MEDIA 2007 - Development, distribution, promotion and training: Call for proposals - EACEA/01/11: Support for the transnational distribution of European films - The �automatic� 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.

The ‘automatic’ support scheme works in two phases:
- generation of a potential Fund, proportional to the number of paying admission tickets sold for non- domestic European films in States participating in the programme during the reference year (2010), up to a fixed ceiling per film and adjusted for each country,
- reinvestment of the potential Fund: thus generated by each company, the Fund must be reinvested in three modules (three types of action) by 1 October 2012:
1. the co-production of non-national European films;
2. the acquisition of distribution rights, for example by means of minimum guarantees, of non-national European films; and/or in
3. editing costs (prints, dubbing and subtitling), promotion costs and publicity costs for non-national European films.

For the film to be eligible its first copyright must not have been established before 2007.

For action type 1 and 2, the maximum duration is 30 months. Actions must start on 1 August 2011 and finish on 1 February 2014.

For action type 3, the maximum duration is 42 months. Actions must start on 1 February 2011 and finish on 1 August 2014.
The deadlines for reinvestment applications are:
1. Co-production: the contract may be signed at the earliest on 1 August 2011; the deadline for presentation of the project is 1 October 2012; the period for eligibility for costs is 1 August 2011 to 1 February 2014.
2. Minimum guarantee: the distribution contract/ license agreement may be signed at the earliest on 1 August 2011; the deadline for presentation of the project is 1 October 2012; the period for eligibility for costs is 1 August 2011 to 1 February 2014.
3. P&A costs: the first theatrical release of the film in the territory may take place at the earliest on 1 August 2011 and at the latest on 1 October 2013; the deadline for presentation of the project is 1 October 2012; the period for eligibility for costs is 1 August 2011 to 1 February 2014.

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

The total budget available is €18,314,675. The financial contribution awarded is a subsidy; it will not  exceed 40%, 50% or 60% of the total eligible costs.

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

The deadline for proposals for the ‘reinvestment’ of the potential Fund must is 1 October 2012.

Further information can be found on the MEDIA website.

Reference: 2011/C 121/24

(Added 2011-04-19)