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To download the forecast financial plan form (in Excel) click here.

The i2i Audiovisual scheme supports production companies that bear the costs of bank financing and/or associated insurance and completion bonds costs.  It offers subsidies to cover up to 50% of the following costs, capped at €50,000 per project, and at €100,000 per company:

Module 1 - Insurance Costs 
Module 2 - Completion Guarantee Costs

Module 3 - Financial Costs (the interest on the loan)

In order to be eligible companies must present a signed credit agreement, insurance contract or completion guarantee for the project.

Companies can apply for more than one module for the same film, unless it is possible to obtain the maximum of €50,000 under one module.  The minimum allocation is €5,000 per project. 

Deadlines

2 February 2009 - for projects that have started between 1 July 2008 and 2 February 2009 i.e. the credit agreement with the bank or financial institution has been signed within that period and the first day of principal photography has not taken place before 1 July 2008.

7 July 2009 - for projects that have started between 1 January 2009 and 7 July 2009 i.e. the credit agreement with the bank of financial institution has been signed within that period and the first day of principal photography has not taken place before 1 January 2009. 

Eligible Companies

To be eligible a company must be independent and European.

In the case of coproductions, the applicant company must be the majority producer, and/or the one concluding the relevant contract(s) with the financial institution(s).

Eligible film or programme

The following categories of programmes are eligible, for theatrical release or television, one off or series:

• Fiction with a minimum duration of 50 min
• Animation with a minimum duration of 24 min
• Creative documentary with a minimum duration of 25 min

To be eligible a film or programme must be European.

Award Criteria

All eligible applicants will be selected according to the following Award Criteria:

Beneficiary of MEDIA Development Single Project                        10 points
Credit Agreement with a bank                                                    10 points
Application from countries with low audiovisual capacity                10 points
Project from the 12 new Member States or Croatia                        5 points
Project with more than one MEDIA-participating country involved     3 points

Available budget is €3 million.  The Commission reserves the right not to allocate the entire budget.