Support

Different types of support are available for distribution:

Automatic support

The aim is to encourage European distributors to invest in the co-production and distribution of films from other European countries. The amount of support is generated by the previous year's receipts from recent non-national European films; it must be reinvested in the co-production or distribution (minimum distribution guarantee or release costs) of films from other European countries. Find out more...

Selective support

Selective support is for groups of at least five European companies distributing a European film outside its home country. The aim is to encourage distributors to invest in promoting and distributing films from other European countries by helping them fund the distribution costs, including the cost of promotion, copies (including digital), dubbing and subtitling. The support is based on a point system so that the most deserving groups are selected. Find out more...

Support for Video/DVD

News: support has been cancelled

Following a Commission decision on 31 October 2006, the Call for proposals 14-2005 : Support for the transnational distribution of European films and audiovisual works on VHS/DVD has been cancelled. The decision has been deemed necessary due to severe budgetary constraints for MEDIA 2007 that prevents any allocation of funds for the generation under the Video automatic support scheme.

Support to sales agents

Support is for sales agents and aims to encourage and support wider transnational distribution of European films. The support granted to sales agents will depend on their market performance during a given period. It should be reinvested in buying and promoting new films from other European countries. Support also aims to encourage links between the distribution and production sectors in order to improve the market exposure of European films. Find out more...

Support for networking of cinemas screening European films

This support is for networks of cinemas screening European films, not individual operators. It is designed to encourage operators to include a substantial proportion of films from other European countries in programmes for premiere cinemas for a minimum period. Support should help develop educational and awareness-raising campaigns targeting young cinema-goers. Support can also be granted to create and consolidate networks of European operators developing joint activities for such programmes.

See the guidelines for the most recent call for proposals for network support; click here for the application forms for the most recent call.

If you are an individual operator, you can contact the cinema network supported under the previous call: Europa Cinemas