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The scheme is to facilitate transnational distribution of European films.  It aims to encourage distributors to release films that might be a challenge were they to be supported by market forces alone.  As a result of this support European audiences should gain access to a wider range of films.

 

Eligible companies

European distribution companies are eligible.

 

"European" means registered in one of the countries participating in the MEDIA Plus Programme and owned, whether directly or by majority participation, by nationals from these countries.

 

A distribution company is a company that fulfils the following criteria:

• It is the holder of the theatrical distribution rights for a film in the territory concerned
• It carries out the theatrical distribution of the film in the territory (determines the release date; plans, controls and executes the distribution and promotion campaign)
• It pays the associated distribution costs.

  

What films are eligible?

• Recent (first copyright established during or after 2005)
• With a minimum duration of 60 minutes
• European -  The work is European when it has been majority produced by companies established in one or more countries participating in the MEDIA Programme and it has a significant participation by professionals who are citizens/residents of the countries participating in the MEDIA Programme.

  

How to apply 

Distributors wishing to distribute one or more non-national European films must form a grouping, co-ordinated by the film's sales agent or the producer, which will set out to release the film in several European territories.

 

New Grouping (for films not yet supported by MEDIA)

 

Films with a production budget under €3 million

At least five distributors operating in different national territories which propose to distribute one or more recent non-national (originating from the territory different from that of the distributor) European films.

 

The theatrical release of the film shall take place in the territories concerned at the earliest on the same day as the relevant deadline for submission of the call for proposals, and at the latest within 18 months of this date.

 

The films will be selected for support according to the following point scoring criteria:

 

Category Points   Number of eligible distributors in the grouping 1 per distributor Bonus for groupings of 10 or more distributors 2 Film produced in France or UK 0 Film produced in Germany, Spain or Italy 1 Film produced in a country with a low production capacity 2 Film prod. in a new member state or participating country 3 First or second feature film of the director 2 Documentary 2 Animation film 1 Film for children 1 The coordinator of the grouping is the sales agent / producer of the film ( 1 if the sales agent is from a different country than the film) 2

 

Films with a production budget above €3 million

At least seven distributors operating in different national territories which propose to distribute one or more recent non-national (originating from the territory different from that of the distributor) European films.

 

The theatrical release of the film shall take place in the territories concerned at the earliest on the same day as the relevant deadline for submission of the call for proposals, and at the latest within 18 months of this date.

  

Category Points     Number of eligible distributors in the grouping 1 per distributor Film with a production budget of €3 - 5 million 1 Film with a production budget of € 5 - 15 million 0 Film produced in France or UK 0 Film produced in Germany, Spain or Italy 1 Film produced in a country with a low production capacity 2 Film prod. in a new member state or participating country 3 First or second feature film of the director 2 Documentary 2 Animation film 1 Film for children 1 The coordinator of the grouping is the sales agent / producer of the film ( 1 if the sales agent is from a different country than the film) 2

 

Films with a production budget over €15 million are not eligible.

 

Existing Grouping

One or more distributors who so wish may join an existing grouping already supported in the framework of MEDIA Plus for the distribution of the same film.

 

The theatrical release shall take place in the relevant territory at the earliest on the day of the relevant deadline for submission of this call for proposals, and at the latest within 18 months of the deadline at which the initial grouping of distributors supported had submitted its application

 

Within the limits of 15% of the budgetary resources at each session, selection of existing groupings is automatic (subject to eligibility).

 

Amount and nature of support 

The maximum financial contribution which can be granted is €150,000 per distributor per film distributed. Digital distribution can also be supporter as long as it is of minimum quality (1,3 K). The financial contribution awarded will in no event exceed 50% of the distribution budget. The support is in the form of a subsidy.