MEDIA 2007 � Development, distribution, promotion and training: Call for proposals � EACEA/8/12: Support for the transnational distribution of European films � The �Sales agent� scheme 2012

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 any European company acting as an intermediary agent for the producer, who specialises in the commercial exploitation of a film by marketing and licensing a film to distributors or other purchasers for foreign territories and whose activities contribute to the attainment of the objectives of the MEDIA programme.

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

The ‘Sales agent’ support scheme works in two phases:
- generation of a potential fund, which will be calculated according to the performance of the company on the European market during the reference period (2007-2011)
- 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 2014:
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.


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

The maximum duration of the actions is 18 months from the date of the signature of the international sales contract.
Reinvestment actions of the potential fund generated by this call for proposals need to respect the following deadlines: the international sales contract/agreement with the producer can be signed at the earliest on 18 June 2012; the reinvestment applications must be submitted to the Agency within six months of the signature of the international sales contract/agreement with the producer and no later than 1 March 2014.

The total budget available is €1.5 million. The financial contribution awarded is a subsidy. The financial support from the Commission will not exceed 50% of the total eligible costs. There is no maximum amount.

The deadline for applications is 18 June 2012.

Further details are available on the MEDIA website

Reference: 2012/C 103/05

(Added 2012-04-11)