Media Plus
Media Plus is a European Union program designed to support the European Union's audio-visual industry.
The new Media 2007 program (2007-2013) is the fourth multi-annual program since 1991 and has a budget of € 755 million. It simplifies the program’s administration but certainly not its objectives:
- 1) to strive for a stronger European audiovisual sector, reflecting and respecting Europe’s cultural identity and heritage
- 2) to increase the circulation of European audiovisual works inside and outside the European Union
- 3) to strengthen the competitiveness of the European audiovisual sector by facilitating access to financing and promoting use of digital technologies
Media 2007 is divided into five action lines:
- 1) training of professionals
- 2) development of production projects and companies
- 3) distribution of cinematographic works and audiovisual programmes
- 4) promotion of cinematographic works and audiovisual programmes, including the support for film festivals
- 5) horizontal actions/pilot projects
The Media programme is implemented via annual work programmes.
Please check Media Plus website for full guidelines and recent updates.
Media Programme
European Commission, BU33 02/10 - B-1049 Brussels
Address for visitors
Avenue de Beaulieu 33, 1160 Brussels
Tel +32/2/295 16 34
Fax +32/2/299 22 90
infso-media@ec.europa.eu
www.ec.europa.eu/media
In Italy:
Media Desk Italy
www.mediadeskitalia.eu
Mr. Giuseppe Massaro c/o Ministry of Culture
Piazza Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, 9/A
I-00184 Roma
Tel +39 06 6723 3417 (or 3415)
Fax +39 06 6723 3418
Media Antenna Torino
Ms. Silvia Sandrone Via Monte di Pietà, 1
I-10121 Torino
Tel +39 011 539 853
Fax +39 011 531 490
www.antennamediatorino.eu
Eurimages
Eurimages is a program of the European Commission that provide a fund for the co-production, distribution, exhibition and digitisation of European cinematographic works. Set up in 1988 as a Partial Agreement it currently has 33 Member States. Eurimages aims to promote the European film industry by encouraging the production and distribution of films and fostering co-operation between professionals. Eurimages headquarter is located in Strasbourg, France.
Eurimages’ first objective is cultural, in that it endeavours to support works which reflect the multiple facets of a European society whose common roots are evidence of a single culture. The second one is economic, in that the Fund invests in an industry, which, while concerned with commercial success, is interested in demonstrating that cinema is one of the arts and should be treated as such.
Bearing this in mind, Eurimages has developed four funding programs:
- 1) Assistance for co-production;
- 2) Assistance for distribution;
- 3) Assistance to cinemas;
- 4) Assistance to digitisation for Eurimages funded projects
The majority (almost 90%) of the Fund’s resources – which originate from member States’ contributions – goes to supporting co-production.
Since it was set up in 1989, Eurimages has supported the co-production of more than 1100 full-length feature films and documentaries. A number of these have received prestigious awards (Oscars, Palme d’Or, Golden Lion…). The rules and conditions under which assistance is awarded were changed in January 2000 to reflect developments in film-making in the member States and to respond better to the needs of those working in the industry.
The sum committed to assistance for distribution amounts to more then 760,000 € a year.
Finally, Eurimages, in partnership with Europa Cinemas, supports 40 cinemas in five different countries. An amount of about 616,000 € is awarded each year for assistance to cinemas.
The Eurimages website provides comprehensive information on the three programmes, together with their funding history and the application procedures.
Eurimages
Conseil de l’Europe
Avenue de l’Europe
F-67075 Strasbourg Cedex
Tel +33 3 88 41 26 40 (switchboard)
Fax +33 3 88 41 27 60 / +33 3 88 41 37 73
www.coe.int/t/dg4/eurimages/
Général Information: eurimages@coe.int
Submit an application for co-production: eurimages.coproduction@coe.int
Submit an application for distribution: eurimages.distribution@coe.int
Submit an application for cinemas: eurimages.exhibition@coe.int
Other information on available European funds can be found on the following website:
www.europa-cinemas.org
Film Financing and Development Information Bureau
At Cineuropa.org
Cineuropa.org offers you an online consulting service to provide you with clear and relevant answers to issues related to the financing of your project in Europe.
The service allows you to:
- 1) Get advice from professionals on the different stages of financing and the creation of your film;
- 2) Identify possible sources of financing best suited to your film;
- 3) Define your finance strategy;
- 4) Analyse the strengths and weaknesses of your project;
- 5) Position your project on the market and among your potential partners;
- 6) Identify partners and anticipate strategic errors
Moreover, Cineuropa.org can help you to find the key contact in the complex world of public institutions, consultants, international sales companies, national and international banks, private funds, law firms and executive decision makers.
Fur further information please check:
www.cineuropa.org
or you can write an email to: caruso@cineuropa.org