Contents 1 Financing Guide 1.1 Funding 1.1.1 Direct Funding 1.1.2 Indirect Funding 1.1.3 European Funding 1.1.4 National Film Funds 1.1.5 International/Transnational Film Funds 1.2 Broadcasters 1.2.1 European Broadcasters 1.2.2 Broadcasters Worldwide 1.3 Foundations 1.4 Coproductions 1.5 Presales 1.6 Distribution

Financing Guide

Funding

Direct Funding

Measures that provide filmmakers with direct funds in support of the production process.

Indirect Funding

Measures that lead to reduced expenditures (e.g. tax incentives), or that support possibilities to find co-production and co-financing partners.

European Funding

MEDIA:
MEDIA is the EU support programme for the European audiovisual industry.
The current MEDIA 2007 Programme comprises a series of support measures focusing on

• training of professionals
  
• development of production projects and companies
  
• distribution of cinematographic works and audiovisual programmes
  
• promotion of cinematographic works and audiovisual programmes, including the support for film festivals
  
• horizontal actions/pilot projects
  

Eurimages:
Eurimages is the Council of Europe fund for the co-production, distribution and exhibition of European cinematographic works.
Eurimages has developed four funding programmes to support co-production (almost 90% of the Fund’s resources), distribution, cinemas, and the digitisation of projects funded by Eurimages.

National Film Funds

Australia:
Screen Australia

Austria:
The Austrian Film Institute

Belgium:
The Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF)

Bulgaria:
National Film Centre

Canada:
National Film Board of Canada, Canwest - Hot Docs Funds

Croatia:
Croatian Audiovisual Centre

Cyprus:
Ministry of Education and Culture of Cyprus

Czech Republic:
Czech State Fund for the Support and Development of Czech Cinematography

Denmark:
Danish Film Institute

Estonia:
Estonian Film Foundation

Finland:
The Finnish Film Foundation

France:
The National Film Centre (CNC)

Germany:
Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, German Federal Film Board (FFA), Kuratorium junger deutscher Film, MFG Media and Film Society Baden-Württemberg, FilmFernsehFond Bayern, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Film Office Bremen, Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, Hessen Film Fund, Hessen-Invest Film, Film Office Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, nordmedia, Film Foundation NRW, Saarland Medien, MDM Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung

Greece:
Greek Film Centre

Hungary:
Motion Picture Public Foundation of Hungary

Iceland:
Icelandic Film Centre

Ireland:
Irish Film Board

Italy:
Ministry of Culture, Cinema Department

Latvia:
The National Film Centre of Latvia

Lithuania:
Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania

Luxembourg:
Film Fund Luxembourg

Norway:
Norwegian Film Institute

Poland:
Polish Film Institute

Portugal:
Institute for Cinema and Audiovisuals

Romania:
National Centre for Cinema

Serbia:
Film Centre Serbia

Slovenia:
Slovenian Film Fund

Spain:
Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Art (ICAA), Institut Català de les Indústries Culturals (ICIC)

Sweden:
Swedish Film Institute

Switzerland:
Swiss Federal Office of Culture

The Netherlands:
The Netherlands Film Fund, The CoBo Fund (National Broadcasters Coproduction Fund)

United Kingdom:
The Channel 4 British Documentary Fund

Northern Ireland:
Northern Ireland Screen

Scotland:
Scottish Screen

USA:
ITVS

International/Transnational Film Funds

The All Roads Seed Grant Programme
The Alter-Ciné Foundation
Eurimages
Göteborg International Film Festival Fund
The Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund
Hubert Bals Fund
ITVS International Call
Jan Vrijman Fund
Nordisk Film & TV Fond
Sundance Documentary Fund
Women in Film Foundation's Film Finishing Fund
World Cinema Fund

Broadcasters

European Broadcasters

Broadcasters Worldwide

Foundations

Coproductions

Presales

Distribution