MEDIA 2007 - Development, distribution, promotion and training: Call for proposals - EACEA/03/11: Support for the transnational distribution of European films - The �Sales Agent scheme� 2011

One of the objectives of the MEDIA 2007 programme is to encourage and support the wider transnational distribution of recent European films by providing funds to distributors, based upon their performance on the market, for further reinvestment in new non-national European films. The scheme also aims to encourage the development of links between the production and distribution sectors thus improving the market share of European films and the competitiveness of European companies.

This notice is aimed at European companies specialised in the theatrical distribution of European works and whose activities contribute to the attainment of the above objectives. In particular, it concerns the ‘Sales Agent’ support scheme, which works in two phases:
- generation of a potential Fund, which will be calculated according to the performance of the company on the European market over a given period,
- reinvestment of the potential Fund: thus generated by each company, the Fund must be reinvested in two modules (two types of action) by 1 March 2013: 1. minimum guarantees or advances paid for the international sales rights on new European non- national films; 2. and/or in the promotion, marketing and advertising on the market of new non-national European films.

Applicants must be established in one of the following countries: the 27 EU Member States, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Croatia, Switzerland.

Action type 1 and 2: the maximum duration of the actions is 16 months from the date of the signature of the international sales contract.

The total budget available is €1 million. The financial contribution awarded is a subsidy; it will not exceed 50% of the total eligible costs.

The Deadline for proposals for the ‘generation’ of a potential Fund is 17 June 2011.

Further information can be found at the MEDIA website.

Reference: 2011/C 121/22

(Added 2011-04-19)