IntroductIon to the MedIA ProgrAMMe Thomas Vinterbergs The Hunt is - PDF document

IntroductIon to the MedIA ProgrAMMe

Thomas Vinterberg’s The Hunt is in the Offjcial Cannes Selection in 2012 how MedIA supports the audiovisual industry the MedIA Programme supports companies for the development, distribution and promotion of projects and audiovisual works. trAInIng AcceSS to FInAnce MEDIA provides international professional train- “i2i Audiovisual” facilitates access to fjnancing from ing opportunities by co-fjnancing over 60 courses banks and other fjnancial institutions by subsidising in script and project development; management, part of the production-related fjnancial costs, such legal and fjnance issues; marketing and distribu- as insurance, fjnancial interest and completion bonds. tion; new media and new technology; animation; and documentaries. MEDIA also supports net- MedIA ProductIon guArAntee Fund working of fjlm schools and universities to enhance This fund facilitates access to private sources of fj- the link with the industry, and increase student and nancing for fjlm producers by guaranteeing part of teacher mobility in Europe. their bank loans. The scheme is implemented by the Institut pour le Financement du Cinéma et des Indus- deVeLoPMent FundIng tries Culturelles in France (http://www.ifcic.eu) and MEDIA supports independent European production the Sociedad de Garantía recíproca para el Sector Au- companies in the development of animation, creative diovisual in Spain (http://www.audiovisualsgr.com). documentaries or fjction projects intended for Euro- pean and international TV and theatrical markets. Support is provided for single projects or a slate of three to six projects. Similar support is available for interactive works developed specifjcally to comple- ment an audiovisual project.

SuPPort For teLeVISIon BroAdcAStIng FeStIVALS This funding encourages independent European Every year the MEDIA programme supports nearly audiovisual production companies to produce work one hundred festivals in Europe notable for their (fjction, documentaries or animated fjlms) that in- particularly rich and varied programme of Europe- volves the participation or cooperation of at least an fjlms, their efforts to engage with the general three broadcasters – and preferably more – from public and their activities involving professionals several Member States. in large numbers. SuPPort For dIStrIButIon MedIA MunduS MEDIA supports the circulation of European audio- Launched in 2011, the MEDIA Mundus programme visual works across MEDIA Programme countries. is a broad international cooperation programme for Financial backing is available as automatic or selec- the audiovisual industry to strengthen cultural and tive support for distributors, automatic support for commercial relations between Europe’s fjlm indus- sales agents, support for Video on Demand and Digi- try and fjlmmakers from other countries. The EU tal Cinema Distribution (VOD-DCD), and support to is providing EUR 5 million of funding per year from cinemas through the Europa Cinemas network 2011 to 2013 for projects submitted by audiovisual professionals from Europe in cooperation with their PILot ProJectS counterparts from the rest of the world. Pilot projects ensure that the latest developments MEDIA Mundus fjnances training, networking and on the information and communication technology market events for professionals and encourages markets are introduced and taken up by the players distribution and circulation of European and inter- of the European audiovisual sector. national fjlms. http://ec.europa.eu/culture/media/mundus/ MArKet AcceSS funding/index_en.htm MEDIA supports most major markets and co- production forums in Europe in order to foster the greatest possible diversity and quality of projects and works, as well as the mobility of professionals. creAtIVe euroPe MEDIA also provides an umbrella stand, advisory The Commission’s proposal for a Creative Europe and logistic services for European professionals at programme for the period 2014-2020 will bring the the European Film Market (Berlin), MIPTV, MIPCOM current culture and audiovisual programmes un- and the Marché du Film at the Festival de Cannes der a single umbrella with distinct identities. The ( www.media-stands.eu ). new programme will consist of three strands: one for MEDIA, one for Culture and a cross-sectoral strand to promote cross-border policy cooperation and foster innovative approaches to audience build- ing and new business models. To learn more about the programme, go to: http://ec.europa.eu/culture/ creative-europe . Lotte & the Moonstone Secret, which screened ec.europa.eu/media at the Berlinale fjlm festival in 2012

MedIA desks and Antennae MEDIA Desks and Antennae are one-stop shops in each MEDIA Programme participating country for information on the various types of support available from the MEDIA Programme, and advice and technical assistance in applying for MEDIA co-funding. MedIA Antenne Berlin- AUSTRIA PORTUGAL info@mediadeskaustria.eu Brandenburg geral@mediadeskportugal.eu www.mediadeskaustria.eu mediaantenne@medienboard.de www.mediadeskportugal.eu www.mediadesk-deutschland.eu BELGIUM ROMANIA nL info@mediadesk-vlaanderen.eu GREECE info@media-desk.ro www.mediadesk-vlaanderen.eu c/o Greek Film Center www.media-desk.ro info@mediadeskhellas.eu Fr info@mediadeskbelgique.eu SLOVAK REPUBLIC www.mediadeskhellas.eu www.mediadeskbelgique.eu info@mediadesk.sk HUNGARY www.mediadeskslovakia.eu BULGARIA info@mediadeskhungary.eu info@mediadesk.bg SLOVENIA www.mediadeskhungary.eu www.mediadesk.bg mediadesk.slo@fjlm-sklad.si www.mediadeskslovenia.eu ICELAND CROATIA mediadesk@iff.is martina.petrovic@mediadesk.hr SPAIN www.mediadesk.is www.mediadesk.hr info@mediadeskspain.eu IRELAND www.mediadeskspain.eu CYPRUS info@mediadeskireland.eu info@mediadeskcyprus.eu MedIA Antenna Barcelona www.mediadeskireland.eu www.mediadeskcyprus.eu media_antena.cultura@gencat.cat MedIA Antenna galway www.antenamediacat.eu CZECH REPUBLIC enm@media-antenna.eu MedIA Antenna San Sebastián info@mediadeskcz.eu www.media-antenna.eu info@mediaeusk.eu www.mediadeskcz.eu www.mediaeusk.eu ITALY DENMARK info@mediadeskitalia.eu MedIA Antenna Sevilla mediadesk@dfj.dk www.media-italia.eu info@antenamediaandalucia.eu www.mediadeskdenmark.eu www.antenamediaandalucia.eu Antenna MedIA torino ESTONIA info@antennamediatorino.eu SWEDEN info@mediadeskestonia.eu www.media-italia.eu mediadesk@sfj.se www.mediadeskestonia.eu www.mediadesksweden.eu LATVIA FINLAND lelda.ozola@nfc.gov.lv SWITZERLAND kerstin.degerman@ses.fj www.mediadesklatvia.eu info@mediadesk.ch www.mediadeskfjnland.eu www.mediadesk.ch LITHUANIA FRANCE info@mediadesklithuania.eu UNITED KINGDOM info@mediafrance.eu www.mediadesklithuania.eu england@mediadeskuk.eu www.mediafrance.eu www.mediadeskuk.eu LUXEMBOURG MedIA Antenne Strasbourg karin.schockweiler@ MedIA Antenna glasgow media@strasbourg.eu mediadesk.etat.lu scotland@mediadeskuk.eu www.mediafrance.eu www.mediadesklux.eu www.mediadeskuk.eu Antenne MedIA grand Sud MedIA Antenna cardiff MALTA antennemediasud@regionpaca.fr wales@mediadeskuk.eu mediadesk@gov.mt www.mediafrance.eu www.mediadeskuk.eu www.mediadeskmalta.eu GERMANY NOTE: List correct as of May 1, 2012. NETHERLANDS info@mediadesk.de info@mediadesknederland.eu www.mediadesk-deutschland.eu www.mediadesknederland.eu MedIA Antenne München NORWAY info@mediaantennemuenchen.de mail@mediadesk.no www.mediadesk-deutschland.eu www.mediadesk.no MedIA Antenne düsseldorf media@fjlmstiftung.de POLAND www.mediadesk-deutschland.eu biuro@mediadeskpoland.eu www.mediadeskpoland.eu