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Support for sales agents

Are you eligible?
You are eligible if you are a European company and have contracted with the producer(s) of a film to act as agent to market the rights to the work to potential buyers (particularly distributors) outside the home country or countries in at least ten countries participating in the MEDIA Programme.

What works are eligible?
All recent works of fiction, cartoons and documentaries more than 60 minutes long.

How does the support work?

• Initially, you must demonstrate your eligibility by showing that you have had a certain level of activity during a reference period. This will generate a first instalment of potential support:
  
  You must have a portfolio of at least eight recent European films (including at least one from another European country). At least 4 of these films, that you have sold, must have been released theatrically in at least three countries (outside their home country).
   
•  To take effect, the fund generated must be reinvested between 18 June 2012 and 1 March 2014:
  - in minimum distribution guarantees for new films from other European countries
  - in promotion (copies/publicity) of new films from other European countries

How much support is available?
First step: lump sum of €20 000.
Second step: additional potential fund will be available depending on the potential fund generated under the Automatic Scheme (call for proposals 07/2012) and on the number of extra films sold in at least 3 countries participating in the MEDIA 2007 Programme, outside the country of origin of the films.

What are the deadlines?
The deadline for the generation stage of the Call for proposals EACEA/08/2012 is 18 June 2012.

The reinvestment applications must be submitted to the Agency within 6 months of the signature of the international sales contract/agreement with the producer and no later than 1st March 2014. The international sales contract/agreement with the producer can be signed at the earliest on 18th June 2012.

Selection Criteria
You must prove that you have adequate stable financial resources to cover your activity throughout the project as well as the skills, professional qualifications and experience to successfully complete it.

 

Guidelines and forms

Call for proposals EACEA/08/2012- Support for the transnational distribution of European films - Support to the international Sales Agents of European Cinematographic films 

Deadline for the generation: 18 June 2012

Deadline for the reinvestment applications: 1 March 2014

Call for proposals - Official Journal C103/05 of 11.04.2012

 

Permanent Guidelines 2012-2013:

Application forms 08-2012:

• Company Form 2012
• Film Form  
• Formulaire pour les projets de réinvestissement:
  - Minimum distribution guarantee for a non-national European film
  - Marketing costs for a non-national European film
  - Budget Form

Call for proposals EACEA/03/2011- Support for the transnational distribution of European films - Support to the international Sales Agents of European Cinematographic films 

Deadline for the generation: closed

Deadline for the reinvestment applications: 1 March 2013

Call for proposals - Official Journal C121/62 of 19.04.2011

 

Guidelines Sales Agents 03-2011:

Application forms 03-2011:

• Company Form 2011
• Film Form  
• Forms for reinvestment projects 
  - Minimum distribution guarantee for a non-national European film
  - Marketing costs for a non-national European film
  - Budget Form

 

Contacts

Génération - Mrs. Nanou Dumont, EACEA, Tel: +32 2 298 04 29 – E-mail address  Anne.Dumont-Vandeputte@ec.europa.eu

Reinvestments, Contrat Monitoring & Paiements - Mr. Jean-Charles Freyer, EACEA, Tel: +32 2 298 05 21 – E-mail address : Jean-charles.Freyer@ec.europa.eu

 

Or contact your local MEDIA Desk.