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Short films production support institutions in Europe

Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland , France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Ireland, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania and Switzerland

Short films are a fertile ground for renewed creativity, visual experimentation and emerging talents. They stand for the future of cinematographic and audiovisual creation in Europe. Making short films is also a training ground for directors and producers who will go on making feature films or television productions. Responding to contemporary challenges for producing short films in Europe, the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Market, with the support of MEDIA and the CNC, launched in 2009 Euro Connection, the first European short film co-production forum.

For the third edition in 2011, the listing of short films production support institutions in Europe was updated and enhanced to Finland - new partner country this year.

For each country the national context of short film production and national and local financial opportunities have been set out. General information concerning the population, linguistic characteristics and also data on the national cinematographic business come from national institutions or European Audiovisual Observatory.

Thanks to Sauve Qui Peut le Court Métrage, CNC, Wallonie Bruxelles Images, Estonian Film Foundation, Greek Film Center, Cork Film Festival, Irish Film Board, Norwegian Film Institute, Krakow Film Festival, Romanian Film Promotion, Base-Court, BATCH, RTBF, AG Kurzfilm, International Film Festival of Transilvania, Holland Film, Departamento do Cinema e do Audiovisual of Portugal, IndieLisboa, il Centro Nazionale del Cortometraggio (Italie), Tampere Short Film Festival, PACA and Rhône-Alpes Regions and the MEDIA Desks of Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Germany Greece, Italy, Ireland, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway Poland, Portugal, Romania, Switzerland and especially MEDIA Antenna Marseille for their help in the redaction of this guide.

Nathalie Chesnel Head of MEDIA Desk France [email protected] www.mediafrance.eu Belgium

Population: 10,9 million Full-length films: 39 productions, Languages: French, Dutch and German 30 co-productions in 2009. Currency: Euro Short-length films: about 100 a year Number of theatres and screens: Governmental organisations in charge of Cinema: 491 screens (144 digital screens) / 103 theatres - Centre du Cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel (CCA) Average admission per inhabitant: 2,055 - Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds (VAF)

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Centre Admissibility : RTBF du Cinéma • the applicant must be an independent Special fund et de l’Audiovisuel (CCA) production company. It must have a registered office or a permanent agency RTBF (public television) co-produces CSF (Film Selection Commission) – in Belgium, 10 short films a year (among which Short-length Films production and • the whole support has to be spent in 1 minor) thanks to the RTBF Special postproduction supports Belgium, Fund – a credit managed by the CCA The CSF, made up of professionals, must on which RTBF has a right to draw • the director has to be Belgian or issue an advice on each admissible file according to the projects it wishes to European citizen. If he is not, he must be submitted by the candidates. This advice co-produce. living in Belgium for 5 years or have lived is then transmitted to the competent in the country during 15 years at least. Supported projects : 5 to 50 minutes Minister, who decides on granting or not The director’s nationality and country of works of fiction or animation (film the subsidies. For short-length films, residence play a part in the distinction school excluded). the committee meets 3 times a year. The between a national or a foreign project. Amounts : 5 000 e in co-production members are spread over 2 colleges to e (giving right to a percentage on the examine the projects : For foreign projects (15 000 max): future incomes) + 75 e per minute in • 1st college : Director’s first short-length • all the admissibility conditions above pre-sales. film, must have been met, nd nd Admissibility : projects submitted • 2 college : Director’s 2 and following • 30 % of the financing has to be must have a belgian co-producer short-length film. confirmed. (profit company or not) which files Supported projects : cinematographic In 2010, 27 shorts have been granted folder. 2 sessions per year are works of less than 60 minutes (fiction, for production or postproduction (38 planned: a first between late March animation) dedicated to cinema theatres e 000 in average per film). and early May and a second between screening in priority (at least, 35mm or Ministère de la Communauté française late September and early November. JPEG2000 is required). Service général de l'Audiovisuel Projects can be submitted only once. Amounts : the subsidies to produc- et des Multimédias RTBF tion or post-production granted by the Boulevard Léopold II, 44 Arlette Zylberberg - in charge of fiction French Community of Belgium are ad- B-1080 Bruxelles Boîte BRR056 – Desk 7M22 vances on income, reimbursable from Tél. : + 32 2 413 35 02 Boulevard Reyers, 52 the first euro on the net operating world Fax : + 32 2 413 20 68/ +32 2 413 30 50 B-1044 Brussels income of the film. Actually, producers Eve-Laure Avigdor : e Tél. : + 32 2 737 25 17 can apply for maximum 42500 for fic- [email protected] e Fax : + 32 2 737 46 73 tions or 50000 for animated films. www.centreducinema.be Frédérique Larmagnac : [email protected] Belgium

Eligibility : all resident companies CLAP : Bureau and Belgian establishments of non- Service Public d’accueil des resident companies whose main tournages des Fédéral Finances purpose is the development and the Tax Shelter production of audiovisual works with Provinces de the exception, however, of television Liège, Luxembourg et Namur The Tax Shelter is a tax incentive broadcasting companies. To be Support grant to the production of meant to encourage the production of eligible, audiovisual works must be short-length films belgian audiovisual works and films. approved by relevant departments of the Community as a European work Supported projects : short-length film This mechanism allows a company as defined by the Directive «Television Admissibility : grants are strictly wishing to invest by providing financial without frontiers » of October 3, 1989 limited to short films produced by backing for audiovisual productions to (89/552/EEC). a Belgian producer, possibly co- benefit from exemption of any retained Tax Shelter and short length films : produced with a foreign producer. taxable profits worth up to 150% of the Since January 1st, 2010 the opportunity Maximal aid : 2 000 e paid in 2 sums actually paid. to benefit from the tax shelter is open instalments : first, after the location to short films. This mechanism is scouting and second, after the production. therefore a new possibility of financing Conditions : set-finding in the this type of work. Provinces of Liège, Luxembourg and/ While some companies are beginning or Namur, as well as the shooting if to include the tax shelter in their short set-finding prospecting is positive. films financing plan, this is still a new The request can be filed any time. phenomenon, and therefore more CLAP asbl difficult to quantify and evaluate. Rue des Croisiers, 17 Federal Public Service FINANCE 4000 Liège Rue de la Loi 24 Tél. : + 32 4 237 97 41 B-1000 Brussels Fax : + 32 4 237 97 06 Tél. : + 32 2 57 938 35 www.clapliege.be Véronique TAI : [email protected] Belgium

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Province de Vlaams Hainaut Audiovisueel Fonds Provincial funds for (VAF) documentary and Aid to production short films production Supported projects : short-length Supported projects : documentaries (up to 25 minutes) and medium- and short-length films. length (between 25 and 59 minutes) Maximum amount of aid : 15 000 e fiction films, animated films and (on an annual budget of 50 000 e). documentaries. Conditions : the Provincial Fund is Maximal aid : e open to producers located in the • Fiction : 87 500 (shorts) e province of Hainaut and primarily 300 000 (medium), e help hainuyers or resident in Hainaut • Documentaires : 42 500 (CM) e filmmakers. Are also taken into 15 000 (MM), e account in the assessment of the • Animation : 175 000 (shorts) e case: the location of the production 400 000 (medium). company in Hainault, hainuyer Conditions : amounts limited in heritage promotion and location of function of the global budget for films. the shooting, the use of hainuyers The commission gathers 4 times a year. contractors, service companies, In 2009, 6 short-length fiction, among technicians and actors. which 1 minoritary flamish film, have Hainaut Cinéma asbl been granted (320 000 e), 6 short- André Ceuterick length animated films (2 minoritary) DGAC Province de Hainaut have been granted (around 330 000e), Rue A. warocqué, 59 1 medium-length animated films B-7100 La Louvière received 220 000 e, 8 medium length Tél. : + 32 64 312 800 documentary films were supported [email protected] (348 017 e) and 1 minority short www.hainaut.be length documentary film 30 000e Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds Bischoffsheimlaan 38 1000 Brussels Tél. : + 32 2 226 06 30 Fax : + 32 2 219 19 36 [email protected] www.vaf.be

Co-production agreements: Co-production agreements associate Belgium with the As concerns the audiovisual co-production, the re- following countries: France, Germany, Italy, Israel, Tu- curring partners vary whether people work with the nisia, Canada, Switzerland. French or the Flemish Community: on the one hand, The French Community of Belgium (Centre du Cinéma they culturally turn to France, on the other hand, to the et de l’Audiovisuel) has, for its part, concluded five co- Netherlands. However, co-productions involving two production agreements with: Portugal, Tunisia, Mo- parties in Belgium are possible, and widen the field for rocco, Italy and France. funding search. In 2006, 6 full-length films have been Professionnal database: co-produced by the Centre du Cinéma et de l’Audio- www.wallimage.be/rep_personnes. php visuel and the Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds (3 majority www.mediabase.be/Rechercher_Personne. asp Flemish films and 3 majority French-Speaking films). www.bruxellestournage.be This is also the case for a short-length film. www.keynet.be/

Source: Wallonie Bruxelles Images www.wbimages.be Lithuania

• Population: 3,3 million • Full length production: 10 national productions / • Language: Lithuanian 7 co-productions in 2009-2010 • Currency: Litas (LTL) 1 Euro = 3,4528 LTL* • Short- length production: 33 productions / • Average admission per inhabitant: 0,96 3 co-productions in 2009-2010 • Number of theatres and screens: • Governmental organization in charge of the cinema: 95 screens / 54 theatres The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania

* European Central Bank, January the 11th 2011.

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The Ministry of Support criteria: Lithuanian During project evaluation, funding Culture of the organizations working in film sector priorities are set in the following Republic of Lithuania can apply for grants according to order: evaluation criteria set by the Co- 1. a project for film co-production by The Ministry of Culture of the Republic funding Rules for Film Projects, as Lithuanian and foreign partners; of Lithuania is responsible for the well as funding priorities indicated 2. a project that has received funding distribution of the state budget financial in the Film Law, such as Films made from the programmes and funds of the allocations to film production and in co-production and National films European Union or European Council cinematic programs implementation. production. In addition to the priorities where the Republic of Lithuania is a Projects selection and evaluation work indicated in the Film Law, the Film member that support production and is done by Film Board, which functions Board is guided by the following criteria distribution of cinematographic and as an advisory body under the Ministry of for the projects evaluation: audiovisual works; Culture helps to implement the National 1. cultural, national, and humanistic 3. a project that has received funding Film Support Program. value; from other international programmes Type of support: grants (selective 2. artistic and aesthetic value; and funds; support scheme) 3. educational and cognitive value; 4. a project for film co-production of Amounts: the total budget for short 4. relevance and originality of the several Lithuanian partners; films in the first half of the year 2008 theme and the main idea; 5. a film production where at least 80% was 176 668 e. The average grant for a 5. experience and professionalism of of the project budget will be spent in single short film production is 30 410 e. the producers; Lithuania. 6. reliability and practicality of the Agenda: deadline to submit application Ministry of Culture funding plan from all the planned is announced once per year. Head of Professional Art Department sources; J. Basanaviciaus str. 5 7. reliability and accuracy of the Vilnius - 01118, Lithuania estimate; Tel.: +370 5 219 34 38 8. viability of the promotion plan; El Ona Vilkien: [email protected] 9. success of the last 3 co-funded and www.lrkm.lt implemented projects; 10. the economic result of the last 3 co- funded and implemented projects. Lithuania

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The Culture Support Fund Type of support: grants (selective support scheme). Other important funding source for short Amounts: the total budget for the films production is the Culture Support film project (production, distribution, Fund that allocates certain grants under promotion, education) in the first half the applications submitted by the film of the year 2010 was 625 790 e. The producers. The basis of this fund also total budget for short films in the first consists from the financial allocations half of the year 2010 was 142 020 e. The received from the state budget. The average grant for a single short film funds from the state are allocated by production was 12 900 e. tender for debuting directors films Agenda: deadline to submit application producing, developing, distribution is announced twice per year. and for other projects as film festivals, Criteria: projects are evaluated training, etc. Having regard to the according the following criteria: recommendations of the independent • quality of the project and topicality experts, the amount and the procedure of the idea; of fund allocation is set by the Board of • quality of the management of the the Culture support Fund. project; • sustainability of the project; • reasoning of the budget of the project. Culture Support Fund Programme coordinator J. Basanaviciaus str. 5 Vilnius - 01118, Lithuania Tel.: +370 5 219 34 29 Professional directory: Agné Silickait: [email protected] There are about 10 strong and active independent www.krf.lt production companies in Lithuania that specialize in production of short films. The most active in the field are following: Monoklis (www.monoklis.lt), Fralita (www.fralita.lt), Artbox (www.artbox.lt); Studija 2, ([email protected]) Panoptikumas, (www.tinklai.net) Tremora (www.tremora.com), Era Film (www.erafilm.lt), Studio Nominum (www.nominum.lt), Uljana Kim studio ([email protected]) Arslonga (www.arslonga.lt). Kinokultas ([email protected]) Co-production agreements: Kinema, (www.kinema.lt) Lithuania has ratified the Council of Ketvirta versija, (www.ketvirtaversija.lt) Europe Convention on Co-produc- CUMA projects ([email protected]) tion and is a member of Eurimages Ireland

• Population: 4,4 million • Average admission per inhabitant: 3,97 • Languages: Irish and English • Full-length films: 27 films produced in 2009 • Currency: Euro • Short-length films: 327 productions • Number of theatres and screens: • Governmental organisation in charge of the cinema: 90 theatres / 442 screens Irish Film Board (IFB) (among which 112 digital screens)

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also be able to be rated for an under Irish Film Board 15 audience. Aid to production Supported projects: applications must be original stories written in the IFB has 5 schemes for the production form. Short sketches of subjects Irish language. This scheme will be of short films. Each of which is open being considered for longer-form primarily distributed on-line. e for applications once a year and treatment may also be appropriate to Budget per film: maximum 10 000 provides full funding for production. this scheme. (2 films granted per year) Films may be made in Irish or English. Supported projects: documentaries, Admissibility: applications are invited IFB funded 32 short films in 2007. maximum 12 minutes. from producer/director/writer teams The films should be originated and Budget per film: maximum 15 000 e (where the producer and director creatively lead by Irish talent. (around 3 films are granted per year) are not the same person). Short Admissibility: applications are invited films already submitted to the IFB in Signatures is a short film scheme for from producer/director teams with English will not be eligible. the making of live-action, fiction films some relevant experience. that act as a proving-ground for Irish Frameworks is an established creative talents aspiring to write, direct Films made under the Short Shorts scheme for the making of animated and produce films for the cinema. The scheme can be live-action or animated. short films. scheme aims to encourage strong, They should ‘Tell a story’ but need not Supported projects: animations, original storytelling, visual flair, and use conventional narrative methods. up to 6 minutes - Projects selected production values appropriate to the Supported projects: live-actions or for funding will combine creative big screen. animations between 3 and 5 minutes exploration with an ability to appeal to Supported projects: live-actions, length - projects submitted will be a broad audience e maximum 12 minutes. required to conform to a genre chosen Budget per film: maximum 50 000 Budget per film: maximum 75 000 e each year by IFB (the genre chosen for (up to 6 films are granted per year) (up to 6 films are granted per year) 2010 is Ireland, I Love You) Admissibility: applications are invited Admissibility: applications are invited Budget per film: maximum 15 000 e from producer/director/writer teams from producer/director/writer teams Admissibility: applications are invited (where the producer and director are (where the producer and director are from both up-and-coming and experienced not the same person). not the same person). producer/director/writer teams. The Irish Film Board Bord Scannan na heireann Reality Bites is a new scheme Gearrscannán is a new short film Queensgate, 23 Dock Road - Galway. to enable the making of short scheme to produce Irish language Tel. : +353 91 561398 documentaries. The scheme aims to short films that will appeal to a Fax: +353 91 561405 encourage experimentation and the general audience. The scheme aims [email protected] realisation of fresh approaches to non- to encourage fresh, new directorial www.irishfilmboard.ie fiction filmmaking. Projects may be voices willing to take risks, challenge journalistic or creative, observational audiences and introduce them to or aesthetic, objective or personal, interesting themes which will move but they will all contain something them. Whilst aiming to engage a new in their use of the documentary diverse viewership, the films should Ireland

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.

RTE/Galway Film Cork Film Centre/ Centre RTE Filmbase/RTE Short Script Awards Short Script Award Short Film Awards scheme

The Galway Film Centre has a number Awards are open to drama, animation Supported project: awards are open of different awards designed to and experimental works to be to drama, animation and experimental support and promote filmmakers with completed on film and/or broadcast works to be completed on film or innovative ideas but limited financial quality video (DigiBeta). Submissions broadcast quality video. Scripts should resources. will ideally run between 5-15 minutes be 8 - 15 minutes in duration. Supported projects: films up to 15 The scheme is open to emerging Admissibility: applications are initially minutes. Original scripts that display filmmakers with original scripts, assessed on the basis of anonymous a strong cinematic vision and a fresh which display strong cinematic scripts; this means that these awards Irish perspective. visualisation and a fresh Irish provide an equal chance to all. In each Admissibility: emerging filmmakers perspective. The scheme, designed to round a shortlist of approximaTely ten from all over Ireland. promote filmmaking throughout the projects is drawn up. Applicants are Amount: 3 awards will be allocated regions, will award up to 10 000 e. then asked to put together a production from a total production fund of Co-funding by other film, corporate or package and bring together a team for e 30 000 with use of the facilities of broadcasting bodies is not permitted interview. Following the interviews up Galway Film Centre a key constituent under the Scheme. to 3 successful applicants are offered of these awards. an award. The applicant must be a paid-up RTE/ Galway Film Centre member of the Cork Film Centre. 6 short films are granted per year with Cluain Mhuire application deadlines falling on the last Cork Film Centre Monivea Road - Galway Friday in January and June. 50 Pope’s Quay - Cork Tel. : +353 91 770748 Tel. : +353 21 421 5160 TG4 [email protected] The Irish language broadcaster - , [email protected] www.galwayfilmcentre.ie offers awards for short films in the Irish www.corkfilmcentre.com language through FilmBase as well as the sports broadcaster Setanta Sports for short sports documentaries. Filmbase Temple Bar - Dublin 2. Tel. : +353 1 679 6716 [email protected] Coproduction agreements: www.filmbase.ie Co-production agreements associate Ireland with Spain in Europe and New Zealand, Canada and Australia. Ireland has ratified the Council of Europe Convention on Co-production and is a member of Eurimages.

Online professional directory: www.iftn.ie/whoswho http://companydatabase.irishfilmboard.ie/search Greece

• Population: 11,2 million • Short-length films:between 60 and 70 productions per year • Languages: Greek • Currency: Euro • Governmental organisations in charge of • Number of theatres and screens: 570 the cinema: including 170 open airs - Department of Cinema and Audiovisual Works, • Average admission per inhabitant: 1,2 Hellenic Ministry of Culture • Full-length films:between 20 and 25 productions per year - Greek Film Center

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Admissibility: application can be made ERT for short films financed entirely through Microfilm Greek Film Center (GFC) Greek sources, and for projects planned as international co-productions. GFC MICROFILM is a short Short Cuts (aid to production) participation can be through acquisition production program created by the Supported projects: development of of a percentage of ownership rights, national Television (ERT) that supports Greek short films (fiction or documentary), acquisition of specific exploitation rights 15 projects every year. creation of works with notable artistic and (either by territory or by exhibition Amounts: the first 8 projects selected in technical specification which will aspire medium). Running time may not a second competition receive a 25 000 e to international distinction and have the exceed 20 minutes. At least 20 % of aid to production. The other 7 short potential to secure theatrical distribution the production cost must already be projects get a 10 000 e aid in kind. in common programs with feature films. financed at the time of application. Admissibility: projects are selected on the Amounts: 350 000 e are allocated Once finished, every short-length film basis of a two round script competition. to short length films each year. This that gets the Greek nationality can apply A project cannot get the joint support of support is mainly distributed as an for a national price. GFC and ERT. aid to production but also through Between 10 and 13 short films are national prices that award finished films granted every year with an average ERT - MICROFILM (between 2 500 and 8 500 e per film). amount of 28 000 e. Tel. : +30 210 776 1059 Greek Film Centre Fax: +30 210 776 1375 7, Dionysiou Areopagitou [email protected] 11742 Athens www.ert.gr/microfilm Tel. : +30 210 3678500 Fax: +30 210 3614336 [email protected] • www.gfc.gr Greece

See Cinema SEE Cinema Network Secretariat are Network provided in English, French and Greek. About 14 projects (among which 1 from Greece) are supported every year among SEE Cinema Network is an initiative which 7 projects of short films. In 2010, a of the GFC that aims at the artistic Greek short length coproduction project and cultural collaboration between with Serbia was selected: Leader by the countries of southeastern Europe Gavriil Tzafkas. in the audiovisual field. The Network gathers 11 countries: Albania, Bosnia Mr. Yannis Iliopoulos Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Executive Secretary of the SEE Cinema Macedonia, Greece, Romania, Slovenia, Network Turkey and Serbia. The Network draws Tel: +30 210 3678501 its funding from its member nation’s Fax:+30 210 3648269 cinema organizations. In addition to its E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] support for the development of feature http://seecinemagreece.blogspot.com film, the network provides funding for short fiction films.

Admissibility: it concerns the funding of short fiction films with a running time not exceeding 15 minutes. The projects may be exclusively of national productions but those structured as international co- productions are given priority. The Network is based in Greece. The General Assembly of national representatives, a three-member executive committee and its Executive Secretary govern it. The services of the

Co-production agreements: A co-production agreement associates Greece with France. Greece has ratified the Council of Europe Convention on Co-production and is a member of Eurimages.

Online professional directory: See “Contact Guide” on www.mediadeskhellas.eu Norway

• Population: 4,8 million • Full-length film production:27 productions • Language: Norwegian • Short-length film production: approximately 300 • Currency: Norwegian Krone (NOK) (including student productions) 1 Euro = 7,7260 NOK* • Governmental organisation in charge of the cinema: • Number of screens: 422 screens (58 digital screens) Norsk Film Institutt (Norwegian Film Institute) • Average admission per inhabitant: 2,6

* European Central Bank, January the 11th 2011. FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES Concerning short films, funding is East Norwegian available for production support for short Film Center The Norwegian Film Institute films and television documentaries, Østnorsk filmsenter The Norwegian Film Institute is the sole and for television series, including Fabrikken - Løkkegt. 9 executive body for Norwegian film and support for project development. 2615 Lillehammer audiovisual policy, operating under the For 2010 a minimum of 22 million NOK e www.ostnorskfilm.no auspices of the Royal Norwegian Ministry (around 2,5 million ) were be allocated [email protected] for Cultural Affairs. to short film production. About 20- Arnfinn Ytterhus: [email protected] It supports, provides access to and promotes 30 short films are supported by the Norwegian short films, documentaries Norwegian Film Institute each year. and feature films. Total funding amounts Norsk Film Institutt Filmkraft to approximately 350 million NOK per Head of Development and Production Rogaland AS year (around 40 million e), covering: Dronningens gt. 16, development support (screenplays, Postboks 752, Sentrum - 0106 Oslo Filmkraft Rogaland AS is different from the projects and video games), production Tel. : +47 22 47 46 00 film centres above as Filmkraft Rogaland support (feature films, documentaries, Fax: + 47 22 47 45 99 funds both short films, documentary films short films, television series), seminars, Ivar Kohn : [email protected] and invests in feature films. It also works workshops and training for professionals. www.filmfondet.no as a film commission to attract foreign production to the Rogaland area. There are five regional film centers in Norway, funding short and documentary films. The funds allocated to short and documentary film production come Rogaland Fylkeskommune (PB 130) partly from the government and partly from the region. In addition Fond for lyd 4001 Stavanger og bilde grants support to short films. Tel. : + 47 51 51 69 72 www.filmkraft.no North Norwegian West Norwegian Sjur Paulsen: [email protected] Film Center Film Center Nordnorsk filmsenter as Vestnorsk filmsenter P.O.Box 94 Georgernes Verft 12 - 5011 Bergen Fondet For Lyd Og Bilde Tel. +47 55 56 09 05 9751 Honningsvåg Fondet for lyd og bilde is also a state fund Fax + 47 55 56 03 55 Tel. +47 78 47 64 00 • Fax: +47 78 47 64 10 which among other artistic purposes, www.nnfs.no www.vestnorskfilm.no aims at funding short films. Eva Nilsen : [email protected] [email protected] Fondet for lyd og bilde Mid Norwegian South Norwegian Postboks 984 Sentrum, 0104 Oslo Tel. : +47 22 47 83 30 Film Center Film Center [email protected] Midnorsk filmsenter as Sørnorsk filmsenter www.fondforlydogbilde.no P.O. Box 964 Sentrum P.O. Box 112 7410 Trondheim 4662 Kristiansand Tel. +47 73 51 55 50 Tel +47 38 02 68 80 www.midtnorskfilm.no www.sornorskfilm.no Solvor Amdal: [email protected] Åse Meyer: [email protected]

Co-production agreements: Norway has ratified the Council of Europe Convention on Co-production and is a member of Eurimages. Online professional directory: www.produsentforeningen.no Estonia

• Population: 1,3 million • Full-length films:12 productions • Language: Estonian • Short-length films: • Currency: Euro 11 productions has been premiered in 2008 • Number of screens: 74 screens (5 digital screens) • Governmental organisation in charge of the cinema: • Average admission per inhabitant: 1,34 Estonian Film Foundation (EFF)

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• the main theme of the film addresses accomplishments. Estonian producers actual, cultural, social or political issues can apply with international co- relevant to the Estonian population. production projects. Estonian Film Foundation (EFF) In case of co-production applications, Estonian Cultural Endowment Short film production support Estonian production companies, the co- Suur-Karja 23 - 10148 Tallinn Amounts: in 2010, the budget for short producers, must present application. Tel. : +372 699 9150 features support was 73 727 e. The aid Estonia has to have some sort of Fax: +372 699 9166 shall not exceed 22 369 e and 50% of creative input: actors, director, producer, [email protected] the production total budget (up to 70% composer, cinematographer etc. Estonia www.kulka.ee in particular case). In 2009, 5 short has to have at least 10 % share in the film. films were granted with an average Estonian Film Foundation amount of 16 233 e per film. Uus tn. 3, Tallinn 10111 Tel. : +372 627 60 60 Conditions: Fax: +372 627 60 61 The film project needs to meet at least [email protected] three of the following criteria: www.efsa.ee Estonian Ministry of Culture • the screenplay is mainly set in The Estonian Ministry of Culture Estonia, or in another Member State sponsors Estonian film distribution, of the European Union, or in a State provides support for cinemas outside that is a party to the Agreement the capital as well as for international establishing the European Economic co-production, with approximately Area, or in Switzerland; Estonian Cultural Endowment 160 000 e allocated for co-productions • at least one of the principal Short film support annually. Only Estonian production characters is connected with companies can apply but foreign co- Estonian culture or the Estonian Amounts: the aid shall not exceed productions are welcome. language; e 20 000 per project. Prior funding from the Estonian Film • the original screenplay is mainly Conditions: 4 deadlines per year Foundation is required before applying. written in the Estonian language; (February, May, August and November) Estonian Ministry of Culture • the screenplay is an adaptation of an The Cultural Endowment of Estonia, Suur-Karja 23 - 15076 Tallinn original Estonian literary work; established in 1994, allocates Tel. : +372 628 2222 • the main theme of the film concerns support money for promoting Fax: +372 628 2200 art and/or an artist/artists; cinematography through its [email protected] • the main theme of the film concerns Audiovisual Arts Endowment. In www.kul.ee historical figures or events; addition to film production grants, the Cultural Endowment of Estonia also issues training, publishing and film event grants as well as annual Co-production agreements: rewards for outstanding creative A co-production agreement links Esto- nia with Canada. Estonia has ratified the Council of Eu- rope Convention on Co-production and Online professional directory: is a member of Eurimages. www.efsa.ee (Usefull addresses) Netherlands

• Population: 16,5 million • Full-length films:46 productions • Language: Dutch • Short-length films: • Currency: Euro between 150 and 170 productions every year • Number of screens: 649 screens (105 digital screens) • Governmental organisation in charge of the cinema: • Average admission per inhabitant: 1,65 The Netherlands Film Fund

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The Netherlands Since 2010, animated films also received Netherlands Film and Television Academy, Film Fund financial support from the KORT ! project. are able to make an appointment at the Film A second short film project which is Fund’s “Snelloket” (a special quick counter), The Netherlands Film Fund‘s operations financed by the Netherlands Film Fund, where they can apply for financial support cover participation in development, the Dutch Cultural Broadcasting Fund for short fiction and short documentary production, distribution and marketing. It and the Dutch public broadcasters, is films. Within a few days time they will be is also responsible for promoting a good called One Night Stand. Within this project informed if they receive the support. climate for the national film industry. 9 short films of 40 minutes are realized. For animated films, the Netherlands Film Every year, 10 short films (with a length of Similarly to the KORT ! films, films have Fund has a special department, which 10 minutes) are made in the Netherlands their premiere at the Netherlands Film supports animated shorts. within the KORT ! Project which is Festival in Utrecht, receive a television The department of Research and supported by the Netherlands Film broadcasting and have their own website: Development (Onderzoek & Ontwikkeling) Fund, the Dutch Cultural Broadcasting www.cinema.nl/onenightstand where focuses and supports all kinds of ground Fund (Stimuleringsfonds Nederlandse the films are screened digitally. breaking film projects, including shorts. Culturele Omroepproducties) and the Until 2009 short film makers could receive Nederlands Fonds voor de Film Dutch Program Foundation (broadcaster special support from the feature film Jan Luykenstraat 2 - 1071 CM Amsterdam NPS). The 10 KORT ! films have their department of the Netherlands Film Fund Tel. : +31 20 570 7676 premiere at the Netherlands Film to complete their shorts (post-production). Fax: +31 20 570 7689 Festival in Utrecht and are broadcasted However, since the beginning of 2010 the [email protected] on Television, they are also presented Film Fund has slightly changed its policy. www.filmfund.nl digitally at the website www.cinema.nl. Young film makers, who graduated at the

(postgraduate courses and workshops). declaration of intent for TV screening by a Rotterdam Film “Rotterdam Shorts” - five Rotterdam broadcasting system is also on file. Commission production teams are invited each year A committee comprising representatives to prepare a short film (5-7 minutes of the Rotterdam Film Fund (RFF), a The Rotterdam Film Fund (RFF) focuses in length). The films must include distributor, a broadcasting system and the on encouraging audiovisual activities in recognisable Rotterdam elements in IFFR evaluates the production proposals. the Rotterdam region in the Netherlands. terms of location and choice of subject. The teams selected are invited to make The Fund provides facilities and financial Amounts: up to 30 000 e per film. use of the professional production support for feature films, short films, Admissibility: participation in the project workshop of a producer or scriptwriter of documentaries and TV productions is open to both veteran and fledgling international renown. They are provided that are produced partly or entirely producers, scriptwriters and directors with professional support during the in the Rotterdam area. The RFF is who live and/or work in Rotterdam. The preparation of their films. especially interested in productions that productions are presented each year during RFF contribute to a long-term strengthening the International Film Festival Rotterdam Rochussenstraat 3c - 1315 EA Rotterdam of the audiovisual sector. The Fund also (IFFR), after which they circulate as Tel. + 31 10 436 07 47 • Fax + 31 10 436 05 53 develops relevant courses of instruction shorts in cinemas throughout Holland. A [email protected] http://www.rff.rotterdam.nl/site/eng/rff/ Co-production agreements: kortrotterdams.htm The Netherlands signed co-production agreements with the folowing countries : Belgium, Canada and France. The Netherlands have ratified the Council of Europe Convention on Co-production and is a member of Eurimages. Online professional directory: http://www.hollandfilm.nl/industry/index.htm Romania

• Population: 22 million • Full-length films: • Languages: Romanian 18 productions / 7 co-productions in 2009 • Currency: Leu (RON) 1 Euro = 4,2580 RON* • Short-length films:32 productions in 2009 • Number of theatres and screens: 72 theatres / 117 screens • Governmental organisation in charge of the cinema: • Average admission per inhabitant: 0,14 National Film Center (CNC)

* European Central Bank, 11th january 2011. FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

National Film Admissibility: production company Romanian National Center (CNC) registered at the Romanian CNC. The Television (TVR) applicants must also provide a minimum Cinema fund of 6 % of the total production budget According to the new Law on Cinema, Supported projects: features, documentary, him/herself (in cash, services or in kind). the Romanian National Television (TVR) shorts and animated films (any length). The producer can spend 20 % of the film contributes 15 % of its advertising annual income to the Cinema Fund of the CNC, Selection: CNC organises funding budget in the territory of state member and may also contribute directly to co- sessions twice a year. Three sections of the European Union or of the Central finance film projects. are dedicated for fiction works European Free Trade Agreement. (both features and shorts), then for International co-production are eligible Televiziunea Româna documentaries and animated films. A if the coproducers provide at least 10 % Calea Dorobantilor nr. 191, three-member commission examines (for multilateral co-productions) or sector 1, Bucuresti applications from the documentary & 20 % (for bilateral co-productions) of Tel. : +40 21 319 91 12/+40 21 319 91 54 animation section, and a five-member financial participation. The Romanian www.tvr.ro section the applications from the co-producers must co-ownership rights fiction section. over the film,and exploitation rights. Amounts: the CNC provides reim- 32 short films, documentary and boursable loans limited to 80 % of the animation films were supported by the production budget for short films (co- CNC in 2009. The budget of Cinema productions may be financed with no Fund was approximatively 10.5 million more than 65 % from the Romanian euros in 2009. A minimum quota of 5 % contribution part to the project) is allocated to short-length films and 15 % to documentaries and animation. CNC Str. Dem. I. Dobrescu nr. 4-6, Sector 1 Bucharest 010026 Tel. : +40 21 310 4301 • Fax: +40 21 310 4300 [email protected] • www.cncinema.ro Romania

SEE Cinema Amounts: a non-refundable loan of 5 short films productions were Network 10 000 € per film. supported in 2009. Admissibility: projects may be SEE Cinema Network is an initiative of the exclusively national productions of a See Cinema Network Greek Film Centre that aims at maintaining SEE Cinema Network member-state* Mrs. Alina Salcudeanu and holding the intellectual, artistic and but those structured as international Manager/Foreign Affairs expert - CNC cultural identity of south-eastern Europe. co-productions between two or more Str. Dem. I. Dobrescu nr. 4-6, Sector 1 The association gathers 11 countries - member-states will be given priority. Bucharest 010026 Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, The minority participation of third co- Tel. : + 40 21 3104301 •Fax: + 40 21 3100672 Croatia, Cyprus, Macedonia, Greece, producers from countries outside the [email protected] Romania, Slovenia, Turkey and Serbia. Network is not excluded. The producer, It provides funding for development of director and scriptwriter must come from features and for production of short films. the Network’s member-states. Shooting Supported project: short fiction film of the products submitted as candidates productions with a running time not for funding may not begin earlier than exceeding 15 minutes. the date of evaluation of the projects. Selection criteria: • The dramaturgical integrity demonstrated by the script. • The project’s potential artistic dynamic. • The originality and novelty of the project. • The recognition that the previous works of the filmmaker received by the critics, the public and the festivals. • Proof of financing that the production may have secured. • The artistic team involved in the project (actors, composer, etc.)

Co-production agreements: Romania has signed treaties with France, Canada. An upcoming treaty with Israel will be signed soon. Romania has also ratified the Council of Europe Convention on Co- production and is a member of Eurimages.

Online professional directory : www.romfilmpromotion.ro/infos.php

Sources: National Centre of Cinema: www.cncinema.ro, Romanian Film Promotion: www.romfilmpromotion.ro Switzerland

• Population: 7,5 million • Full-length films:76 productions • Languages: German, French, Italian and Romansh • Short-length films:in 2009, 437 Swiss short-films • Currency: Swiss Franc (CHF) 1 Euro = 1,5262 CHF* were presented in festival. • Number of screen: 559 screens (63 digital screens) • Governmental organisation in charge of the cinema: • Average admission per inhabitant: 1,97 Office Fédéral de la Culture (OFC)

* European Central Bank, January the 11th 2011. FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

Office fédéral de Fonds la culture (OFC) SRG-SSR Idée Suisse REGIO Films Aid to production (short-length films) Pacte de l’audiovisuel Aid to production Amounts: contribution from the Support to production The REGIO Films Fund supports the Confederation must not exceed 50% independent audiovisual production in The SRG-SSR Idée Suisse – the state of the global budget (in case of co- French-speaking Switzerland (Suisse broadcasters association – supports productions, contribution from the Romande). It provides complementary by means of the Audiovisual Pact Confederation must not exceed 50% of bonus according to its resources to (www.pactevod.ch), productions of the Swiss participation). beneficiaries who have already obtained st drama, documentary and animation Selection: since July the 1 2006, national support (OFC and SSR/ARG) or for theatre screening or television. applications for short film projects local support (towns and cantons). must be assessed by intendants. Selection: producers make the application Admissibility: productions of Swiss For drama and documentary the and initiate the project. SRG SSR directors whose delegate producers commission system remains. In 2008, decides whether it participates or not live in French speaking Switzerland. If OFC have 650 000 Swiss Franc (about in the project according to its needs for the director lives in Suisse Romande 425 900 €) available to support about cultural programs and/or programs the producer can live elsewhere in the 15 short film projects. for general public. SRG SSR strives to country. A support system related to success obtain the participation of other country’s Amounts: subsidies are calculated - « Succès-Cinéma » is available for broadcasters and thus guarantees access differently whether the production is films released in Swiss theatres and to foreign resources to independent Swiss qualified “little” or “big”. Maximal aid which have reached a certain number producers. According to the linguistic varies from 25% to 50% of the national of admissions. Concerning short length region concerned, candidates have to support already obtained. Moreover, films, there is two versions: apply either to SF Schweizer Fernsehen for subsidies are balanced according to the • Program of several Swiss short films project in German or TSR Télévision Suisse legal place of residence of the producer that last more than 60 minutes and for project in France and RTSI for project and/or director (producer and director which exceeded 10 000 admissions in Italian. However, a centralised support is are from Suisse Romande: 100%; only can receive about 10 Swiss Franc available for animated short films. producer: 75%; only director: 50%) (6,50 €) per admission. This amount The Pact also provides subsidies for will then be shared, according to a « broadcasting success » that reward Fonds REGIO Films predetermined scale, between the cinematographic and Television works Rue des Vieux-Grenadiers 11 producer, the director, the theatre and which are broadcasted or re-broadcasted 1205 Genève the distributor. The money allocated in their original region according to their Tel : +41 22 800 20 24 must be reinvested in a new project. interest. Broadcasting in other regions, Fax : +41 22 800 20 20 • Swiss short films that have been which prove their national interest, is [email protected] screened in theatre, before the main also rewarded. Those subsidies must be www.regiofilms.ch feature can receive about 1 Swiss reinvested in new projects. Franc (0,65 euros) per admission. The SRG-SSR Idée Suisse amount is shared as mentioned above. Belpstrasse 48, Case postale 1024 OFC 3000 Berne 14 Section du cinéma Tel : +41 31 350 91 11 • Fax : +41 31 350 92 56 Hallwylstrasse 15 - 3003 Berne [email protected] Tel : +41 31 322 92 71 • Fax : +41 31 322 57 71 www.srgssrideesuisse.ch [email protected] www.bak.admin.ch Switzerland

CANTONAL SUPPORTS

Aargauer Canton Kuratorium de Bâle

Bachstrasse 15 Abteilung Kultur 5001 Aarau Leimenstrasse 1 Tel : +41 62 835 23 10 4001 Basel Fax : +41 62 835 23 19 Tel. +41 61 267 84 06 (13) www.ag.ch Fax +41 61 267 68 42 [email protected] Canton www.baselkultur.ch du Tessin Pro cinéma Residenza Governativa Berne 6501 Bellinzona Tel : +41 91 814 41 11 c/o Office de la culture www.ti.ch Sulgeneckstrasse 70 3005 Berne Fondation Tel : +41 31 633 85 85 Fax : +41 31 633 83 55 Vaudoise pour [email protected] le Cinéma www.bernerfilmfoerderung.ch Rue Charles-Monnard 6 1003 Lausanne Ville Tél. +41 21 351 05 11 Fax. +41 21 351 05 13 de Genève [email protected] Département de la culture www.vaudfilm.ch Route de Malagnou 17 et 19 case postale 9 Zürcher 1211 Genève 17 Filmstiftung Tel : +41 22 418 65 00 Fax : +41 22 418 65 01 Neugasse 10 [email protected] 8005 Zürich www.ville-ge.ch Tel : +41 43 960 35 35 Fax : +41 43 960 35 39 [email protected] www.filmstiftung.ch

Co-production agreements : Switzerland has signed co-production agreements with the following European countries: Austria, France, Italy and Germany. Switzerland has ratified the Council of Europe Convention on Co-production and is a member of Eurimages Online professional directory : www.swissfilm-people.ch France

• Population: 65,4 million • Full-length films: 261 productions in 2010 • Language: French • Short-length films: 533 exploitation visas issued in • Currency: Euro 2009 and 1391 short length French films registered • Number of theatres and screens: at the 2011 Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival 2066 theatres / 5522 screens (959 digital screens) • Governmental organisation in charge of the cinema: • Average admission per inhabitant: 3.06 Centre National du Cinéma et de l’image animée (CNC)

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

“program aid”, the purpose of which • innovative use of digital technologies is to back the growth of the most at any stage of production; experienced and dynamic companies • relevant length of the sequences CNC in the sector. Allocated for a program concerned compared to the total length Pre-production grants - commission of three projects maximum (dramas, of the project and to the budget examines any project less than one documentaries or animations). • technologies employed must suit the hour long (fiction, animation, creative Amount: 45 737 € are allocated per artistic approach. documentary, experimental, essay…) film in average. The commission whatever is the format (film or video). gathered once a year. In 2009, 11 films were supported with a total amount of 265 500 € allocated Selection: 190 applications per session Admissibility: producers must get at (24 100 € per film in average). (8 sessions per year) least 3 exploitation visas during the past Admissibility: projects have to be two years, or five visas during the past COSIP grants known as “TV broadcaster submitted before their start. The auteur- three years. The commission include aid”, awards films that have received director can make the application alone in its selection process experience and financial backing from a TV channel. or with a production company. dynamism of short film production The support is either selective (for new In 2009, 45 pre-production grants companies. Holding of another support companies or for companies with a were provided with a total amount of of the CNC or the GREC is forbidden. low volume of audiovisual production) 3,150 M€ (70 000 € per film in average). or automatic (for producers that In 2009, 2, 98 M€ were allocated to 39 have already produces and broadcast Post-production grants known as films (73 300 € per film in average). “quality award” - giving prizes to several audiovisual works). quality films that receive no support The aid for new production technology Supported project: any gender. at the planning stage and rewarding is aimed at film projects involving Selective aid is allocated after producers who take risks. The film digital production technology in an examination of the project by a (drama, animation or documentary) innovative way. commission that considers quality, must have must get exploitation visa Selection: a commission assesses originality and financial feasibility of the during the past year. applications 3 at 4 times a year. project. Selection: 40 films maximum per year. Amount: subsidies are allocated Admissibility: Production company or according to the expenses linked to the association or physical person can apply, if use of digital technologies. a broadcast settlement can be confirmed. Admissibility: production companies In 2008, 40 films were supported under registered by the CNC can apply. Part of this sheme with a total amount of the project where digital technologies 380 000 € (9 500 € per film in average) are used must not have started at the time of the application. The main Corporate program - grants known as qualification criteria are: France

Automatic aid is granted to producers Research Cinema and who have already produced and Group and Television screened their work on French Television channels. Subject to certain cinematographic Producers Society conditions, if their work is broadcast experiments Cinema Commission they obtain an «automatic account» Aid to production Supported project: only author and that can be called upon in the form director can apply (with no contractual Supported project: production program of «reinvestment subsidies» to fund link with a cinematographic production composed at least of 2 short films future Television productions. company). Supported films are project (less than 60 minutes). Projects Admissibility: production companies produced by the GREC. Any gender and can be drama and/or animation and applying must have to aim to produce support (film or video) are accepted introduced by a production company. audiovisual work. A call option of a but if a film material is planned works Specials and series are excluded for broadcaster is obligatory. should not exceed 15 minutes. animation. In 2009, 53 films were granted under Selection: 3 colleges of 6 members, Amount: between 3 000 and 15 000 €. selective scheme with 1,036M€ (19 500€ gather four times a year to read 400 The Cinema Commission gathers 4 per film in average) and 2 films under applications. All candidates should times a year. automatic scheme with with 36 600 €). introduce only one project. Admissibility: production companies Moreover, works that have already Amount: About 20 projects are must be registered by the CNC and received a selective support for supported each year. Annual settled in France. They must be the creation from CNC may obtain extra contribution amounts to 17.800 € delegate producer of the program and subsidies from the fund « Images of the maximum. Aid may not be combined have some relevant experience. Co- diversity » if they contribute to a better with other support from the CNC. productions are allowed. 37 companies € representation of the cultural diversity in GREC were supported in 2007, with 223 500 € France and to promote equal opportunity. 14 rue Alexandre Parodi (6 000 per company in average). CNC 75010 Paris PROCIREP 12, rue de Lübeck Tel : + 33 1 44 89 99 99 11bis, rue Jean Goujon - 75008 Paris 75784 Paris cedex 16 [email protected] Tel : + 33 1 53 83 91 82 Tel : +33 1 44 34 34 40 www.grec-info.com Fax : + 33 1 53 83 91 92 Fax : +33 1 44 34 37 25 Séverine Thuet : Morad Kertobi: [email protected] [email protected] www.cnc.fr www.procirep.fr France

Ministery of Cinéma 93 National Education, Short Film Support Youth and Supported projects: The Associative Life general council of Seine Grant ‘Challenge Young’ Saint Denis has initiated a new support scheme for short length films run by Supported projects: the grant aims the association Cinémas 93. It aims to: at supporting young people in the production of their 1st work in a - financially support short length films professional environment. that have an artistic interest (regardless Type of support: technical support, of genre and media) during the stage of prize from 2 000 to 8 500 €, aid to post-production, promotion and distribution. - support the diffusion and promotion Admissibility: candidates must be of supported films in Seine Saint Denis, between 18 and 30 years old, French or living in the European Union. Project - support authors in the development of must take place in France and a new projects minimum of 30% of the project budget Type of support: this new fund is must already be financed. complementary to the other regional Ministery of National Education, Youth funds. It has no land constraint and Associative Life (type «shooting in the department «, Hôtel de Rochechouart «production structure resident in the 10 rue de Grenelle - 75007 Paris department «...) Durey Béatrice : Admissibility: The only criteria for [email protected] selection of projects will be artistic. Tel : + 33 1 40 77 55 00 Cinéma 93 Lemoine Audrey : 87 bis rue de Paris - 93100 Montreuil [email protected] Tel : + 33 1 48 10 21 21 Tel : + 33 1 40 77 55 72 Pierre Da Silva : + 33 1 48.10.21.25 [email protected] • www.enviedagir.fr www.cinemas93.org

Organisation that manages collectively intellectual property rights also provides grants and aid in the framework of their missions towards creation: Société Civile pour l’Administration des Droits des Artistes et Musiciens Interprètes (ADAMI) - www.adami.org Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques (SACD) - www.sacd.fr Société des Auteurs, Compositeurs et Editeurs de Musique (SACEM) - www.sacem.fr/ Société Civile des auteurs multimédias (SCAM) - www.scam.fr France

REGIONAL FOUNDS

Every year, Centres Images (the regional Agency for cinema and audiovisual of the Centre) publishes a guide on cinematographic and audiovisual supports that lists all the support from the regions. This guide is free and available on line: www.centreimages.fr. Short film production is supported by :

- Le Conseil régional d’Alsace - Le Pôle Image Haute-Normandie - Le Conseil régional d’Aquitaine - Le Conseil Général de la Réunion - Le Conseil régional d’Auvergne - Le Conseil Régional de Languedoc- Roussillon - Le Maison de l’Image de Basse-Normandie - Le Conseil Régional du Limousin Pôle Cinéma - Le Conseil régional de Bourgogne - Le Conseil Régional de Lorraine - Le Conseil Régional de Bretagne - Le Conseil Régional de Midi-Pyrénées - Le Conseil général du Finistère - Le Nord-Pas-de-Calais / Centre Régional de Ressources - La Région Centre / Centre Image Audiovisuelles (CRRAV) - Le Conseil régional de Champagne-Ardenne - La Ville de Paris - Le Conseil Général de Charente / Charente développement - Le Conseil Régional des Pays de la Loire - Le Conseil Général de Charente-Maritime - Le Conseil Régional de Picardie - Le Conseil Général de Corrèze - Poitou-Charentes Cinéma - La Collectivité territoriale de Corse - Le Conseil Régional de Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur - Le Conseil Général des Côtes-d’Armor - Le Conseil Régional Rhône-Alpes - Le Conseil Général des Deux-Sèvres - Le Conseil général de la Sarthe - Le Conseil Général de la Dordogne - La Communauté Urbaine de Strasbourg (CUS) - Le Conseil Régional de Franche-Comté - Le Conseil Général de Val-de-Marne - Le Conseil Régional de Guadeloupe - Le Conseil Général des Vosges

In most of the case those supports apply to production companies or association dedicated to audiovisual and cinematographic production settled in region. It also applies 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 region.

T V B R O A D C A S T E R S Every Year at the forum MEDIA area of the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Market, the heads of major French channels and channels broadcasting short length films in the world present their procurement policies and pre-sales. These presentations are available on video: www.clermont filmfest.com (Videos Forum MEDIA).

Co-production agreements: Co-production agreements associate France with many European countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United-Kingdom. But also with Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Burkina-Faso, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Egypt, Guinea, India, Israël, Ivory Coast, Libanon, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Senegal and South Korea. France has ratified the Council of Europe Convention on Co-production and is a member of Eurimages. Online professional directory: http://www.unifrance.org/annuaires http://www.le-court.com/lemonde/index.php?select_rub=9 Poland

• Population: 38,5 million • Full-length films production: • Languages: Polish 40 productions / 11 co-productions in 2009 • Currency: zloty (PLN) 1 Euro = 3,8882 PLN* • Short-length films production: ~250 productions • Number of theatres and screens: (including school films) 492 theatres / 1043 screens • Governmental organisation in charge of the cinema: • Average admission per inhabitant: 1,03 Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej (Polish Film Institute)

* European Central Bank, January the 11th 2011. FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES Polish Film Polish Filmmakers Association Institute Short Film Script Competition Institutional film funding in Poland comes Andrzej Munk Studio, ‘The Young and The competitions are aimed at mainly from the Polish Film Institute Film’, has been operating within the students or debuting directors who whose 2009 production budget amounts structures of the Polish Film Makers have not made their first full-length to 30.3 million € but does not include a Association since 2008. The Studio is films yet. Under these programmes 10 specific short film funding programme. an exclusive producer of film debuts, drama shorts, 5 documentaries and 3 The Institute does not provide direct which is done in the cooperation with animations are produced each year. funding for short films, however, it the Polish Film Institute, the Ministry Polish Filmmakers Association supports film schools and training of Culture and public television. Krakowskie Przedmiescie 7 programmes aimed to produce short Andrzej Munk Studio organises the 00-068 Warsaw fiction, documentary and animated films. following short film competitions for Tel : +48 22 845 51 71 Polish Film Institute young filmmakers: 30 Minutes (drama), Fax : +48 22 845 39 08 Krakowskie Przedmiecie 21/23 First Documentary (documentary) and [email protected] 00-071 Warsaw Young Animation (animation). www.sfp.org.pl Tel : +48 22 42 10 518 Fax : +48 22 42 10 241 [email protected] • www.pisf.pl R E G I O N A L F I L M F U N D S

Currently, nine Regional Film Funds sixteen administrative regions in Poland respective city hall authorities in order operate in Poland: in Gdynia, in are now actively supporting development to provide comprehensive services for Zachodniopomorskie Voivodeship, in of audiovisual industry. The most film industry and organizational support Poznan and Wielkopolskie Voivodeship, in frequent form of assistance in Poland is to filmmakers on every stage of film Wrocław and Dolnoslaskie Voivodeship, local government’s participation in the production. in Łódz, in Slaskie Voivodeship, in enterprise as a co-producer/investor. KIPA (The National Chamber of Kraków and Małopolskie Voivodeship, Funds co-produce feature, documentary Audiovisual Producers) in Lublin and Gdansk. In 2010, local and animated films. The annual budgets Anna Dziedzic or Aleksandra Szczerbak governments in Białystok and Kielce of Regional Film Funds varies between Tel. : +48 22 840 59 01 and Mazowieckie Voivodeship authorities 120 000 – 500 000 € (about 2 500 000 € [email protected] had declared their intention to create in total). Moreover, in Łódz and Kraków [email protected] similar structures in their respective functions Film Commissions, units of www.audiowizualni.pl regions. Consequently, eleven out of specialists in film production created by

Co-production agreements: Online professional directory: www.pisf.pl Co-production bilateral agreements www.bazafilmowa.pl link Poland to Canada and France. www.mediadeskpoland.eu www.audiowizualni.pl Poland has also ratified the Council of www.sfp.org.pl Europe Convention on Co-production www.polishdocs.pl and is a member of Eurimages. www.polishshorts.pl Bulgaria

Population: 7 585 131 million Full-length fiction films: 4 productions; Language: Bulgarian 1 co-production (majority) and 4 co-productions (minority) in 2009 Currency: Lev (BGN) 1 Euro = 1.9558 Leva* Short-length fiction films: 13 productions in 2009 Number of screens: 105 screens (4 of them with state support – NFC) Average admission per inhabitant: 0.4

* European Central Bank, January the 11th 2011.

FUNDINGS OPPORTUNITIES

Republic of Bulgaria has concluded Criterias : agreements in the film industry sector Projects applying for state subsidy and audio-vision; shall be ranked according to: National Film Center 3. the creation of films in co-production 1. their artistic potential within the (executive agency) with the Bulgarian National Television context of the European cultural diversity; The Executive Agency National Film and other Television operators of 2. their commercial potential and Center is an administrative body with national coverage; opportunities for international the Ministry of Culture, being a legal 4. the preparation of projects, recognition; person, having its seat in Sofia. including creation of film scripts for 3. the economic justification of the The Agency supports the creation, Bulgarian films for co-productions proposed budget; distribution and exhibition of with Bulgarian participation; 4. the thoroughness of the strategic Bulgarian films both in the country 5. the creation of Bulgarian debut films. plan submitted by the producer and abroad, draw up draft statutes in The financial support for projects with regard to the management and the area of film industry, cooperate of Bulgarian films may not be less promotion of the project; with foreign sister organizations, than 30 % of the average budget for 5. the professional experience of funds and programms of the Council the respective type of film for the the producer and the director, the of Europe, and of the European Union. preceding year. viewers’ recognition of their earlier Short films supported: fiction, The amount of funds for the state support works, as well as the recognition of documentary, animation. of films, when funds are provided by a these works at international festivals There is not a separate support foreign co-producer, may not exceed 20 and nominations of professional program for short films in the state % of the annual film-making funds. organisations and associations. financing system. The amount of the resources for state These provisions shall not be applied Animation, documentary and feature support of a film must not exceed 50 % with regard to state support for films below 60 min. are considered as of the project budget, and for low-budget Bulgarian debut films. “short”. They apply for “development” films – 80 % of the project budget. and “production” support together National Film Center No less than 75 % of the earmarked with the full-length films. 2A Dondukov Blvd. funds can be spent on the territory of Sofia 1000 State support in the film industry Bulgaria. Tel. : + 359 2 987 51 35 sector can be provided for: The projects shall be considered in 2 [email protected] 1. the creation of Bulgarian films; sessions of the respective national www.nfc.bg 2. the creation of films in co-production artistic commission and of the financial with countries, which are a party commission. under the European convention for cinematographic co-production and with other countries, with which the Bulgaria

National Fund Culture Sofia Municipality The National Fund Culture Program Culture at the Ministry of Culture has a support This program changes his priorities Sofia Municipality program for debut films including every year but since 2 years there are Directorate Culture shorts with deadlines two times per lines for the support of audiovisual 4, Slaveikov Sq year. The support is amounting to 5 000 works. It has two sessions per year with Sofia 1000 BGN (2 500 €). priority subjects set up in the beginning Tel +359 2 988 20 08 National Fund - Culture of the year. The projects must be [email protected] 17, Al. Stamboliyski Blvd connected in certain way to the town of www.sofiaculture.bg Sofia 1000 Sofia. The support for each project can Tel. : +359 2 981 08 13 amount up to 40 000 BGN (20 000 €). [email protected] www.ncf.bg

SEE Cinema The producer, director and scriptwriter • the recognition that the previous Network must come from the Network’s works of the filmmaker received by A network of the 11 South-East member-states. the critics, the public and the festivals. European Countries Shooting of the products submitted as • proof of financing that the production candidates for funding may not begin Short fiction film productions with a may have secured. earlier than the date of evaluation of running time not exceeding 15 minutes the projects by the General Assembly • the artistic team involved in the project are accepted for examination. of the Network. (actors, composer, etc.) The projects may be exclusively national productions of a See Cinema Network Founding Criteria: www.gfc.gr member-state but those structured as international co-productions between • the dramaturgical integrity demonstrated two or more Network member-states by the script. will be given priority. The minority • the project’s potential artistic dynamic. participation of third co-producers • the originality and novelty of the project. from countries outside the Network is not excluded.

Co-production agreements: Bulgaria has bilateral co-production agreements with four countries: Italy, France, Canada and Russia. Bulgaria has ratified the European Convention on Cinematographic Co-production and is a member of Eurimages. Denmark

• Population: 5,511,451 million • Full-length films:32 with cinema release (5 documenta- • Language: Danish ries) / 7 co-productions with Denmark as a minor in 2009 • Currency: Danish krone (DDKK) • Short-length films:13 short and middle length films 1 Euro = 7,4500 DDKK* were supported by the DFI in 2009 (Film workshop • Number of theatres and screens: 163 theatres excluded) 400 screens • Governmental organisation in charge of the cinema: • Average admission per inhabitant: 2.6 in 2009 Danish Film Institute (DFI) (23% of Danish films)

* European Central Bank, January the 11th 2011 FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES Danish Film The other half is normally disbursed Production subsidies are granted on Institute when the DFI consultant approves the the basis of an approved budget drawn result of the subsidised project. up on an approved DFI budget form. Production subsidies are disbursed The Danish Film Institute (DFI) may Development subsidies: Upon the in instalments. The DFI determines subsidise the development and production recommendation of a consultant the the size of each instalment on the of Danish short and documentary DFI may grant a development subsidy basis of the approved cash-flow plan. films and the participation by Danish to a film project if it is assessed that Subsidies are normally disbursed in producers in international short and development would be of considerable four instalments. documentary film co-productions. The significance in strengthening the project objective of such subsidies is to ensure artistically, financially, or technically, or Minority coproduction’s for Danish the continuous production of different in relation to its target group or audience producers who have invested in types of film so that in terms of variety, potential. Subsidies may be granted for coproductions with a foreign majority volume, artistic quality, and audience all kinds of development costs, including production company. appeal the overall range of Danish short the acquisition of services from third The “Filmværksted” / film workshop and documentary films maintains and parties. Development subsidy may is for all the smaller films. develops the art and culture of Danish be granted to a Danish film producer • audience; young Danish Director: 18- film at home and abroad. provided the producer or the senior staff 30 years. Short films and documentaries of the production company can document This is for students and projects where supports experience in film production or people work for free. The Film Institute, DR and TV2 shall experience as producers, and have film • before submission: Seminars between them set aside about DDKK production as their prime occupation. and workshop for directors and 217 million (approx. EUR 29.21 million) Applications for development subsidies scriptwriter about writing moving for the development, production must be in writing. They must contain images, fundraising, reading scripts, and distribution of short films and a precise description of the factors for rights and how to work as a producer. documentary films during the period which development subsidy is being Meeting with the head of the Film of the Film Agreement. sought, a list of the expected results Workshop about the project presented. Script subsidies: the preparation of project development, and a project • submission deadline: 4 times every of film scripts-including synopsis, development schedule and budget. years, 2 consultant choose: one on story-line, concept, treatment, script The producer is responsible for the fiction one on documentary. Answer: 6 research, scriptwriting, and the completion of the development process weeks after the deadline. acquisition of rights, ranted to a writer, and must submit accounts for any • technical support provided a director working on his or her own expenses incurred in connection with the • amount: app. 20 000 krones if the script, a producer, or a team of these. development of the project. project is selected. Applications for script subsidies must Production subsidies: Production Danish Film Institute be in writing. The application must state subsidy may be granted to a Danish Gothersgade 55 whether the project has applied for or film producer provided the producer 1123 København K received other subsidies. Normally, or senior staff of the production Tel. : +45 3374 3400 half of the amount of a script subsidy company can document experience Fax : +45 3374 3401 will be disbursed upon receipt of the in film production or experience as [email protected] applicant’s written notice of acceptance producers, and have film production www.dfi.dk of DFI’s notice of subsidy allocation. as their prime occupation. Denmark

New Danish Screen REGIONAL FUNDS

The New Danish Screen is founded on a partnership between the Danish Den Filmfyn Broadcasting Corporation DR, TV2 and the Vestdanske FilmFyn is a regional fund, covering South Danish Film Institute (DFI), and abides by Filmpulje Funen, in Denmark. the current Film Policy Accord. West Danish Film Fund The budget is about 1,5 millions of Euros NDS was initiated as a “talent The West Danish Film Fund provides per year of which more than 1 million development” institution to help the European independent production Euros is invested in feature films shot on young directors, that was not experienced companies with financial support for location in the area. enough to apply for the other support the development and production of The South Funen area offers beautiful solutions, to get a chance to make a short film and television projects (fiction, nature, quaint villages and towns and lots (or sometimes feature) film production. documentaries, shorts, multimedia and of water and small islands - and a film Danish Film Institute animation). The fund has 1 million Euro a studi: Two stages - 700 m2 each. Gothersgade 55 year to productions with a positive impact They are involved in several international 1123 København K on the regional film and media industry. films, from the development stage and Tel. : +45 3374 3400 Den Vestdanske Filmpulje onwards and work closely with other Fax : +45 3374 3401 c/o Filmby Århus Danish and international partners. [email protected] Filmbyen 23 FilmFyn A/S www.dfi.dk 8000 Århus C Østergade 17 st. Tel. : +45 8940 4882 5600 Faaborg Fax : +45 8940 4852 Tel. : +45 6261 1762 [email protected] [email protected] www.filmpuljen.dk/default.aspx www.filmfyn.dk

Co-production agreements : Co-production agreements associate Denmark with France and Canada. An agreement with Australia is in progress. Denmark has ratified the Council of Europe Convention on Co-production and is a member of Eurimages.

Online professional directory : http://www.dfi.dk/Branche_og_stoette/DFI-Bogen/DFI-bogen-english.aspx Germany

• Population: 82,2 million • Average admission per inhabitant: 1,52 • Languages: German • Full-length films: 174 productions / 51 co-productions • Short-length films:2.300 – 2.500 productions p.a. • Currency: Euro • Governmental organisation in charge of the cinema: • Number of screens: 4.832 screens Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA)

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

Law. All productions should have and a special prize for films between been allocated a certificate from the 30 and 78 minutes. These prizes are Film Assessment Board (FBW) in for films completed in the year of Wiesbaden, or have been awarded a the award or the 2 years before that. prize specified in the FFG within two Nominated films receive 15 000 €, Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA) years of the waver and certificate. the Gold Award 30 000 € and Special German Federal Film Board – FFA award 20 000 €. Kurzfilmförderung Grosse Präsidentenstrasse 9 Supported project: short film project Postfach 30 18 08 - 10746 Berlin The FFA’s mandate includes enforcing (maximum length 30 minutes) Jürgen Schöler measures to promote German cinema including fiction, documentaries, Tel.: +49 30 27 57 7 417 and to improve the structure of the animation and experimental films. Fax: +49 30 27 57 7 444 German film industry, to support Films should be destined for theatrical [email protected] the national economic affairs of the distribution. Film projects can only be www.ffa.de film industry in Germany, to improve supported if it provides a significant the foundations for the distribution contribution to German culture. and market-driven exploitation of Amount: maximal grant of 15 000 €. the German cinema at home and its economic and cultural distribution Admissibility: the applicants must be the producer. In case of international abroad as well to work towards an Beauftragter der alignment and coordination of the coproduction, the German financial film support measures by the Federal Bundesregierung für Kultur participation must be represent at Government and regional states. und Medien (BKM) least 50% of the production budget or The Federal Government a greater amount than the involvement Supported project: Financial support Commissioner for Culture and of any other community producers. is granted to short films of no more Media - Short Film Project – BKM than 15 minutes running time and non Production support Referat K 35 (Angelegenheiten des full-length children’s films. Financial Films, der Film- und Videowirtschaft) support is also granted to films with a In 2008, 18 short film projects were Graurheindorfer Str. 198 running time of more than 15 minutes supported by the BKM with a total of 53117 Bonn and a maximum of 45 minutes if this € 254 053 . Jürgen Gansel is the first film of this length where The BKM also annually awards the Tel.: + 49 228 99 681 3583 the director has the sole directorial German Short Film Award. The prize Fax: +49 228 99 681 3885 responsibility or if the film has been may be awarded for: short films up to [email protected] made at a film school. 7 minutes, short films between 7 and www.filmfoerderung-bkm.de Admissibility: Children’s film should 30 minutes, short documentaries up have received a waver and certificate to 30 minutes, short animations and according to the Youth Protection experimental films up to 30 minutes Germany

REGIONAL FUNDS

Filmstiftung Nordrhein Westfalen Kuratorium junger GmbH MitTeldeutsche Deutscher Film Aid to short film production Medienförderung Kuatorium junger deutscher Film Kaistraße 14 Production Funding contributes to the cultural film 40221 Düsseldorf Breitscheiderstrasse 4 diversity as well as the increase of the Tel. +49 211 930 500 70174 Stuttgart film industry productivity. On one hand, Fax +49 211 930 505 Tel. : +49 711 907 15400 it allows the young authors, directors [email protected] Fax : +49 711 907 15450 and producers to direct their film www.filmstiftung.de [email protected] projects. On the other hand, it must www.mfg.de strengthen the children’s film, improve Hessischer its production and its broadcasting. Rundfunk This grants are bound to reinforce the Film Fund European film. Aid to production Filmförderung Baden- Supported projects : short films up to The Hessen Film Prize Württemberg (MFG) 30 minutes. Short films of more than Am Steinernen Stock 1 Breitscheidstrasse 4 30 minutes could received grands if 60320 Frankfurt/Main 70174 Stuttgart they bring an special cultural interest Tel. : +49 69 - 1 55 45 16 Tel. : +49 711 907 15400 and are made for the cinema. Fax: +49 69 - 1 55 45 14 Fax : +49 711 907 15450 Amount : 15 000 €, an upper amount [email protected] [email protected] could be grant in special case. www.hessische-filmfoerderung.de www.mfg.de Kuratorium junger deutscher Film Monika Reichel Kulturelle Schloß Biebrich, Filmförderung Rheingaustraße 140 Bremen Nordmedia - Die 65203 Wiesbaden Aid to production Monika Reichel Mediengesellschaft Plantage 13, Strasseneingang Tel. : +49 611-60 23 12 Niedersachsen / Bremen 28215 Bremen Fax : +49 611-69 24 09 Tel. : +49 421-708 48 91 Postfach 721247 [email protected] Portable: +49 171-6001276 30532 Hannover www.kuratorium-junger-film.de Fax: +49 421-708 48 940 Tel.: +49 511-123456-0 [email protected] Fax: +49 511-123456-29 www.filmbuero-bremen.de [email protected] www.nordmedia.de Kulturelle Filmförderung Filmförderung Sachsen-Anhalt Hamburg Promotion of arts and culture Schleswig-Holstein Hainstrasse 17-19 Postfach 721247 04109 Leipzig 30532 Hannover Tel. : +49 341 269 87 0 Tel.: +49 511-123456-0 Fax : +49 341 269 87 65 Fax: +49 511-123456-29 [email protected] [email protected] www.mdm-online.de www.nordmedia.de Germany

FilmFernsehFonds Bayern Kulturland Rheinlandpfalz Gesellschaft zur Förderung Ministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft, der Medien in Bayern, Jugend und Kultur Sonnenstraße 21 Mittlere Bleiche - 61 55116 Mainz 80331 München Tel : +49 6131-162935 or +49 6131-164577 Tel. : +49-89-544602-0 [email protected] Fax : +49-89-544602-21 [email protected] [email protected] www.kulturland.rlp.de www.fff-bayern.de

Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg August-Bebel-Str. 26-53 14482 Potsdam-Babelsberg Medienförderung Saarland Tel.: +49 331-743 87-0 Saarland Medien - MBH Fax: +49 331-743 87-99 www.medienboard.de Nell-Breuning Allee 6 66115 Saarbrücken Filmbüro MV – Mecklenburg- Tel.: +49 681 38988-0 Fax: +49 681 38988-20 Vorpommern Film e.V. [email protected] Bürgermeister-Haupt-Straße 51 - 53 www.saarlandmedien.de 23966 Wismar Tél : +49 3841 618 111 Fax : +49 3841 618 109 www.film-mv.de

Filmbüro Nordrhein-Westfalen Kulturstiftung des Freistaates Im MediaPark 7 Sachsen 50670 Köln Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 56 Tel : +49 221 - 9499 2697 01109 Dresden Fax: +49 221 - 1706 9021 Tel.: +49 351 / 8 84 80 0 [email protected] www.filmbuero-nw.de Fax: +49 351 / 8 84 80 16 [email protected] www.kulturstiftung.sachsen.de

Co-production agreements: Germany had signed bilateral co-production agreements with the following european countries: Belgium, Bosnia- Herzegovina, Croatia, France, Hungary, Luxembourg, Macedonia, United Kingdom, Italy, India, Ireland, Luxembourg, Austria, Portugal, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain and Serbia-Montenegro. Germany has ratified the Council of Europe Convention on Co-production and is a member of Eurimages. Italy

• Population: 60,2 million • Average admission per inhabitant: 1,86 • Language: Italian • Full-length films:115 productions in 2009 • Short-length films:about 150 or 200 • Currency: Euro • Governmental organisation in charge of the cinema: • Number of screens: 3 208 screens Direzione Generale per il Cinema - Ministero per i Beni (428 digital screens) e le Attività Culturali

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES Ministry of Candidates have to fill in a form which will Ministero per i Beni e le Attività cultural goods be examined by a commission (3 sessions Culturali and activities per year) The selection depends of the Direzione Generale per il Cinema scores reached by each projects. Points 51 Via della FerraTella in Laterano Direzione Generale per il Cinema – are allocated following different criteria: 00184 Roma Aid to production • director’s Curriculum Tel. : + 39 06 704 75 450 • financing plan Fax: + 39 06 773 2493 The Ministry promotes financing • topic of the short film: Social themes of short film if they have a national are advantaged. www.cinema.beniculturali.it cultural interest. • originality of the project

REGIONAL FUNDS

For the regional grant, the film production must usually be made fully (or of the global budget. It will allocate in almost) in the region and use materials and human resources from it. Some three times: first 30% at the signature of regions can ask to use for free the work done on the region for their promotion the contract, 30% again at the end of the campaign. shooting. The last 40% are given when the project is fully finished. Provincia di Selection criteria: 40% for originality and quality of the project, 20% for the Provincia di Milano - Cultura Milano Spazio Oberdan Bando Cinema author’s CV, 20% for the feasibility of the production and the last 20% for the V.le Vittorio Veneto, 2 - 20124 Milano This institution gathers two grants for financial capacity and strategy. Tel. : +39 2 7740 6305 the cinematographic production with Fax: +39 2 7740 6351 Support for small and independent a global amount of 650 000 €. Funds [email protected] companies are dedicated to young authors. It http://www.provincia.milano.it/cultura/ 500 000 € are dedicated to stimulate supports all kind of films even short canali/cinema/index.html innovative project of small and medium length films. firms working in the audiovisual sector. Support to young authors: 150 000 € are available through the found Sustainable projects: documentary of “Cinema Fuori Formato”. One session 15 minutes with innovative concepts in is dedicated to student in cinema and production, included animation proof communication school, academy and of real innovative contents. university. A step-by-step description of the project Maximal length: 10 minutes. has to be given with the admission file. Selection: is made by a comity of Selection will be based on the project professionals (critics, producers… originality, its feasibility, the author’s nominated by the Filmmaker CV (each of these criteria obtained a association). The maximum amount score). A comity of experts assesses the for one project is 20 000 € and cannot project and decides to support it or not. overtake 80% of the global budget. The financial help cannot overtake 80% Italy audiovisual co-productions by the small and medium-sized enterprises in Lazio. Finanziaria laziale di svilupo Friuli Venezia Via A. Farnese, 3 - 00192 Roma Tel.: + 39 06 328851 Giulia Film Fax: + 39 06 36006808 Commission [email protected] •www.filas.eu Fondazione Productions filming in Friuli Venezia Apulia Film Giulia will be entitled to apply for a grant Sardegna: Commission & Fund in cash up to 120 000 €, depending on the Megge per lo production’s period of stay in the regional Global budget: 700,000,00 € for 2009. sviloppo del cinema territory. The support allocated can cover (law for the cinematographic Maximum of 30,000 € by short films until 50% of the project. development) (20% at the beginning of the film, 80% Any legally and fiscally established EU or at the end) A support il available for the development non-EU production company is entitled to and the production of short films. Sustained projects: short films, have access to the fund. € documentaries, commercials… produced Maximum amount is 40 000 covering Within 30 days of the last filming day, by Italian, European or extra European until 60% of the global budget. applicants must submit a statement of producers working in the region of Apulia. Selection: a detailed documentation expenditures in the Friuli Venezia Giulia about the project has to be sent to the Admissibility: region equal to 300% of the grant for selection comity. The evaluation depends • Artistic quality of the subject and motion pictures or fictions, or 150% for all on economic, artistic criteria and the script (35%, max 35 points) other productions. production plan. The project has to • Technical quality, intended as the Filming in the region of FVG shall come to promote the region and has elements value of technical and technological at least 70% of the entire external filming encouraging its commercial circulation. factors of the film project, in terms of of the finished film and at least 50% of Film Commission Sardegna feasibility (25%, max 25 points) total filming. • Length of filming time and sojourn in Assessorato della Pubblica Istruzione, Friuli Venezia Giulia Commission the Puglia territory (30%, max 30 points, Beni Culturali, Informazione, Via Milano, 25 - 34132 Trieste 4 points per week). Spettacolo e Sport Tel. : +39 40 3720142 • Artistic and technical professionals Viale Trieste, 186 - 09123 Cagliari Fax: +39 403720142 resident in Puglia employed in the Tel. +39 70.6064923 [email protected] production (5%, max 5 points, 1 for each [email protected] www.fvgfilmcommission.com/regolamentoen.htm 5% of troupe or cast over the minimum www.regione.sardegna.it limit of the total 30%) with the exception of minor figures. FILAS Sicilia: Fondo • Any acknowledgements and/or Audiovisual regionale per il ministerial grants conceded to short Fund cinema e movies, and distribution or sales contracts • Venture Capital operations to support l’Audiovisivo with pay-TV or free-TV networks or regional founds for cinema small and medium-sized enterprises in broadband (5%, max 5 points) and audiovisual Lazio’s audiovisual industry Apulia Film Commission The maximum funding application will Short films can apply. They need to follow Via Falcone e Borsellino, 2 - 70125 Bari not exceed 50% of the «under the line» some criterias: 30% of the shooting Tel.: +39 080 5016720 production budget to be spent in Lazio. has to be done on the Sicilian territory, Fax: +39 080 5010078 The maximum admissible financing for the production has to employ at least [email protected] each individual operation will not exceed, 5 professionals from the region and www.apuliafilmcommission.it for every individual operation, 600.000 €. 12 interns during the different steps of production. The film has to be broadcast in Co-production agreements: Moreover, applications must request no less than 100.000 € for audiovisual projects and sneak preview in the region. Italy has bilateral co-production € Sicilia Film Commission agreements with several countries: 200.000 for cinematographic projects. Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, • A Fund for early VAT recovery to foreign Servizio Film Commission Regione Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, producers Sicilian China, Chile, Cuba, Czech Republic, Egypt, Filas manages VAT and Venture Capital Via delle Croci 8, 90139 - Palermo France, Germany, Hungary, India, Israel, funds providing assistance and support on Tel. : +39917071481 / +39917071835 Macedonia, Morocco, Mexico, New Zeland, VAT issues to foreign producers operating Fax : +39917071713 Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, in Lazio as well as managing Venture [email protected] South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Capital operations to support film and [email protected] • www.regione.sicilia.it Tunisia, Uruguay, Venezuela. Italy has ratified the Council of Europe Convention on Co-production and is a member of Eurimages. Portugal

• Population: 11 317 192 • Full-length films: 21 fiction films and 9 documenta- • Language: Portuguese ries in 2010 • Short-length films: 18 fictions, • Currency: Euro 10 animated films and 5 documentaries in 2010 • Number of theatres and screens: • Governmental organisation in charge of the cinema: 182 theatres / 577 screens Instituto do Cinema e do Audiovisual (ICA) • Average admission per inhabitant: 1,48

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

Instituto do force since 2007. Producers or directors by a producer. Budget available (no Cinema e do may apply; however, financial support changes since 2007): 500 000 €. In contracts for supported projects have 2008, 8 animation short films have Audiovisual to be signed by a producer. Budget been supported under this scheme, (ICA) available (no changes since 2007): with support amounts ranging from 500 000 €. In 2008, 12 short films have 31 000 € to 100 00 € (maximum Public body under the political been supported under this scheme, possible is 125 000 €). Selection authority of the Ministry of Culture, with an average amount of support panels are formed by four independent ICA is the national funding agency for of ca. 42 000 € (maximum amount members and chaired by the Director film. The Institute is also involved in possible is 45 000 €). Selection panels or a staff member of the Institute (the helping defining the public policy and are formed by four independent Chair has no voting rights). measures in the film and audiovisual members and chaired by the Director field. It represents the Ministry in other or a staff member of the Institute (the ICA - Instituto do Cinema funds and instruments in relation Chair has no voting rights). e do Audiovisual with film, as well as in international Rua S. Pedro de Alcântara, 45, 1º organisations and bodies, and collects Support program for the production 1269-138 Lisboa and organises statistical information of short animation films Tel : +351 21 3230800 on the film sector. ICA implements a support programme +351 21 0334700 for short animation films. New rules Fax : +351 21 3431952 Support program for the production are in force since 2007. Producers [email protected] of short fiction films or authors may apply; however, www.ica-ip.pt ICA implements a support programme financial support contracts for for short fiction films. New rules are in supported projects have to be signed

Co-production agreements : Portugal has signed bilateral co-production agreements with several European countries (France, Germany, Italy, Spain), Brazil and African Portuguese- speaking countries (Angola, Cape Verde, Mozambique, São Tomé e Príncipe). Portugal has ratified the Council of Europe Convention on Co-production and is a member of Eurimages. Portugal also participates in Ibermedia (Iberian-American Cooperation framework)

Online professional directory : www.aipcinema.com Rhône-Alpes

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

Conseil Régional Amount of support to the vice president in charge of Rhône-Alpes The maximum amount is 30 000 e cultural affairs. Projects that receive a positive notation are then presented Short films support and do not exceed 30 % of the global budget production. The production to the Permanent Commission of the society or association will have to Regional council that decides of the justify all expenditures made in the allocation of financial support. This support is dedicated to all kind Rhône-Alpes region. File has to be of short film project in fiction or Budget and selected projects submitted before the 1st day of shoot. animation with a length less than 60 In 2010, 15 short films were granted minutes and shot on a professional Selection process by Rhône-Alpes Region with 330 000€ material (roll film, digital or video) A technical comity composed by (22 200 € per film in average) professionals (producers, directors, broadcasters, State-CNC members Admissibility : and skilled person working at a Région Rhône-Alpes Production subsidy is dedicated to regional and national level) meets 3 Direction de la culture production society set up or not in times per year. This comity gives its 78, route de Paris B.P. 19 the region, or to an association set advices and some suggestions about 69751 Charbonnières-les-Bains Cedex up in Rhone Alpes, working regularly financial support allocation on each Tél. : +33 4 72 59 52 70 on cinematographic and audiovisual submitted project. Protractors chosen Fax : +33 4 72 59 48 57 production. Support of CNC and/or by the comity present their conclusion Catherine Puthod : presence of broadcaster are included to a workshop composed by regional [email protected] in the project assessment. beloved who send their suggestion www.rhonealpes.fr

Region of Provence-Alpes- Deadlines : Amount of support : Côte d'Azur • October 31st for February comity from 15 000 € to 30 000 € Short films support • March 31st for June comity Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Support dedicated to production Selection process : Service Cinéma et Audiovisuel society presenting fiction of less a reading comity headed by a personality 27, place Jules Guesde than 60 minutes whose 80% of the known by critic and audience and 13481 Marseille cedex 20 shooting takes place in the region or, composed by national and regional Tel : +33 4 91 57 50 57 – poste 14 80 for society that works with authors or professionals, review in a consultative [email protected] directors living in Provence-Alpes- way projects submitted. If the major part Côte d’Azur. of the reading comity is favourable to the www.regionpaca.fr The amount of expenses eligible int project, the Regional Culture Commission the region represents 150% of the examines it. This commission decides support allocated. it the project will be presented to the Permanent Commission that makes the Candidates can apply for 2 projects final decision. maximum at each session.

PACA Croatia

• Population: 4.48 million • Full-length films: 8 productions, 4 co-productions • Language: Croatian • Short-length films:58 short films supported by • Currency: Croatian Kuna (HRK) 1 Euro : 7,4055 Kuna* HAVC in 2009/2010 • Number of screens/cinemas: 117 screens • Governmental organisation in charge of the cinema: (8 digital screens) / 71 cinemas The Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) • Average admission per inhabitant: 0,7

* European Central Bank, January 11th 2011

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and supporting national film archive production funding also for short films through the system of public subsidies. - fiction, animation and experimental The Centre also promotes Croatian shorts. The call for applications for this The Croatian films and co-productions at all major scheme is an open call with decisions Audiovisual Centre festivals and markets. taken on a quarterly basis. Funding : HAVC is operating with the HAVC € Founded in 2008, the Croatian annual budget of around 10 million . Nova ves 18 - 10000 Zagreb - Croatia Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) is the There are three separate short Tel. : + 385 1 6041 080 Government backed-strategic agency films support schemes : for fiction, Fax : + 385 1 4667 819 for the audiovisual sector in Croatia. animation and experimental shorts. [email protected] www.havc.hr It aims to stimulate a successful, The call for applications for all three vibrant audiovisual industry as well schemes is issued twice a year. as to promote the widest possible 58 short films were supported in Additional public support bodies are enjoyment and understanding of 2009/2010 with a total amount of HRK City Office for Education, Culture and € audiovisual works throughout Croatia. 1,2 million . Sport – City of Zagreb which runs As a main audiovisual agency in International Co-productions with a regular yearly support scheme Croatia, the Centre has assumed the Minority Croatian Participation : HAVC for shorts, documentaries and overall responsibility for the growth of supports international feature film animation, and as of recently City Croatia’s audiovisual industry. Its remit co-productions with minority Croatian Office for Culture – City of Rijeka. ranges from supporting production, participation: fiction, documentaries distribution, exhibition, marketing and and animation. As of the end of 2010 promotion, to professional training HAVC has introduced minority co-

Co-production agreements : Croatia had signed bilateral co-production agreements with the following countries : Canada, France, Germany and Italy. Croatia has also ratified the Council of Europe Convention on Co-production and is a member of Eurimages. Finland

• Population: 5,2 millions • Full-length films: 21 productions in 2009 • Languages: Finnish, Swedish • Short-length films: about 300 shorts presented at Tampere Film Festival each year • Currancy: Euro • Governmental organisation in charge of the cinema: • Nomber of screens: 315 screens (48 digital screens) Suomen elokuvasäätiö • Average admission per inhabitant: 1,3 (Finnish Film Foundation)

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Suomen elokuvasäätiö industry by promoting the kind of long- Kanavakatu 12 - FIN 00160 Helsinki term audiovisual program production Tel. : + 358 9 6220300 that uses the available resources as The Finnish Film Foundation Fax : + 358 9 62203050 effectively as possible. However, AVEK [email protected] also promotes new talent in the field. The Finnish Film Foundation grants www.ses.fi AVEK funds short films and support for professional Finnish film documentaries, videos, media art as production. The goal of the Foundation well as experimental work. These is to promote high-quality, versatile productions may be intended for and unique Finnish film. Support can The Promotion television, video distribution or some be granted for feature-length, short Centre for other form of audiovisual presentation and episodic fiction, documentary, Audiovisual or distribution. Special attention is animation and children’s films. paid to subject matter, theme and Culture (AVEK) narration, and the overall expressive impact of the project. Admissibility : a production company AVEK uses its share of copyright holding the rights to a film in Finland remuneration to promote audiovisual AVEK can be granted advance support for culture: cinema, video and television. Hietaniemenkatu 2 production for the completion of the film. The majority of the funds that AVEK 00100 Helsinki Finland Amounts : granted production support distributes originate from private Tel. : + 358 (0)9 431 52350 can cover a maximum of 50% of the copying levy, eg. from blank video Fax : + 358 (0)9 4315 2377 film’s production costs, including any cassettes and blank DVDs. [email protected] development support already granted AVEK aims to reinforce the production www.kopiosto.fi for the project by the Foundation. structure of the Finnish audiovisual

Co-production agreements: Finland has signed bilateral co-production agreements with France and Canada. Finland has also ratified the Council of Europe Convention on Co-production and is a member of Eurimages.

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