grants known ther support of the CNC or the as “quality award” - giving GREC is forbidden. Short-length films: prizes to quality films that re- 639 exploitation visas issued In 2011, 3,485 M€ were allo- in 2012 ceive no support at the planning cated to 46 films (75 760 € per stage and rewarding producers film in average). Governmental organisation who take risks. The film (drama, The aid for new production in charge of the cinema: animation or documentary) technology is aimed at film Centre National du Cinéma must have must get exploitation projects involving digital pro- et de l’image animée (CNC) visa during the past year. duction technology in an inno- Selection: 40 films maximum vative way. per year. Selection: a commission as- Admissibility: production com- sesses applications 3 at 4 times pany or association or physical a year. person can apply, if a broadcast Amount: subsidies are settlement can be confirmed. allocated according to In 2011, 35 films were supported the expenses linked to the under this scheme with a total use of digital technologies. Admissibility: production com- visual production) or automatic In 2011, 61 films were panies registered by the CNC (for producers that have already granted under selective can apply. Part of the project produces and broadcast several scheme with 928 000 € where digital technologies are audiovisual works). (15 210 € per film in ave- used must not have started at Supported project: any gender. rage) and 13 films under the time of the application. The Selective aid is allocated after automatic scheme with main qualification criteria are: examination of the project by a with 374 800 € (28 830 • innovative use of digital techno- commission that considers qua- per film in average). logies at any stage of production; lity, originality and financial fea- Moreover, works that have • relevant length of the se- sibility of the project. already received a selec- quences concerned compared Automatic aid is granted to pro- tive support for creation to the total length of the project ducers who have already pro- from CNC may obtain ex- and to the budget duced and screened their work tra subsidies from the fund • technologies employed must on French Television channels. « Images of the diversity » suit the artistic approach. Subject to certain conditions, if they contribute to a better In 2011, 17 films were supported if their work is broadcast they representation of the cultu- with a total amount of 573 600 € obtain an « automatic account » ral diversity in France and to allocated (33 740 € per film in that can be called upon in the promote equal opportunity. average) form of « reinvestment subsi- CNC COSIP grants known as “TV dies » to fund future Television 12, rue de Lübeck broadcaster aid”, awards films productions. 75784 Paris CEDEX 16 that have received financial Admissibility: production com- Tel : +33 1 44 34 34 40 backing from a TV channel. The panies applying must have to Fax : +33 1 44 34 37 25 support is either selective (for aim to produce audiovisual Morad Kertobi: new companies or for compa- work. a call option of a broad- [email protected] nies with a low volume of audio- caster is obligatory. www.cnc.fr

Research Group and cinema- Any gender and support (film bution amounts to 18500 € tographic experiments or video) are accepted but if a maximum. Aid may not be film material is planned works combined with other sup- should not exceed 15 minutes. port from the CNC. Supported project: only au- Selection: 3 colleges of 5 members GREC thor and director can apply gather three times a year to read 14 rue Alexandre Parodi (with no contractual link with 300 applications. All candidates 75010 Paris a cinematographic production should introduce only one project. Tel : + 33 1 44 89 99 99 company). Supported films Amount: about 20 projects are [email protected] are produced by the GREC. supported each year. Contri- www.grec-info.com

Cinema and Television or animation and introduced of the program and have Producers Society by a production company. Spe- some relevant experience. cials and series are excluded for Co-productions are allowed. animation (see specific support Around 40 companies are to animation of the Television supported each year. Cinema Commission - Commission). PROCIREP Aid to production Amount: between 2 500 € à 10 000 € 11bis, rue Jean Goujon Supported projects: pro- per year. The Cinema Commission 75008 Paris duction program com- gathers 4 times a year. Tel : + 33 1 53 83 91 82 posed at least of 2 short Admissibility: production com- Fax : + 33 1 53 83 91 92 films project (less than panies must be registered by the Séverine Thuet: 60 minutes). Projects CNC and settled in France. They [email protected] can be drama and/ must be the delegate producer www.procirep.fr SHORT FILMS SUPPORTS IN FRANCE

Organisations that manage collectively intellectual property rights also provide grants and/or aid in the framework of their missions towards creation: ADAMI: www.adami.org SACEM: www.sacem.fr SACD: www.sacd.fr SCAM: www.scam.fr

Regional founds Region of didates can apply for 2 projects the Permanent Commis- Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur - maximum at each session. sion that makes the final Short Films support Deadlines: October 30th for Fe- decision. bruary comity; March 30th for Amount of support: from June Comity 15 000 € to 30 000 €. Selection process: a reading Contact: comity, headed by a personality Solenn Guéguéniat Support dedicated to production known by critic and audience ([email protected]) society presenting fiction of less and composed by national and Région Provence-Alpes- than 60 minutes whose 80 % of regional professionals, review Côte d’Azur the shooting takes place in the in a consultative way projects Service Cinéma region or, for society that works submitted. If the major part of et Audiovisuel with authors or directors living the reading comity is favourable 27, place Jules Guesde in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. to the project, the Regional 13481 Marseille CEDEX 20 The amount of expenses eligible Culture Commission examines Tel : +33 4 91 57 50 57 – in the region represents 100 % it. This commission decides if poste 14 80 of the support allocated. Can- the project will be presented to www.regionpaca.fr

Rhône-Alpes Region - Support of CNC and/or com- beneficiaries will have to Short Films support mitment of broadcaster are part justify all expenditures of the project assessment. made in the region. File has Selection process: a technical to be submitted before the comity composed by profes- 1 day of shooting. sionals meets 3 times per year. In 2010, 15 short films were All kind of short film project This comity gives its advices and granted by Rhône-Alpes (less than 60 minutes length), some suggestions to a workshop Region with 330 000 €. in fiction or animation, shot composed by regional beloved Contact: on a professional material who send their suggestion to the Catherine Puthod (roll film, digital or video) vice president in charge of cultu- ([email protected]) is eligible. Production sub- ral affairs. Projects that receive a Région Rhône-Alpes sidy is dedicated to pro- positive notation are then pre- Direction de la culture - duction company set up sented to the Permanent Com- Service Cinéma et Livre or not in the region, or mission of the Regional council 1 esplanade François to an association set up that makes the final decision. Mitterrand – CS 20033 in Rhone Alpes wor- Amount: maximum 30 000 € 69269 Lyon CEDEX 02 king regularly on au- and no more than 30 % of the Tel: 04 72 59 52 70 diovisual production. global production budget. The www.rhonealpes.fr 42 other french local authorities manage cinematographic and audiovisual supports. In most cases those supports apply to production companies or association settled in region. It also ap- plies to production companies not settled in region but registered by the CNC. In this last case, shooting must take place in region and/or its subject must relate the project to the region. The amount of the grant is generally related to the economic impact of the production for the re- gion. Every year, Ciclic (the regional Agency for book, image and digital culture of the Centre) publishes a guide that lists all the support from french local authorities. This guide is free and available online: www.ciclic.fr

Broadcasters In 2011, 85 short films, mainly ductions) and 194 films on Ca- length films in the world French ones, were broadcasted nal+ (10 hours per week are de- present their procurement on France 2 (898 598 € budget dicated to short films). policies and pre-sales. for sales and presales), 140 films Every Year at the forum MEDIA These presentations are on France 3 - among which area of the Clermont-Ferrand available on video: 46 international productions - Short Film Market, the heads www.clermont-filmfest. (684 500 € budget), 210 films on of major French channels and com (Short Film Market / Arte (sales, presales and co-pro- channels broadcasting short Forum & Industry Focus).

Events European Short Pitch an on-line session, and a Co- Nisi Masa, a European production Forum bringing to- network of associations de- gether scriptwriters and indus- dicated to young European try professionals from all over cinema. Based in France, Europe. A call for projects from the Network is present in 26 writers, directors and produ- other European countries. cers (aged between 18-35 years www.nisimasa.com European Short Pitch is an ini- old) with international short supported tiative aimed at promoting Eu- film projects in development, by MEDIA ropean coproduction of short is launched every year in Sep- e films, which combines a scrip- tember. twriting workshop in residency, This initiative is organised by

Clermont-Ferrand Interna- Qui Peut le Court Métrage orga- The event is inFebruary . tional Short Film Market nizes a market that gathers inter- The project submission national film and media promo- deadline for EuroConnec- tion bodies, short film agencies, tion and the film submission production and distribution deadline are in October. companies and networks, asso- www.clermont-filmfest.com ciations and technical industries in 1000 sq. metres of exhibition supported space. Since 2009, the Market by MEDIA At the same time as the proposes EuroConnection: a e International Short european short filmco-produc - Film Festival, Sauve tion forum. SHORT FILMS SUPPORTS IN FRANCE

Brest European competition and several thema- Short Film Festival tic programmes to discover the year’s production of short films. The event is in November. The film submission deadline is in July. www.filmcourt.fr

The Festival offers a European supported Competition, a compilation of by MEDIA short films under 10 minutes e long (Cocotte Minute), a French

Côté Court – Pantin Off-Courts – Trouville Open-Air Short Film Short film festival with a special The event also hosts a market Festival – Grenoble experimental section. and is oriented towards relations www.cinemathequede- www.cotecourt.org between France and Quebec. grenoble.fr www.off-courts.com Villeurbanne Short Lille International Short Film Festival Rencontres Henri Langlois – Film Festival European Competition. Poitiers www.festivalducourt-lille.com www.festcourt-villeurbanne.com International festival of film Fenêtres sur Courts – schools. Dijon European Medium Length www.rihl.org Film Meetings – Brive Open to European fiction Dedicated to films between 30 Partie(s) de Campagne – and documentary short and 60 minutes, the event also Ouroux en Morvan films. welcomes Workshop Pitch for Rural short film festival in Bour- www.fenetres-sur-courts.com new projects. gogne region. Doc en courts – Lyon www.festivalcinemabrive.fr www.sceniquanon.com International short-docu- Festival Tous Courts – Rencontres Cinéma-Nature – mentary film event Aix en Provence Dompierre-sur-Besbre www.docencourts.com It also organizes a market since Short and medium length film Clap 89, International 1999. festival dedicated to Nature. Short Film Festival – Sens www.festivaltouscourts.com www.rencontres-cinema-na- www.clap89.com ture.eu Festival of Different and Expe- rimental Cinemas – Paris www.cjcinema.org Ciné-Court Animé – Roanne International animated short film festival launched in 2010 www.animationfestival. roanne.fr Limoges Short Film Festival International Film Festival of www.festivalducourtmetrage- Aubagne (section for short) delimoges.com Event dedicated to young film creation as well as the rela- Festival de Cannes tionship between music and (section for shorts) sound for film. The FIFA ex- poses young talent to training in the field, career development and networking opportunities. www.aubagne-filmfest.fr

Besides the dedicated interna- supported tional short film competition, e by MEDIA Cannes also hosts a Short Film Corner in the market Entrevues Film Festival – Bel- www.cannescourtmetrage.com fort CO-PRODUCTION AGREEMENTS: (section for shorts) Premiers Plans – Angers (sec- Co-production agreements tion for shorts) International competition for debut films (1st, 2nd and 3rd) – associate France with many European First Film Festival long and short length. European countries: , www.premiersplans.org Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech www.festival-entrevues.com supported Republic, Denmark, Finland, by MEDIA Georgia, Germany, Gree- e ce, , Iceland, Italy, International Animation Film Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Market – Annecy Russia, , Spain, (section for shorts), , Switzerland and Creative Focus is an incubator United-Kingdom. But also for projects (short and long len- with Algeria, , Aus- gth film) located in the market- tralia, , Burkina-Faso, place. The International Anima- Cameroon, Canada, Chile, tion Film Festival, taking place , Egypt, Guinea, at the same time, holds an inter- India, Israël, Ivory Coast, national short film competition. Libanon, , Morocco, New Zealand, Senegal and www.annecy.org supported . by MEDIA e France has ratified the Coun- cil of Europe Convention on Co-production and is a member of Eurimages. Online professional directory: DECEMBER THE 21ST: Le jour le plus Court – The Shortest Day www.unifrance.org/annuaires National short film event initiated in 2011 by the CNC, Le Jour www.le-court.com/lemonde le plus Court is a popular celebration open to everyone. It takes place on December the 21st (the winter solstice being the shortest day of the year). Individuals are free to make it their own and to participate by organizing, or simply attending, short film screenings all over the country. www.lejourlepluscourt.com

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germany

Funding opportunities Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA) / Kurzfilmförderung German Federal Film Board Financial support is granted to short films of no more than 15 minutes running time and non full-length children’s films. Fi- The FFA’s mandate includes en- nancial support is also granted forcing measures to promote to films with a running time German cinema and to improve of more than 15 minutes and a the structure of the German maximum of 45 minutes if this GENERAL OVERVIEW film industry, to support the is the first film of this length Population: 82,2 million national economic affairs of the where the director has the sole Language: German film industry in Germany, to directorial responsibility or if Currency: Euro improve the foundations for the the film has been made at a film distribution and market-driven school. Number of screens: 4.832 screens exploitation of the German ci- Children’s film should have re- nema at home and its econo- ceived a waver and certificate Average admission mic and cultural distribution according to the Youth Pro- per inhabitants: 1,52 abroad as well to work towards tection Law. All productions Full-length films: an alignment and coordination should have been allocated a 174 productions / of the film support measures by certificate from the Film Assess- 51 co-productions the Federal Government and re- ment Board (FBW) in Wies- gional states. baden, or have been awarded a Short-length films: prize specified in the FFG wit- 2.300 – 2.500 productions hin two years of the waver and p.a. certificate. Governmental organisation Contact: Jürgen Schöler in charge of the cinema: ([email protected]) Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA) FFA Grosse Präsidentenstrasse 9 Postfach 30 18 08 0746 Berlin Tel: +49 30 - 27 577 - 4167 www.ffa.de The Federal Government BKM film and cinema indus- Commissioner for Culture Graurheindorfer Str. 198 try. and Media (BKM) 53117 Bonn Funding for Travel Ex- Tel: +49 228 99 681 3583 penses & Additional www.filmfoerderung-bkm.de Film Prints (reinsch@ In 2008, 18 short film projects Kuratorium junger deutscher ag-kurzfilm.de) Förstereistr. 36 were supported by the BKM with Film a total of 254.053 euros. 01099 Dresden The BKM also annually awards Tel: +49-351-404 55 75 the German Short Film Award. [email protected] Kuatorium junger deutscher The prize may be awarded for: www.ag-kurzfilm.de Film contributes to the cultural short films up to 7 minutes, short film diversity as well as the in- films between 7 and 30 minutes, KurzFilmAgentur crease of the film industry pro- short documentaries up to 30 Hamburg ductivity. On one hand, it allows minutes, short and the young authors, directors and experimental films up to 30 mi- producers to direct their film nutes and a special prize for films The KurzFilmAgentur projects. On the other hand, it between 30 and 78 minutes. Hamburg (KFA) is an asso- must strengthen the children’s These prizes are for films com- ciation that has devoted itself film, improve its production pleted in the year of the award to promoting and improving and its broadcasting. This grant or the 2 years before that. Nomi- the public awareness of short is bound to reinforce the Euro- nated films receive 15.000 Euros, films. It operates a theatrical pean film. the Gold Award 30.000 Euros distribution service for short Supported projects: short films and Special award 20.000 Euros. film, negotiates worldwide up to 30 minutes; Short films Supported project: short film licensing rights, maintains a of more than 30 minutes could project (maximum length 30 short film database linked to receive the grant if they bring a minutes) including fiction, do- an extensive video archive, special cultural interest and are cumentaries, animation and ex- sets up training and education made for the cinema. perimental films. Films should courses and organizes film-re- Amount : 15.000 € be destined for theatrical distri- Contact : Monika Reichel lated projects with national bution. Film projects can only ([email protected]) and international co-partners. be supported if it provides a Schloß Biebrich, Every year the Agency also significant contribution to Ger- Rheingaustraße 140 hosts and runs the Hamburg man culture. 65203 Wiesbaden International Short Film Fes- Amount: maximal grant of Tel: +49 611-60 23 12 tival. Moreover it gets in- 15.000 euros. www.kuratorium-junger-film.de volved in the political arena Admissibility: the applicants through its lobby work for must be the producer. In case AG Kurzfilm / German Short creators and users of short of international coproduction, Film Association film. KFA is one of the most the German financial parti- important institutions of its cipation must represent at kind in Germany. least 50% of the production AG Kurzfilm was founded in Friedensallee 7 budget or a greater amount May 2002 as a representational D-22765 Hamburg than the involvement of and lobbying body for German Tel: +49 40-39 10 63 0 any other community short films. The members of this [email protected] producers. umbrella association for Ger- Contact: man short films are film schools Jürgen Gansel and art academies, film festivals, (Juergen.Gansel@ short film distributors and dis- bkm.bmi.bund.de) tribution companies as well as publicly funded institutes in the SHORT FILMS SUPPORTS IN GERMANY Regional film funds Filmförderung Hamburg Filmförderung Filmbüro MV Schleswig-Holstein Baden-Württemberg (MFG) Mecklenburg- Friedensallee 14/16 Breitscheidstrasse 4 Vorpommern Film e.V. 22765 Hamburg 70174 Stuttgart Bürgermeis- Tel: +49 40 398 37 – 20 Tel. : +49 711 907 15400 ter-Haupt-Straße 51/53 [email protected] [email protected] - 23966 Wismar www.ffhsh.de www.mfg.de Tél : +49 3841 618 111 [email protected] Film- und Medienstiftung Nordmedia - Die Medienge- www.film-mv.de Nordrhein Westfalen GmbH sellschaft Niedersachsen / Kaistraße 14 - 40221 Düsseldorf Bremen Kulturland Rheinlandp- Tel: +49 211 930 500 Postfach 721247 falz, Ministerium für [email protected] 30532 Hannover Bildung, Wissenschaft, www.filmstiftung.de Tel: +49 511-123456-0 Jugend und Kultur [email protected] FilmFernsehFonds Bayern Mittlere Bleiche 61 www.nordmedia.de 55116 Mainz Sonnenstraße 21 Tel: +49 6131-162935 or 80331 München Hessische Filmförderung +49 6131-164577 Tel: +49-89-544602-0 Am Steinernen Stock 1 ariane.fellbachstein@mbwjk. [email protected] 60320 Frankfurt/Main rlp.de www.fff-bayern.de Tel: +49 69 - 1 55 45 16 [email protected] [email protected] www.kulturland.rlp.de Medienboard Berlin www.hessische-filmfoerderung.de Brandenburg Gesellschaft zur Medien- August-Bebel-Str. 26-53 Kulturelle Filmförderung förderung Saarland 14482 Potsdam-Babelsberg Bremen Saarland Medien mbH Tel: +49 331-743 87-0 Plantage 13, Strasseneingang - Nell-Breuning Allee 6 www.medienboard.de 28215 Bremen 66115 Saarbrücken Tel: +49 421-708 48 91 Tel: +49 681 38988-0 Mitteldeutsche Portable: +49 171-6001276 [email protected] [email protected] Medienförderung (MDM) www.saarlandmedien.de Hainstrasse 17-19 www.filmbuero-bremen.de 04109 Leipzig Tel: +49 341 269 87 0 [email protected] www.mdm-online.de Broadcasters Short length films buyers in blic German TV networks) buys 3 sat Germany are Arte, some digi- around 30 short length films tal Channels of the ARD and per year, 5 or 6 in presales and 3sat. They pay between 100 coproduces 3 or 4 short films. 3sat is a public, adverti- and 250 € per minute. Films can come from all over sing-free, TV network in Arte the world but Arte Deutschland Central Europe. The pro- won’t buy French speaking gramming is in German shorts. and is aimed primarily at Each year, the Arte Contact : Catherine Colas audiences in Germany, Deutschland (in coo- ([email protected]) Austria and Switzerland peration with ARD or ZDF/ARTE (the major countries of the ZDF, the two main pu- www.arte.tv German-speaking world). Contact: Ingrid Graenz ([email protected]) ZDF/Filmredaktion 3sat – www.zdf.de Events Berlin International Short Film These include; international, Festival German, animation, documen- Established in 1982, tary and children’s films. ‘Focus the Berlin Interna- On’ highlights productions from tional Short Film specific countries or regions. In- Festival is the second terfilm Berlin organises the festi- oldest German short val as well as interfilm Short Film film festival (after Oberhausen). Distribution. The event takes More than 5.000 films with a place in November. The film maximum running time of 30 submission deadline is in June. minutes are submitted each year. www.interfilm.de

Of those, approximately 400 supported films are selected and organised by MEDIA into different thematic programs. e

FilmFest Dresden mated shorts has been created. Filmfest Dres- Since 2002, the Animation Ex- CO-PRODUCTION den, founded in change Forum is targeted at AGREEMENTS: 1989, is one of young European filmmakers, Germany had signed bilateral the most impor- screenwriters and producers co-production agreements tant short film and provides them with a plat- with the following countries: festivals in Ger- form for shared projects. Argentina, Australia, Belgium, many with inter- The event takes place Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brasil, national media in April. Canada, Croatia, France, professionals and The film submission deadline is Hungary, Luxembourg, regional public in December. New-Zealand, Macedonia, , Italy, India, attending it (16,500 visitors). www.filmfest-dresden.de Ireland, Israel, Luxembourg, Besides the international com- supported Austria, Portugal, Poland, petition for fictional films, a by MEDIA Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, dedicated competition for ani- e Spain, -Montenegro and South Africa.

Hamburg International Short Germany has ratified the workshops that deal with im- Council of Europe Conven- Film Festival portant issues concerning short tion on Co-production and is The originalfilm, such as funding and pro- a member of Eurimages. « No budget » duction, legal matters, as well competition, as opportunities in the fields of Online professional directory: now stands presentation, sales and distri- www.ag-kurzfilm.de with the Inter- bution. The event takes place in national Com- June. The film submission dead- petition and a line is in April. special section for three www.festival.shortfilm.com minutes long films on predetermined theme. It supported also offers daily lectures, e by MEDIA panels, discussions and SHORT FILMS SUPPORTS IN GERMANY

The International Short Film Thalmässinger Kurzfilmtage goEast Wiesbaden Festival Oberhausen www.kurzfilm-thalmaessing.de (section for short feature films) The oldest German short film Wendland Shorts festival, Oberhausen represents (Lüchow-Dannenberg) Festival of Eastern & some 6000 films submitted on www.wendland-shorts.de Central European Film www.filmfestival-goeast.de average per year, around 500 Kurzundschön in Cologne films shown in the festival pro- LUCAS (section for Competition for young creatives grammes and over 1100 accre- shorts) (students and trainees in the field dited industry professionals. International children’s www.kurzfilmtage.de of audiovisual media). www.kurzundschoen.khm.de film festival (German pre- International Short Film Festival mieres) in Frankfurt. Detmold SehSüchte International Student www.lucasfilmfestival.de www.fest-der-filme.de Film Festival- Potsdam www.sehsuechte.de SCHLINGEL (section for Munich International Short Film shorts) Festival Berlinale (section for shorts) International Film Festival www.muc-intl.de Since 2006, the Berlin Inter- for Children and Young national Film Festival merged 20MinMax - Kurzfilmnacht Audience in Chemnitz. www.ff-schlingel.de (Ingolstadt) the short films www.20minmax.de porgrammes of Kassel Dokfest (section for Competition and shorts) Flensburger Kurzfilmtage Panorama in the The documentary feature Short film festival for german Berlinale Shorts. film traditionally constitutes filmmakers with a Danish film For the compéti- the center piece of the event section. www.flensburger-kurzfilmtage.de tions premieres are but the festival also shows required. about 180 to 200 internatio- www.berlinale.de Bitfilm Festival in Hamburg & nal and current short and Online Exground filmfest (section for mid-length films in program Digital Film (3D & 2D anima- shorts) compilations. tion short films, hybrid films & Festival for avant-garde and un- www.filmladen.de/dokfest machinima) www.bitfilm.de derground productions in Wies- baden. There are no short film mar- KurzFilmFestival der Hochschule www.exground.com kets in Germany, only video der Medien Stuttgart libraries at festivals. www.kufife.de Braunschweig International Filmfestival (section for shorts) Landshuter Kurzfilmfestival The event focuses on young eu- www.dynamo-kurzfilm.de ropean cinema and music in Regensburger Short Film Week films. www.kurzfilmwoche.de www.filmfest-braunschweig.de

Schwenninger Kurzfilmfestival supported www.schwenninger-kurz- by MEDIA filmfestival.de e Shorts at Moonlight FilmFestival Cottbus (section for (Hofheim) shorts) www.shortsatmoonlight.de Festival of Eastern & Central Eu- ropean Cinema. www.filmfestivalcottbus.de

supported e by MEDIA

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greece

Funding opportunities Greek Film Centre (GFC) Following funding preapproval, participation of the project in a script workshop is required. The amount of funding per project is set at up to €25,000, Short Cuts (aid to production): depending on its production Fiction and animation short needs. films with a minimum running The material medium used to time of 40 minutes are accepted produce the film will be either GENERAL OVERVIEW in the GFC funding program. film (super 16mm or 35mm), or Population: 10,8 million The following have access to a digital medium format in line Language: Greek the Program: a) producers, b) with professional technical spe- Currency: Euro directors-producers who are cifications. simultaneously the scriptwri- Candidature files may be sub- Number of theatres and screens: ters of the projects, c) directors mitted throughout the year and Cinemas: 297 (Indoor: 161/ who are also the scriptwriters their evaluation by the GFC is Outdoor: 136) of the project and d) scriptwri- carried out every 3 months. Screens: 493 (Indoor: 357/ ters who have secured -based Greek Film Centre Outdoor: 136) on an agreement- a director for 7 Dion. Areopagitou str. - the film. As regards cases c) and 11742 Athens Average admission d), the stipulation applies that in Tel: +30 210 3678500 per inhabitants: 1.00 the event preapproval funding [email protected] Full-length films: is given, a producer of the work www.gfc.gr 25 productions must be secured. Short-length films: The directors of the projects 73 productions must have directed at least one short film, even if it was a stu- Governmental organisation dent film. in charge of the cinema: -Department of Cinema and Audiovisual Works, Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs, Sport and Culture -Greek Film Centre SEE Cinema Network ganizations. In addition to its govern it. The services support for the development of of the SEE Cinema feature film, the network pro- Network Secretariat are vides funding for short fiction provided in English, films. French and Greek. SEE Cinema Network is an ini- Admissibility: it concerns the About 16 projects are tiative of the GFC that aims at funding of short fiction films supported every year the artistic and cultural colla- with a running time not excee- among which 8 projects boration between the countries ding 15 minutes. The projects of short films. of southeastern Europe in the may be exclusively of national Contact : audiovisual field. The Network productions but those struc- Yannis Iliopoulos gathers 11 countries: Albania, tured as international co-pro- Executive Secretary Bosnia - Herzegovina, Bulgaria, ductions are given priority. of the SEE Cinema Croatia, Cyprus, FYR of Mace- The Network is based in Greece. Network donia, Greece, Romania, Slo- The General Assembly of na- Tel: +30 210 3678501 venia, Turkey and Serbia. The tional representatives, a three- [email protected] Network draws its funding from member executive committee www.seecinemagreece. its member nation’s cinema or- and its Executive Secretary blogspot.com Broadcaster ERT Amounts: the first 12 projects script competition. A pro- selected in a second competition ject cannot get the joint sup- receive a 20.000 € aid to produc- port of GFC and ERT. MICROFILM is a short pro- tion. The other 4 short projects ERT - Microfilm duction program created by the get a 10.000 € aid in kind. Tel: +30 210 6092508 national television (ERT) that Admissibility: projects are selec- [email protected] supports 16 projects every year. ted on the basis of a two round www.ert.gr/microfilm Events Drama Short Film Festival rimental (10 min. maximum). The Festival was established in The event takes place in Sep- 1978 and offers in September tember and the films sumission of each year, a Greek Short Film deadline is in April. CO-PRODUCTION AGREEMENTS: Festival and an International [email protected] Short Film Festival. The film www.naoussafilmfestival.gr A co-production agreement submission deadline is in associates Greece with Athens International Short April. Fiction, documentary France and Canada. Film Festival – Psarokokalo and animation short films Submissions are open to short Greece has ratified the may participate (35 minutes Council of Europe Conven- films of the following genres maximum). tion on Co-production and is [email protected] (fiction, animation, documen- a member of Eurimages. www.dramafilmfestival.gr tary, experimental) – 45 mi- nutes maximum. The event is in Online professional Naoussa International June and the sumission deadline directory: Film Festival is in March. See “Film Guide” on Open to fiction and [email protected] www.mediadeskhellas.eu animation (25 min. www.psarokokalo.gr maximum) and expé-

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ireland

Funding opportunities Irish Film Board - enable the making of short do- Aid to production cumentaries. The scheme aims to encourage experimentation and the realisation of fresh ap- proaches to non-fiction filmma- king. Projects may be journa- IFB has 5 schemes for the pro- listic or creative, observational duction of short films. Each of or aesthetic, objective or per- which is open for applications sonal, but they will all contain GENERAL OVERVIEW once a year and provides full something new in their use of Population: 4,4 million funding for production. Films the documentary form. Short Languages: Irish, English may be made in Irish or Engli- sketches of subjects being consi- Currency: Euro sh. IFB funded 32 short films in dered for longer-form treat- 2007. The films should be origi- ment may also be appropriate to Number of screens: 90 theatres / 442 screens nated and creatively lead by Iri- this scheme. (among which 112 digital sh talent. Supported projects: documen- screens) Signatures is a short film sche- taries, maximum 12 minutes me for the making of live-ac- Budget per film: maximum Average admission tion, fiction films that act as a 15 000 € (around 3 films are per inhabitants: 3,97 proving-ground for Irish crea- granted per year) Full-length films: tive talents aspiring to write, Admissibility: applications are 27 films produced in 2009 direct and produce films for the invited from producer/director cinema. The scheme aims to en- teams with some relevant expe- Short-length films: courage strong, original story- rience. 327 productions telling, visual flair, and produc- Films made under the Short Governmental organisation tion values appropriate to the Shorts scheme can be live-ac- in charge of the cinema: big screen. tion or animated. They should Irish Film Board (IFB) Supported projects: live-ac- ‘tell a story’ but need not use tions, maximum 12 minutes. conventional narrative me- Budget per film: maximum thods. 75 000 € (up to 6 films are Supported projects: live-ac- granted per year) tions or animations between Admissibility: applications are 3 and 5 minutes length - pro- invited from producer/director/ jects submitted will be required writer teams (where the pro- to conform to a genre ducer and director are not the chosen each year by IFB same person). (the genre chosen for 2010 Reality Bites is a new scheme to is Ireland, I Love You) Budget per film: maximum written in the Irish language. audience 15 000 euros This scheme will be primarily Budget per film: maxi- Admissibility: applications are distributed on-line. mum 50 000 euros ( up invited from both up-and-co- Budget per film: maximum to 6 films are granted per ming and experienced produ- 10 000 euros (2 films granted year) cer/director/writer teams. per year) Admissibility: applica- Gearrscannán is a new short Admissibility: applications are tions are invited from film scheme to produce Irish invited from producer/direc- producer/director/writer language short films that will tor/writer teams (where the teams (where the produ- appeal to a general audience. producer and director are not cer and director are not The scheme aims to encourage the same person). Short films the same person). fresh, new directorial voices already submitted to the IFB in The Irish Film Board willing to take risks, challenge English will not be eligible. / Bord Scannàn na audiences and introduce them Frameworks is an established hÉireann to interesting themes which will scheme for the making of ani- Queensgate, move them. Whilst aiming to mated short films. 23 Dock Road engage a diverse viewership, the Supported projects: anima- Galway films should also be able to be tions, up to 6 minutes - Projects Tel: +353 91 561398 rated for an under 15 audience. selected for funding will com- Fax: +353 91 561405 Supported projects: applica- bine creative exploration with [email protected] tions must be original stories an ability to appeal to a broad www.irishfilmboard.ie

Broadcaster / Regional funds RTE - the Irish broadcaster - provides support for short film awards run by the Cork Film Centre and Galway Film Centre, also by the Dublin film resource centre, FilmBase.

Cork Film Centre/ run between 5-15 minutes the Scheme. RTE Short Script Award The scheme is open to emer- The applicant must be a ging filmmakers with original paid-up member of the scripts, which display strong Cork Film Centre. cinematic visualisation and Cork Film Centre a fresh Irish perspective. The Civic Trust House, 50 Awards are open to drama, scheme, designed to promote Pope’s Quay - Cork animation and experimen- filmmaking throughout the re- Tel: +353 21 421 5160 tal works to be completed gions, will make an award of up [email protected] on film and/or broadcast to €10,000. Co-funding by other www.corkfilmcentre.com quality video (DigiBeta). film, corporate or broadcasting Submissions will ideally bodies is not permitted under SHORT FILMS SUPPORTS IN IRELAND

RTE/ Galway Film Centre Supported projects: films up to Centre a key constituent Short Script Awards 15 minutes. Original scripts that of these awards. display a strong cinematic vision RTE/ Galway Film and a fresh Irish perspective. Centre Admissibility: emerging film- Cluain Mhuire, The Galway Film Centre has a makers from all over Ireland. Monivea Road Galway number of different awards de- Amount: 3 awards will be allo- Tel: +353 91 770748 signed to support and promote cated from a total production [email protected] filmmakers with innovative ideas fund of 30 000 euros with use www.galwayfilmcentre.ie but limited financial resources. of the facilities of Galway Film

Filmbase/RTE Short Film that these awards provide an The Irish language broad- Awards scheme equal chance to all. In each caster - TG4, offers awar- round a shortlist of approxima- ds for shorts in the Irish tely ten projects is drawn up. language through Film- Applicants are then asked to put Base as well as the sports Supported project: awards are together a production package broadcaster Setanta Sports open to drama, animation and and bring together a team for for short sports documen- experimental works to be com- interview. Following the inter- taries. pleted on film or broadcast qua- views up to 3 successful appli- Filmbase lity video. Scripts should be 8 - cants are offered an award. Curved Street Building, 15 minutes in duration. 6 short films are granted per Temple Bar - Dublin 2 Admissibility: applications are year with application deadlines Tel: +353 1 679 6716 initially assessed on the basis of falling on the last Friday in Ja- [email protected] anonymous scripts; this means nuary and June. www.filmbase.ie

Events Corona Cork Film Festival wide-ranging, an eclectic mix (section for shorts) of big budget pictures, world ci- nema, innovative independent CO-PRODUCTION films, documentaries and short AGREEMENTS: films from all over the globe. Co-production agreements The festival is a major showcase associate Ireland with Spain for Irish film production. in Europe and New Zealand, Established in 1956, Corona www.corkfilmfest.org Canada and Australia. Cork Film Festival is one of supported Ireland has ratified the Coun- Ireland’s premier cultural by MEDIA events. The programme is e cil of Europe Convention on Co-production and is a member of Eurimages. Online professional directory: www.iftn.ie/whoswho www.companydatabase. irishfilmboard.ie/search

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italy

Funding opportunities Ministry of cultural goods of the subject and script (max and activities 50 points) ; technical quality in- Direzione Generale tended as the value of technical per il Cinema and technological factors of the film project (max 20 points) ; consistency of artistic and pro- duction elements (film project’s quality, completeness and viabi- lity) (max 30 points). GENERAL OVERVIEW The Ministry promotes finan- Ministero per i Beni Population: 60,9 million cing of short films if they have e le Attività Culturali Language: Italian a national cultural interest. Direzione Generale Currency: Euro Candidates have to fill in a form per il Cinema which be examined by a com- Piazza Santa Croce Number of screens: in Gerusalemme, 9/a 3.238 screens (1.519 digital mission (3 sessions per year). screens) The selection depends on the 00184 Roma scores reached by each projects. Tel: +39 06 67233210 Average admission Points are allocated following [email protected] per inhabitants: 1,86 different criteria: artistic quality www.cinema.beniculturali.it Full-length films: 155 productions in 2011 Short-length films: Regional Funds about 150 on 2009 Provincia di Milano - Regional Fondazione Apulia Film Governmental organisation Law 9 Commission & Fund in charge of the cinema: Supporting the cultural initiatives Global budget: 1 000 000 € for Direzione Generale per il of organizations, associations and 2013. Maximum of 20 000 € per Cinema - Ministero per i Beni non-profit foundations. short films. e le Attività Culturali Within the initiatives, Provincia di Italian producers, working in the Milano could provide grants for region of Apulia are éligible. short-length films. Award criteria: Artistic quality of The budget will be established not the subject and script related to the before June 2013. different film genres and to the -in Provincia di Milano volvement of artistic and creative Assessorato alla Cultura talents from Puglia (max V.le Vittorio Veneto, 2 60 points) 20124 Milano Technical quality, intended Tel: 02.7740.6305 as the value of technical and technological factors of the film project, artistic elements Toscana Film Commission – Inco- the geographical, environ- consistent with the production/ ming Fund mental, cultural, historical financial components and partici- Grant for costs incurred about and tourism heritage of pation of professionals from Puglia services used in Toscana territory Veneto district (20 points), in the work development (max (Accommodation, Food services, originality of the project 40 points) baskets, catering, Offices rental for (25 points). Projects previously beneficiaries production necessities, Car and Regione Veneto of Apulia Development Film Fund transport rental Direzione Attività will enjoy a rewarding equal to Equipment rental for costumes, set Culturali e Spettacolo Ufficio Cinema e Film 10 points on the final score. and technical means, Post-produc- Commission tion services) Cineporti di Puglia – Bari Indirizzo: Max of € 25 000 by short films Padiglione 180, Fiera del Levante Cannaregio, 168 Lungomare Starita, 1 - 70132 Bari Minimum score for grants: 30121 Venezia Tel: +39 080 975 29 00 50 points Tel: +39 41 2792604 [email protected] Award criteria: Shootings in Tos- filmcommission@regione. Cineporti di Puglia – Lecce cana (6 points per week max. 30 veneto.it Via Vecchia Frigole, 36 - 73100 Lecce points), artistic professionals resi- www.regione.veneto.it Tel: +39 0832 090 446 ding in Toscana (max. 10 points), Regione Lazio – Fondo cineportolecce@apuliafilmcom- technical workers and service com- Regionale per il Cinema e mission.it panies (except intern) from Tosca- l’Audiovisivo www.apuliafilmcommission.it na (max. 30 points), artistic quality Global budget: 15 million € or subject which promotes the his- Trentino Film Commission (2/3 for film productions ; 1/3 torical and cultural identity of Tos- Film and TV Productions (included for audiovisual productions). cana (max. 20 points), co-produc- short films): max of 200 000 € Short films are eligible. tions and/or executive productions Documentaries: max of 40 000 € Award criteria: contents (60 from Toscana (maxi. 10 points). Local Productions: max of 60 000 € Toscana Film Commission points), creative talents (20 Award criteria: Subject (10 %) ; Via San Gallo, 25 points), production - shoo- Credits of production, author, di- 50129 Firenze tings, digital effects, special rector, performers (20 %) ; Number Tel: +39 055 2719035 effects, sound editing… (20 of weeks provided for preparation, [email protected] points) shootings, post-production and www.toscanafilmcommission.it Regione Lazio – Direzione direct economic impact on the pro- regionale cultura, arte e Regione Veneto - Fondo Regio- vince (20 %) ; Ability to enhance sport nale per il Cinema e l’Audiovisivo and promote the geographical, Promozione e diffusione della cultura, delle arti environmental, cultural, histori- Supporting film and audiovisual visive e della identità cal and tourism heritage of Trento productions in Veneto territory regionale district (30 %); Distribution agree- and the development of film and audiovisual projects of producers Dirigente Cristina Crisari ments resulting from contracts or Via del Serafico, 121 - 00142 with legal head office in Veneto. other documents (20 %) Tel: +39 651688574 Grants for short films are reduced. Financing will be grant to pro- www.culturalazio.it jects which score at least 70 Subsidies are calculated according points/100. to the duration of shooting in the The grant must not exceed region: from 5 000 € to 75 000 € 50 % of total costs. max. for a period for 5 to 30 work- Trentino Film Commission days of shooting. c/o Format – Via Zanella Award criteria: company’s curri- 10/2 – 38122 Trento culum (10 points), Author’s cur- Tel: +39 461 492667 riculum (15 points), quality and filmcommission@provin- novelty of the project (30 points), cia.tn.it ability to enhance and promote www.provincia.tn.it SHORT FILMS SUPPORTS IN ITALY Broadcaster Mediaset caster in the country. Pay TV Mediaset Premium buys some short films. Mediaset is an Italian-based Buyer: Ludovica Fonda mass media company which is ([email protected]) the largest commercial broad- www.mediaset.it

Events Festival dei corti Cinestesia 2013 Festival Pontino del Cortome- - Legnano (Milano) traggio – Latina www.cineforumpensottilegnano. www.fpdc.it it Filmcaravan – Imperia Festival del corto/ Mompeo in www.filmcaravan.org Corto – Mompeo (Rieti) www.festivaldelcorto.org/ita/ Maremetraggio – Trieste mompeo.html www.maremetraggio.com Circuito Off – San Servolo NociCortinfestival – Noci (Bari) (Venezia) www.nocicinema.it www.circuitooff.com Novara Cine Festival – Novara – Concorto Film Festival – Ponte- www.novaracinefestival.it nure (Piacenza) Pentedattilo Film Festival – www.concorto.com Pentedattilo (Reggio Calabria) Corti Sonici – Varese www.pentedattilofilmfestival.net www.cortisonici.org Sardinia Film Festival – Sassari Cortinametraggio – Cortina www.sardiniafilmfestival.it (Belluno) Schermi Irregolari – Bagno a www.cortinametraggio.it Ripoli (Firenze) CO-PRODUCTION Cortoimola Festival – Imola www.archetipoac.it/cinema AGREEMENTS: (Bologna) Sedicicorto – Forlì European countries: Austria, www.cortoimolafestival.it www.sedicicorto.it Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Corto in Bra – Bra (Cuneo) Republic, France, Germany, SHORTini International Short Hungary, Portugal, Romania, www.cortoinbra.it Film Festival – Augusta (Siracusa) Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, www.shortinifilmfestival.com Festival Alto Vicentino – San- Sweden. torso (Vicenza) Vicoli Corti – Massafra (Taranto) www.festivalaltovicentino.org www.associazioneilserraglio.it Italy has ratified the Coun- cil of Europe Convention Festival Internazionale Ciak Young About International Film Junior – Cortina d’Ampezzo on Co-production and is a Festival – Bologna member of Eurimages. (Treviso) www.youngabout.com www.alcuni.it Online professional directory: www.cnc-italia.it

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Lithuania

Funding opportunities Lithuanian Film Centre, The maximum possible amount established in May, 2012, allocated for a film project shall be the following: For production of a short fea- ture film – up to 700 000 Lt; For production of a documen- Established in 2012, the Li- tary short – up to 300 000 Lt; thuanian Film Centre is a state For production of an animation institution under the Ministry short – up to 270 000 Lt. GENERAL OVERVIEW of Culture of the Republic of Funding priorities are set in the Population: 3,3 million Lithuania. The Centre operates following order: Language: Lithuanian under the Film Law (amended 1. a project for film co-produc- Currency: Litas (LTL) in 2011). Projects selection and tion by Lithuanian and foreign 1 Euro = 3,4528 LTL evaluation work is done by Film partners; Number of theatres Board, which functions as an 2. a project that has received and screens: 95 screens / advisory body under the Mi- funding from the programmes 42 theatres nistry of Culture helps to imple- and funds of the European ment the National Film Support Union or European Council Average admission Program. where the Republic of Lithuania per inhabitants: 1,01 Lithuanian organizations wor- is a member that support pro- Full-length production: king in film sector can apply for duction and distribution of ci- 10 national productions / grants for preproduction and nematographic and audiovisual 7 co-productions in 2009- production of films if they com- works; 2010 ply with cultural criteria (sub- 3. a project that has received ject linked to Lithuanian or Eu- Short-length production: funding from other internatio- aprox. 30 short films per year ropean culture, history, religion, nal programmes and funds; mythology, social life…) 4. a project for film co-pro- Governmental organisation State funding shall not exceed duction of several Lithuanian in charge of the cinema: 50 % of the film production partners; The Ministry of Culture of budget and 75 % of the overall 5. a film production where at the Republic of Lithuania budget of a low-budget or an least 80% of the project budget experimental film. Co-produc- will be spent in Lithuania. tions shall be awarded a State Lithuanian Film Centre funding priority but legal per- under the Ministry of Culture sons may spend up to 20 % of Budget institution State funding allocated for film Z. Sierakausko st. 15 production outside the Repu- Vilnius 03105 blic of Lithuania. Tel: +370 5 213 05 47 [email protected] www.lkc.lt Broadcasters/Buyers Lithuanian National Radio and GALA Interactive Television Television (LRT) is the national

Gala TV is an IPTV service pro- public broadcasting company of vided by Lithuania’s largest Tel- Lithuania based in Vilnius. The co TEO. company broadcasts 2 national public television channels LRT Distributors televizija and LRT Kultūra, and Lithuanian Short Film Agency a satellite TV channel LRT Li- “Lithuanian Shorts” : tuanica. www.lithuanianshorts.com

Events Vilnius Film Shorts European Film Forum Vilnius Film Shorts, interna- “Scanorama” tional short film festival, is the (section for shorts) biggest short film festival in the www.scanorama.lt

Baltic countries, presenting the supported newest short films of the past e by MEDIA few years to the viewers in Li- thuania. It also offers various International Kaunas Film trainings, seminars, concerts… Festival The event is in September and (section for shorts) the submission deadline is in www.kinofestivalis.lt

May. supported www.filmshorts.lt e by MEDIA Vilnius International Film International Women Film CO-PRODUCTION Festival “Kino pavasaris” Festival “Šeršeliafam” AGREEMENTS: (section for shorts) (section for shorts) Lithuania has ratified the www.kinopavasaris.lt www.serseliafam.com Council of Europe Conven- supported tion on Co-production and is e by MEDIA International Animation Film a member of Eurimages. Festival “Tindirindis” Production companies (section for shorts) specialized in short film www.tindirindis.lt production: Monoklis, Just a Moment, Kulturiniy projekty centras CUMA, Ciobreliai, Uljana Kim Studio, Tremora, Kine- ma, Artbox, Fralita, Dansu production house

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NETHERLANDS

Funding opportunities The Netherlands Film Fund Film Festival in Utrecht, receive a Television broadcasting and have their own website: www. kortefilmonline.nps.nl/page/ content/onenightstand where The Netherlands Film Fund’s the films are screened digitally. operations cover participation Starting film makers, who gra- in development, production, duated at the Netherlands Film distribution and marketing. It is and Television Academy, are GENERAL OVERVIEW also responsible for promoting able to make an appointment Population: 16,7 million a good climate for the national at the Film Fund’s “afwerking” Language: Dutch film industry. (a special quick counter), where Currency: Euro Every year, 10 short films (with they can apply for financial sup- a length of 10 minutes) are port for short fiction and short Number of screens: made in the Netherlands within documentary films. 808 screens (100% digital the “KORT !” Project which is The Fund has three pro- screens) supported by the Netherlands grammes with a specific profile Average admission Film Fund, the Dutch Media for development and produc- per inhabitants: 1,84 Fund (Mediafonds) and the tion of films: New Screen NL Full-length films: Dutch Public Broadcaster NTR. for new talent, innovation and 62 Dutch productions (43 The 10 KORT ! films have their cinematic experiment from features, 19 docs) premiere at the Netherlands new and experienced film ma- Film Festival in Utrecht and are kers in all genres and for short Short-length films: broadcasted on Television, they (animation) films ; Screen NL Between 150 and 170 pro- are also presented digitally at for feature films, feature length ductions every year www.ntr.nl/kort animation films, feature length Governmental organisation Animated films can also re- documentaries and internatio- in charge of the cinema: ceive financial support from the nal co-productions from expe- The Netherlands Film Fund KORT ! project. rienced film makers working on A second short film pro- their third or subsequent film ; ject which is financed by the and Screen NL Plus for cinema Netherlands Film Fund, the films targeting a large audience, Media Fund and the Dutch pu- through a matching scheme. blic broadcasters, is called “One Nederlands Filmfonds Night Stand”. Within this pro- Pijnackerstraat 5 ject 9 short films of 50 minutes 1072 JS Amsterdam are realized. Similarly to the Tel: +31 20 570 76 76 KORT ! films, films have their [email protected] premiere at the Netherlands www.filmfonds.nl Broadcaster « One night stand ». Contact: Marina Blok ([email protected]) NTR is the independent Dutch NTR public service broadcaster spe- P.O. Box 29000 cialising in information, educa- 1202 MA Hilversum tion and culture. NTR broadcast The Netherlands the two programmes dedicated Tel: +31 35 677 9333 to short filsm: « Kort ! » and www.ntr.nl Events Go Short International Short Imagine Film Festival: Film Festival European Fantastic Shorts Go Short is Imagine is a member of the EF- the Dutch fes- FFF (European Fantastic Film tival for short Festivals Federation), it pro- film. For five motes European fantastic cine- days, over 300 ma through the Méliès competi- short films are tion for both feature length and screened in short films. and around LUX in Nijmegen. www.imaginefilmfestival.nl The International Competition International Film Festival consists of shorts from all genres Rotterdam CO-PRODUCTION that have been made in Europe. AGREEMENTS: The films are eligible for the Go Short award for the best short in The Netherlands signed co-production agreements four different categories: anima- with the following countries: tion, documentary, fiction and Next to the festival’s Hivos Tiger Belgium, and France and art film. has a memory of understan- Since 2011, the event also orga- Awards Competition that is de- dicated to the upcoming talents, ding with South Africa and nizes the « Go Short Industry is aiming to expand this to the short films have their own Day » for professionals. several more countries. The international competition: the The event takes place in March. Netherlands have ratified the The film submission deadline is Tiger Awards Competition for Council of Europe Conven- in December. Short Films. tion on Co-production and is www.goshort.nl www.filmfestivalrotterdam.com a member of Eurimages. For more information: supported www.filmfonds.nl/nieuws/ by MEDIA e extra-pagina-s/english www.filmfonds.nl/internatio- nal-affairs/coproducing-in- ternationally Online professional directory: www.international.eyefilm.nl

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Norway

Funding opportunities Norsk Film Institutt ding is available for production support for short films and te- levision documentaries, and for television series, including sup- The Norwegian Film Institute port € project development. is the sole executive body for For 2010 a minimum of 22 mil- Norwegian film and audio- lion NOK (around 2,5 million €) visual policy, operating un- will be allocated to short film der the auspices of the Royal production. The Norwegian GENERAL OVERVIEW Norwegian Ministry for Cultu- Film Institute supports about Population: 4,8 million ral Affairs. It supports, pro- 20-30 short films each year. Language: Norwegian vides access to and promotes Contacts: Currency: Norwegian Krone Norwegian short films, docu- Head of Development (NOK) 1 Euro = 7,7260 NOK* mentaries and feature films. and Production : Ivar Køhn Number screens: 422 screens Total funding amounts to ap- (58 digital screens) proximately 350 million NOK ([email protected]) per year (around 40 million €), Commissioning editor, Average admission covering: development support short film: per inhabitants: 2,6 (screenplays, projects and video Åse Meyer: [email protected] Full-length production: games), production support Norsk Film Institutt 27 productions (feature films, documentaries, Dronningens gt. 16, short films, television series), Postboks 752, Sentrum Short-length production: seminars, w orkshops and trai- 0106 Oslo Approximately 300 (inclu- ning for professionals. Tel: +47 22 47 46 00 ding student productions) Concerning short films, fun- www.nfi.no Governmental organisation in charge of the cinema: Norsk Film Institutt (Norwegian Film Institute) * European Central Bank, 20th March 2013

There are 5 regional film centers in Norway, funding short and documentary films. The funds allocated to short and docu- mentary film production come partly from the government and partly from the region. In addition “Fond for lyd og bilde” grants support to short films. North Norwegian Film Center South Norwegian Film Center Filmkraft Rogaland AS Contact : Contact: Rogaland Fylkeskom- Jesper Bergom-Larsson Kirsten Bonnén Rask mune (PB 130) ([email protected]) ([email protected]) 4001 Stavanger Nordnorsk filmsenter as Sørnorsk filmsenter Tel: + 47 51 51 69 72 P.O.Box 94 P.O. Box 112 [email protected] 9751 Honningsvåg 4662 Kristiansand www.filmkraft.no Tel. +47 78 47 64 00 Tel +47 38 02 68 80 Fondet for lyd og bilde [email protected] [email protected] www.nnfs.no www.sornorskfilm.no is also a state fund which among other artistic pur- West Norwegian Film Center East Norwegian Film Center poses, aims at funding Contact: Irmelin Nordahl Contact: Arngrim Ytterhus short films. (irmelin.nordahl@vestnorsk- ([email protected]) Fondet for lyd og bilde film.no) Østnorsk filmsenter Postboks 984 Sentrum Vestnorsk filmsenter Fabrikken - Løkkegt. 9 0104 Oslo Georgernes Verft 12 2615 Lillehammer Tel: +47 22 47 83 30 5011 Bergen www.ostnorskfilm.no [email protected] Tel. +47 55 56 09 05 [email protected] www.fondforlydogbilde.no [email protected] www.vestnorskfilm.no Filmkraft Rogaland AS is diffe- rent from the film centres above Mid Norwegian Film Center as Filmkraft Rogaland funds Contact: Kalle Løchen both short films, documentary ([email protected]) films and invests in feature films. Midtnorsk filmsenter It also works as a film commis- P.O. Box 964 Sentrum sion to attract foreign produc- CO-PRODUCTION 7410 Trondheim tion to the Rogaland area. AGREEMENTS: Tel. +47 73 51 55 50 Contact: Jarle Bjørknes [email protected] ([email protected]) Norway has ratified the www.midtnorskfilm.no Council of Europe Conven- tion on Co-production and is a member of Eurimages. Broadcasters Online professional Buyer: Aira Planting directory: NRK, is the Norwegian ([email protected]) www.produsentforeningen.no government-owned radio and www.nrk.no television public broadcasting company, and the largest me- TV 2 is the largest commer- dia organisation in Norway. cial television station in Norway. NRK mainly consists of 3 TV Buyer: Christopher Haug channels and 3 radio chan- ([email protected]) nels. www.tv2.no Event The Norwegian Short festival presents retrospectives, deadline is in March. film festival - Grimstad international documentaries, kortfilm@kortfilmfesti- In addition to the award newer film and video experi- valen.no programmes (Norwe- ments and film occupational se- www.kortfilmfestivalen. gian and International minars and debates. The event is no competitions), the in June and the film submission

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poland Funding opportunities Polish Film Institute Polish Filmmakers Association

Andrzej Munk Studio, ‘The Young Institutional film funding in Po- and Film’, has been operating wit- land comes mainly from the Polish hin the structures of the Polish Film Institute whose 2013 budget Film Makers Association since is over 32 million € (22,3 mln € for 2008. The Studio is an exclusive film production) but does not in- producer of film debuts, which is clude a specific short film funding done in the cooperation with the programme. The Institute does not Polish Film Institute, the Ministry provide direct funding for short of Culture and public television. films, however, it supports film Andrzej Munk Studio organises GENERAL OVERVIEW schools and training programmes the following short film competi- Population: 38,2 million aimed to produce short fiction, do- tions for young filmmakers: 30 Mi- Language: Polish cumentary and animated films. nutes (drama), First Documentary Polish Film Institute Currency: Zloty (PLN) (documentary) and Young Anima- Krakowskie Przedmiecie 21/23 – 1 Euro = 4,09 PLN* tion (animation). 00-071 Warsaw Polish Filmmakers Association Number of theatres and Tel : +48 22 42 10 518 Krakowskie Przedmiescie 7 00- screens: 174 theaters / [email protected] 068 Warsaw 871 screens (among which www.pisf.pl Tel : +48 22 845 51 71 757 digital screens) [email protected] www.sfp.org.pl Average admission per inhabitants: 1,03 Full-length films: Regional film funds 35 productions / 14 co-pro- Poland has a well-developed tions and facilities within the city ductions in 2012 network of regional film funds, or region receive best valuation Short-length films: covering almost the entire area results. Short films are eligible but ~300 productions (including of the country with its activity. in competition with full length school films) Currently, there are 11 funds, but film. Contests run by regional film authorities in regions not yet co- funds are usually announced once Governmental organisation vered by the activity of the funds a year.Evaluation of projects and in charge of the cinema: have announced their intent to allocation of support takes from Polski Instytut Sztuki Fil- start 3 new funds in the near fu- 30 to 90 days. Foreign producers mowej (Polish Film Institute) ture. Typically, Polish regional are also invited to participate in * National Bank of Poland, film funds search for film projects the competition, but preferably as 31 Dec. 2012 by announcing competitions. The partners of Polish producers. All basic condition for participating paperwork required to par- in a competition is a connection of ticipate in a contest must the project with the given city or be filled out in Polish. The region by means of the topic of the annual budgets of Regional film, its setting, or participation of Film Funds varies between local people and companies in its 120 000 – 400 000 € (about production. Projects using loca- 2 300 000 € in total). LODZKIE REGION – LODZ MALOPOLSKA REGION SWIETOKRZYSKIE City of LODZ Budgetary Krakow Regional Film Fund REGION Support for Film Production Contact: Rafal Orlicki Swietokrzyskie Region Contact: Monika Glowacka ([email protected]) Film and Promotion [email protected] ([email protected]) Fund [email protected] www.film-commission.pl Contact: Adam Dabek www.lodzfilmcommission.pl MAZOVIA REGION (a.dabek@swietokrzyskie. LOWER SILESIA REGION Mazowsze Film Fund travel) www.rot.swietokrzyskie. Lower Silesian Film Fund Contact: Anna Spisz travel Contact: Rafal Bubnicki ([email protected]) ([email protected]) www.mff.mazovia.pl WIELKOPOLSKA [email protected] POMORSKIE REGION – REGION www.odra-film.wroc.pl GDYNIA Wielkopolska Film Fund LUBELSKIE REGION-LUBLIN Gdynia Film Fund Contact: Jadwiga Troc- zynska (j.troczynska@ Lublin Film Fund Contact: estrada.poznan.pl) Contact: Grzegorz Linkowski Bernadeta Rabalska ([email protected]) ([email protected]) www.estrada.poznan.pl [email protected] www.ckgdynia.pl ZACHODNIOPOMORS- www.film.lublin.eu SILESIA REGION KIE REGION Silesian Film Fund Pomeranian Film Fund Contact: Patrycja Mlynarczyk Contact: Beata Boguslawska ([email protected]) [email protected] [email protected] www.pomeraniafilm.pl [email protected] www.silesiafilm.com.pl

Broadcasters TVP Kultura Canal+ Cyfrowy

TVP Kultura is the first TV CANAL+ Cyfrowy S.A. is an theme channel to be run by the operator of a digital platform Polish public broadcaster TVP. CYFRA+ and a broadcaster of It was launched in 2005 and is television premium channels dedicated to arts and culture. (CANAL+, CANAL+ FILM, They buy only a very few CANAL+ SPORT…) among short animation, very rare Ale Kino+ which buy about short docs. 80 minutes (together) of short Licence price : 500 – 1000 films (animation, fiction, docs) Euro (for 30 min. film). monthly. Contact: Contact: Alicja Gancarz Katarzyna Malinowska Tel : +48 22 328 28 95 Tel : +48 22 547 29 63 www.canalpluscyfrowy.pl www.tvp.pl SHORT FILMS SUPPORTS IN POLAND Events

Etiuda&Anima International Krakow Film Festival (section Plus Camerimage In- Film Festival for shorts documentary) ternational Film Festi- www.kff.com.pl val of the Art of Cine- The festival also has their own matography (section for film market shorts documentaries,

supported videoclips) The International Film Festival by MEDIA www.camerimage.pl e Etiuda&Anima, organized in supported Kraków since 1994, is the oldest by MEDIA T-Mobile New Horizons Inter- e film festival in Poland which national Film Festival (section juxtaposes the achievements of for shorts) AleKino! International students of film and art schools www.nowehoryzonty.pl Young Audience Film from all over the world, as well as Festival (section for ani- works of fine-art animation films supported by MEDIA mated shorts and fiction) creators: professionals, students, e www.alekino.com as well as independent produ- cers. supported TOFFI FEST International by MEDIA The event takes place in No- Film Festival (section for docu- e vember. The film submission mentary, animation and fiction deadline is in September. shorts) www.etiudaandanima.com www.toffifest.pl Off Plus Camera International Festival of Inde- pendent Cinema (section for shorts) www.offpluscamera.com CO-PRODUCTION AGREEMENTS: Co-production bilateral agreements link Poland to Canada and France. Poland has also ratified the Council of Europe Conven- tion on Co-production and is a member of Eurimages. Online professional directory: www.pisf.pl www.audiowizualni.pl www.mediadeskpoland.eu www.sfp.org.pl www.polishdocs.pl www.polishshorts.pl www.filmneweurope.com

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portugal

Funding opportunities Instituto do Cinema e do member of the Institute (the Audiovisual (ICA) Chair has no voting rights). Support program for the pro- duction of short Fiction films: Budget available (no changes since 2007): 500 000,00 €. Public body under the politi- In 2012, 12 short films have been cal authority of the Ministry supported under this scheme, of Culture, ICA is the national with an average amount of sup- GENERAL OVERVIEW funding agency for film. The port of ca. 42 000 € (maximum Population: 10 562 178 Institute is also involved in hel- amount possible is 45 000,00 €). Language: Portuguese ping defining the public policy Support program for the pro- Currency: Euro and measures in the film and duction of short Animation audiovisual field. It represents films: Number of theatres and screens: 150 theatres / the Ministry in other funds and Budget available (no changes 540 screens (2012) instruments in relation with since 2007): 600 000,00 €. film, as well as in international In 2012, 6 animation short Average admission organisations and bodies, and films have been supported un- per inhabitants: 1,30 (2012) collects and organises statistical der this scheme, with an ave- Full-length films produced information on the film sector. rage amount of support of in 2012: 8 fiction films and ICA implements 2 support pro- 100 000,00 € (maximum pos- 7 documentaries grammes for short animation sible is 125 000,00 €). & fiction films. New rules are ICA - Instituto do Cinema e Short-length films in force since 2007. Producers do Audiovisual produced in 2012: or directors may apply; howe- Rua S. Pedro de Alcântara, 45, 1º 11 fictions, 11 animated films 1269-138 Lisboa and 2 documentaries ver, financial support contracts for supported projects have to Tel : +351 21 3230800 Governmental organisation be signed by a producer. Se- +351 21 0334700 in charge of the cinema: lection panels are formed by [email protected] Instituto do Cinema e do 4 independent members and www.ica-ip.pt Audiovisual (ICA) chaired by the Director or a staff Broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP)

RTP is Portugal’s public service broadcasting organization. It operates 4 terrestrial television channels and 3 national radio channels, as well as several sa- tellite and cable offerings. RTP2 buys between 150 and 200 short films every year for its weekly programme « Onda Event Curta ». www.rtp.pt Curtas Vila do Conde This Interna- tional Short Film Festival taking place in July is open to new short films, within the du- ration limit of 60 minutes. An international competition screens fiction, do- cumentary and animation. Dis- CO-PRODUCTION ctinct sections are dedicated to AGREEMENTS: experimental shorts and films Portugal has signed bilateral for kids. The submission dead- co-production agreements line is in April. with several European coun- www.festival.curtas.pt tries (France, Germany, Italy, Spain), Brazil and African Portuguese-speaking coun- tries (Angola, Cape Verde, Mozambique, São Tomé e Príncipe). Portugal has ratified the Council of Europe Conven- tion on Co-production and is a member of Eurimages. Portugal also participates in Ibermedia (Iberian-American Cooperation framework). Online professional directory: www.aipcinema.com

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ROMANIA

Funding opportunities National Film Center (CNC) him/herself (in cash, services Cinema fund or in kind). The producer can spend 20 % of the film budget in the territory of state member of the EU or of the Central Euro- pean Free Trade Agreement. Supported projects: features, International co-production are documentary, shorts and ani- eligible if the coproducers pro- mated films (any length). vide at least 10 % (for multila- GENERAL OVERVIEW Selection: CNC organises teral co-productions) or 20 % Population: 21,8 million funding sessions twice a year. (for bilateral co-productions) of Language: Romanian 3 sections are dedicated for fic- financial participation. The Ro- Currency: Leu (RON) tion works (both features and manian co-producers must co- 1 Euro = 4,4060 RON shorts), then for documentaries ownership rights over the film, Number of screens: and animated films. A three- and exploitation rights. 241 screens (110 digital) member commission examines 32 short films, documentary and applications from the documen- animation films were supported Average admission tary & animation section, and a by the CNC in 2009. The budget per inhabitants: 0,4 five-member section the appli- of Cinema Fund was approxi- Full-length films: 12 in 2012 cations from the fiction section. matively 10.5 million euros in Amounts: the CNC provides 2009. A minimum quota of 5 % Short-length films: reim¬boursable loans limited to is allocated to short-length films 32 productions in 2009 80 % of the production budget and 15 % to documentaries and Governmental organisation for short films (co-productions animation. in charge of the cinema: may be financed with no more CNC National Film Center (CNC) than 65 % from the Romanian Str. Dem. I. Dobrescu nr. 4-6, * European Central Bank, 20th contribution part to the project) Sector 1 March 2013 Admissibility: production com- Bucharest 010026 pany registered at the Roma- Tel: +40 21 310 4301 nian CNC. The applicants must [email protected] also provide a minimum of 6 % www.cncinema.abt.ro of the total production budget SEE Cinema Network tures and for production of director and scriptwri- short films ter must come from Supported project: short fic- the Network’s member- tion film productions with a states. Shooting of the running time not exceeding 15 products submitted as minutes. candidates for funding SEE Cinema Network is an ini- Amounts: a non-refundable may not begin earlier tiative of the Greek Film Centre loan of 10 000 € per films. than the date of evalua- that aims at maintaining and Admissibility: projects may be tion of the projects. holding the inTellectual, ar- exclusively national produc- See Cinema Network tistic and cultural identity of tions of a SEE Cinema Network Mrs. Alina Salcudea- south-eastern Europe. The as- member-state but those struc- nuManager/Foreign sociation gathers 11 countries tured as international co-pro- Affairs expert - CNC - Albania, Bosnia Herzegovi- ductions between two or more Str. Dem. I. Dobrescu nr. na, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, member-states will be given 4-6, Sector 1 Macedonia, Greece, Romania, priority. The minority participa- Bucharest 010026 , Turkey and Serbia & tion of third co-producers from Tel. : + 40 21 3104301 Montenegro. It provides fun- countries outside the Network Fax: + 40 21 3100672 ding for development of fea- is not excluded. The producer, [email protected]

Broadcaster Romanian National Television to the Cinema Fund of the CNC, (TVR) and may also contribute directly to co-finance film projects. Televiziunea Româna Calea Dorobantilor nr. 191, sector 1, Bucharest CO-PRODUCTION According to the new Law on Tel. : +40 21 319 91 12 AGREEMENTS: Cinema, TVR contributes 15 % +40 21 319 91 54 Romania has signed treaties of its advertising annual income www.tvr.ro with France, Canada. An upcoming treaty with Israel will be signed soon. Romania has also ratified the Council of Europe Conven- Event tion on Co-production and is a member of Eurimages. Anima’est - Bucarest tition and a special section of shorts for children called Mini- Online professional mest. directory: The event is in October and the www.romfilmpromotion.ro/ infos.php film submission deadline is in International Animation June. Film Festival, established www.animest.ro in 2006, Anim’est offers supported a short film compe- e by MEDIA

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spain

Funding opportunities Institute of Cinematography per film awarded, and under and Audiovisual Arts (ICAA) no circumstance could it be greater than the investment made by the producer or more than 50 % of the film’s budget. ICAA is the public body res- The maximum amount of fun- ponsible for regulating and fi- ding for short films produced nancing the cinematographic could not be more than 75 % of activity in Spain. This sup- producer investment. The to- GENERAL OVERVIEW port covers the whole chain of tal sum of funding for project Population: 47,26 million the making of the film from costs and film produced could Languages: Spanish, Catalan, pre‐production to promotion not be more than the cost of the Basque, Galician and Occitan and exhibition, short‐films to film, and in any case there was Currency: Euro long-feature films, fiction, ani- a maximum limit of 70 000,00 €. Admissibility: Number of theatres and mation, creative documentaries Funding can be screens: 876 theatres / and films for television. applied for by production com- 4044 screens (2011) Support for short films : panies previously registered These can be 2 types: subsidies as such in Section One of the Average admission for short film projects or for Register of Film Companies per inhabitants: 2.08 short films which have already and which are classified as in- Full-length films: been produced. These subsidies dependent in accordance with 198 productions in 2011. are crucial to the support of the that set forth in Article 4.n of (120 fiction, 69 Documentary, short film in Spain, not only Law 55/2007, of 28 December, 8 Animation, 1 Documentary/ helping young people benefit on cinema. Animation) around the country, but also Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Short-length films: constituting projects with a spe- 248 productions in 2011 (171 cific value which serve as a re- Audiovisuales Fiction, 54 Documentary, 22 serve for the whole audiovisual Subdirección General Animation, 1 Fiction/Docu- industry. de Fomento mentary/Animation) Amount: In the most recent Plaza del Rey, 1 - 2ª planta calls for proposals, the maxi- 28004 Madrid Governmental organisation mum amount of funding for www.mcu.es/cine in charge of the cinema: Institute of Cinematography project costs was 30 500,00 € and Audiovisual Arts (ICAA) Instituto de Crédito Oficial diovisual works (films and short work by the audiovisual (ICO) films, made-for-TV movies, do- communication service cumentaries on decidedly cultu- provider may funded, ral themes and animated series) excluding VAT. for which the right of commu- Admissibility: This nication to the public has been pathway is aimed at the ICO is a bank legally constituted assigned by the producers and self-employed and inde- as a public company, attached purchased by an audiovisual pendent Spanish compa- to the Ministry of Economic communication service provi- nies. Affairs and Competitiveness der are eligible for funding. Instituto de Crédito through the State Secretariat for Amount: In regard to the maxi- Oficial Economy and Enterprise Sup- mum amount of funding, up to Paseo del Prado, 4 port. 100 % of the cost of purchasing 28014 Madrid ICO-CRTVE Cine Producción the right of communication to Tel: +34 900 121 121 support: newly produced au- the public for the audiovisual www.ico.es Regional Funds Agencia Andaluza de Contact : Instituciones Culturales. Benito Herrera Consejería de Cultura ([email protected]) AAIICC – Consejería de Ayuda a producción de corto- Cultura y Deporte metrajes provides subsidies for Unidad de Cinematografía production of short films (Fi- y Artes Audiovisuales nancial support). Estadio Olímpico, Puerta M Supported project: 6 (±) 41092 Sevilla Amount: Up to 20 000 € (fiction) up to 30 000 € (animation). Admissibility: Individuals or le- gal entities.

Avalis de Catalunya, S.G.R. Up to 1,200,000€/company. Up Avalis de Catalunya is a non-pro- to 60 months. fit, mutual organisation, ma- Avalis de Catalunya has signed a naged by Banco de España, the partnership agreement with the Basque Government mission of which is to give bet- Catalan Institute for the Cultural Support for production of ter access to credit by acting as Companies which may allow the short films guarantor for SMEs and the economic terms of the guarantees Supported project: 8 pro- self-employed located in Ca- to be improved for audiovisual jects selected from 40 sub- talonia. production companies who are mitted Description: Guarantees for members of PAC, BA or APIC. Amount: A maximum of loans granted by financial Avalis de Catalunya, S.G.R. 120.000 € - A maximum institutions or the ICF to Departament Comercial of 20.000 € per project Catalan small and me- Gran Via de les Corts Catala- Gobierno Vasco dium-sized companies nes 635, 4rt Departamento de Cultura working in audiovisual 08010 Barcelona Calle Donostia / production, in order to Tel: +34 93 298 02 60 San Sebastián, 1 finance the production [email protected] 01010 - Vitoria / of audiovisual works. www.avalis.cat Gasteiz, Spain SHORT FILMS SUPPORTS IN SPAIN

Catalan Films & TV Catalan productions encompas- (CF&TV) sing features, documentaries, CF&TV seeks to promote the TV and other formats, inclu- audiovisual industry and its ding a category dedicated to contents worldwide through short films. showcasing initiatives aimed at In order to promote Catalan increasing national and interna- short films, CF&TV coordinates tional presence, acknowledge- the attendance of Catalan pro- ment and demand for Catalan ducers or directors at the main products and partners. markets as well dispatching Instituto Valenciano One of these is the Short-Cat short film screeners for festival del Audiovisual program for the promotion submissions. (IVAC) of Catalan short films, which Catalan Films & TV Valencia Community presents a collection of titles c/ Mestre Nicolau 23, support of short films. that represent the cream of the entresòl Description: 60% of the crop from film schools and in- 08021 - Barcelona, Spain total amount of the project dependent producers. CF&TV Tel: +34 93 552 49 40 selected. also produces an annual cata- [email protected] Amount: Depending on logue, a comprehensive guide www.catalanfilms.cat final number of selected to the extensive repertoire of the projects. Admissibility: Fiction, do- cumentary and animation. IVAC Plaça de l´Ajuntament, 17 Institut Català de les Catalan investment has to be 46002 Valencia, Spain Empreses Culturals spent in Catalonia. Tel: + 34 963 53 93 00 (ICEC) - The short-length film should [email protected] Support grant to the production be funded by more than 50 % www.ivac-lafilmoteca.es of short-length films of companies established in Supported project: Short-length Catalonia or other European films (selective support scheme) companies with a permanent Amount: 6 000 € per short-length establishment in Catalonia. film in original Catalan ver- - The applicants must take charge sion or Occitan. 4 000 € per of the executive production. short-length film in other lan- Projects are evaluated according guages. In both cases, the amount the following criteria: of the subsidy must not exceed • Cultural, artistic, technical 50 % of the project budget. quality. Admissibility: • Relevance and originality of - The applicants must be the theme and the main idea. companies established in • Cost of production in rela- Catalonia and entered in tion to the investment of the the Register of Audiovisual producer. Companies of Catalonia • Original Catalan version (or or companies based in a Occitan). member state of the Eu- Institut Català ropean Union or the Eu- de les Empreses Culturals ropean Economic Area Passatge de la Banca, 1-3 that have a permanent 08002 - Barcelona, Spain address in Catalonia. Tel: +34 93 316 27 00 - At least 75 % of the www.gencat.cat/cultura/icec Kimuak Once per year an independent year before the deadline, Selection Of Basque Short jury makes a selection among are accepted. Films: Kimuak is a short film the short films entered by the Contact: Txema distribution and promotion pro- authors, which are collected in a Muñoz, Esther Cabero gram organised by the Basque catalogue published on the label Kimuak / Euskadiko Government’s Department Kimuak. The catalogue is sent to Filmategia-Filmoteca of Culture through Etxepare the major festivals and audiovi- Vasca Basque Institute, in collabora- sual events, so it is accessible to Antso Jakitunaren tion with the Basque Film Ar- an international audience. Hiribidea, 17-Atzea chive. Created in 1998, Kimuak Amount: It is not a financial aid. 20010 Donostia / gathers an annual selection of Admissibility: Short films di- San Sebastián works directed or produced in rected or produced in the Au- Tel: +34 943 11 55 11 the Autonomous Community tonomous Community of the [email protected] of the Basque Country. Basque Country, during the www.kimuak.com

Madrid Community Xunta de Galicia Madrid Community support for Xunta de Galicia support for the the development of short films: development of short films: Amount: 400.000 €. Amount: 115.000 €. Admissibility: Fiction, docu- Admissibility: Shooting in Ga- mentary and animation. Mini- lician language. Fiction, docu- mum length 5 min. and maxi- mentary, animation and also mum 30 min. videoclips. Comunidad de Madrid Consorcio Audiovisual Dirección General de Promo- de Galicia ción Cultural Rúa de Horreo, 61 Vicepresidencia y Consejería 15702 - Santiago de Cultura y Deporte de Compostela Alcalá, 31 - 28014 Madrid Tel.: +34 981 545 098 Tel: +34 91 720 81 98 www.consorcioaudiovisualde- [email protected] galicia.org

Broadcasters TVE – Televisión Española TV3 – Televisió de Catalunya

In 2012, more than 60 short fiction Annual acquisitions and animated films for the Sala volume: more or less 33 programming and different 70 short films per year. special short film programmes of international festivals (Filmets, Animac, Fic-Cat, Sitges, etc). SHORT FILMS SUPPORTS IN SPAIN Events

Mecal Pro – Barcelona festival also focuses on anima- Mecal Pro is tion shorts. an internatio- + Mercat Internacional de Curt- nal Short Film metratges. Festival taking www.mecalbcn.org

place in April supported in Barcelona. e by MEDIA Since 2013, the

Aguilar de Campoo Short El Meu Primer Festival. Film Festival - Castilla y León Festival de Cinema Infantil - CO-PRODUCTION (Palencia) Barcelona AGREEMENTS: www.aguilarfilmfestival.com www.elmeuprimerfestival.com Spain had signed bilateral co-production agreements Alcine, Festival de Cine de Festival Europeu de with the following countries: Alcalá de Henares (Madrid) Curtmetratges - Reus and Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Short film market: ShortLati- Cambrils (Tarragona) Chile, Cuba, France, Ger- no, mercado del corto en habla www.fecfestival.com many, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, hispana y portuguesa Morocco, New Zealand, Festival Curt.doc. Festival www.alcine.org Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russia, Internacional de Curtmetratge Tunisia and . Almería en corto - Almería Documental www.almeriaencorto.es Vidreres (Girona) Spain has ratified the Coun- www.curtdoc.cat cil of Europe Convention Certamen Internacional on Co-production and is a de Cortos Ciudad de Soria – Filmets. Badalona Film member of Eurimages. Soria Festival (Barcelona) Online professional www.certamendecortossoria.org Short film market: MercatIN, directory: Mercat Internacional del Curt- Curt Ficcions – Barcelona ICAA Catalogue of Spanish metratge www.curtficcions.org Cinema: www.festivalfilmets.cat http://catalogocine.mcu.es Curtocircuito - Santiago de Huesca International Film Barcelona-Catalunya Film Compostela Festival Commission (BCFC) www.curtocircuito.org www.huesca-filmfestival.com Catalan Audiovisual Production Guide: ZINEBI. International Festival • Part 1. Institutional informa- of Documentary and Short tion and shooting guide: Film - Bilbao www.bcncatfilmcommission. www.zinebi.com info/web/guiaproducciovo- lum1.pdf • Part 2. Directory of companies: www.bcncatfilmcommission. info/web/guiaproducciovo- lum2.pdf Catalan Films & TV DataBase: www.catalanfilmsdb.cat

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Switzerland Funding opportunities Office Fédéral de la culture Cinéforom – Fondation (OFC) romande pour le cinéma

Created in May 2011, Cinéfo- Amounts: contribution from rom supports the production the Confederation must not and the distribution of short exceed 50 % of the global bud- films through the selective aid GENERAL OVERVIEW get (in case of co-productions, to realization, the complemen- contribution from the Confede- tary support and its aid pro- Population: 7,955 million ration must not exceed 50 % of gram for distribution. Languages: German, French, the Swiss participation). Admissibility: productions of Italian and Romansh Selective support: Currency: Swiss Franc (CHF) in 2013, Swiss directors whose delegate 1 Euro = 1,2355 CHF* more than 15 million CHF producer (or director/producer) (13 million €) will be allocated, lives, or is registered, in French Number of screens: 550 through the selective support speaking Switzerland. If the di- screens (316 digital screens) scheme, to fiction, documen- rector lives in French speaking Average admission tary and animation projects. Switzerland the producer can per inhabitants: 1,9 700 000 CHF are reserved for live elsewhere in the country. school films. In 2012, 27 short Amounts: subsidies allocated Full-length films: film projects were selected through the selective aid to rea- 77 productions in 2011 (13 fictions, 2 documentaries lization amounts to maximum Short-length films: in 2011, and 12 animations) and received 40 % of the Swiss part of the 467 Swiss short-films were a total amount of 1,295 million production costs. The selective presented in festival CHF (more than 1 million €) aid can be combined with the Automatic support: Since 2012, complementary support of Ci- Governmental organisation in charge of the cinema: participation to festivals can ge- néform. In this case, the total Office Fédéral de la Culture nerate bonus through the auto- support can’t cover more than (OFC) matic support scheme “festival 60 % of the Swiss part of the * The European Central Bank, success”. production costs. march the 8th 2013 OFC In 2012, 31 short films were Section du cinéma supported with amounts from Hallwylstrasse 15 26 000 to 37 000 CHF in average. 3003 Berne Contacts: Robert BONER Tel : +41 31 322 92 71 and Patrizia PESKO, [email protected] Fondation romande www.bak.admin.ch pour le cinéma 16 rue du général-dufour 1204 Geneva Tel: +41 22 322 81 30 [email protected] www.cineforom.ch Cantonal Supports AARGAUER KURATORIUM CANTON DE SAINT-GALL CANTON DU TESSIN Bachstrasse 15 - 5001 Aarau Abteilung Kultur Residenza Governativa Tel: +41 62 835 23 10 9001 St. Gallen 6501 Bellinzona www.ag.ch Tel: +41 58 229 21 50 Tel: +41 91 814 41 11 CANTON DE BÂLE www.sg.ch www.ti.ch Abteilung Kultur PRO CINÉMA BERNE ZÜRCHER Leimenstrasse 1 - 4001 Basel c/o Office de la culture FILMSTIFTUNG Tel: +41 61 267 84 06 (13) Sulgeneckstrasse 70 - 3005 Neugasse 10 - 8005 [email protected] Berne Zürich www.baselkultur.ch Tel: +41 31 633 85 89 Tel: +41 43 960 35 35 CANTON DE LUCERNE [email protected] [email protected] Abteilung Kultur www.bernerfilmfoerderung.ch www.filmstiftung.ch 6002 Lucerne [email protected] www.kultur.lu.ch

Broadcaster SSR SRG / cides whether it participates or SRG-SSR also provides Pacte de l’audiovisuel not in the project according to subsidies for « broadcas- its needs for cultural programs ting success » and « artistic and/or programs for general success » since 2012. Those public. SRG SSR strives to ob- subsidies must be rein- SRG-SSR – the state broadcas- tain the participati on of other vested in new projects. ters association – supports by country’s broadcasters and thus SRG-SSR means of the Audiovisual Pact, guarantees access to foreign re- Direction générale productions of drama, docu- sources to independent Swiss Giacomettistrasse 1 mentary and animation for producers. Candidates have to 3000 Berne 31 theatre screening or television. apply ccordingly to the linguis- Tel : +41 31 350 91 11 Selection: producers make tic region concerned. However, [email protected] the application and initiate a centralised support is available www.srgssrideesuisse.ch the project. SRG SSR de- for animated short films. SHORT FILMS SUPPORTS IN SWITZERLAND Events International Short Film The shnit International Short- Kurz & Knapp Festival Winterthur filmfestival – Bern A short films program- Winterthur is situated in the Based in Bern, the festival is an ming tour in German German-speaking part of Swit- international platform which speaking Swiss which zerland and takes place each shares its programming across focus on short films less year in November. The festi- screens in several cities around selected in festivals. val is a popular audience event the world in October (Bern, www.kurzundknapp.ch (16 000 spectators in 2012) and Cologne, Cape Town, San Jose, Prix de Court Pathé an important platform for the Singapore, Vienna…). Films short film industry (3 800 sub- compete in three categories Base-Court and Pathé missions were received in 2012). of length, cross-genres and organize an international The film submission deadline is cross-disciplinary. short film competition. in July. The film submission deadline is 8 pre-selected short films www.kurzfilmtage.ch in June. are shown in the Pathé www.shnit.org cinemas in Lausanne and Fantoche International Anima- Geneva during one mon- tion Film Festival – Baden One Minute Film & Video th. The public is invited The internatio- Festival – Aarau to vote for his favourite nal competition Founded in 2003 and dedicated movie. The winner receive is dedicated to to very short formats, the festi- the prize of 5 000 CHF cash short animated val has an international compe- (around 4 000 €) film produc- tition. www.shortfilm.ch tions worldwide www.oneminute.ch (maximum du- Schweizer Jugendfilmtage – ration 40 minutes). www.fantoche.ch Zurich Festival dedicated to films made supported by young Swiss directors. CO-PRODUCTION e by MEDIA www.jugendfilmtage.ch AGREEMENTS: Switzerland has signed Short Film Night Tour co-production agreements A national event organised by with the following European Swiss Films, the national agency countries: Austria, Belgium for Swiss film promotion. (French Community), Cana- www.kurzfilmnacht-tour.ch da, France, Italy and Ger- many. Switzerland has ratified the Council of Europe Conven- tion on Co-production and is a member of Eurimages. Online professional directory: www.swissfilm-people.ch www.annuaireromandduci- nema.ch

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