MEDIA Distribution

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MEDIA Distribution

• Berlin MEDIA Day
• 11 February 2008

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Agenda

• Automatic Scheme
• -gt facts and figures
• -gt reform of the guidelines
• -gt deadlines
• Selective Scheme
• -gt reform of the guidelines
• -gt deadlines

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Distribution Automatic Support Scheme
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Automatic Scheme in 2007 few facts figures

• 485 reinvestment projects supported for a total
  support amounting to 16.200.801 EUR
• Results of call 05/07 23.000.000 EUR of
  potential funds were generated by 247 companies

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Reinvestment projects in 2007
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Reinvestment projects in 2007
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Calculation method of the automatic support
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Reform principle of digressiveness
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Minimum Availability Threshold (Generation)

• 10.000 euros
• Germany, Spain, France
• Italy

• 5.000 euros
• Austria, Belgium,
• Switzerland, The
• Netherlands, Poland
• United Kingdom

• 3.000 euros
• Czech Rep, Denmark, Finland,
• Greece, Hungary, Norway,
• Portugal, Sweden

• 1.000 euros
• Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia,
• Iceland, Ireland, Latvia,
• Liechtenstein, Lithuania,
• Luxemburg, Malta, Romania,
• Slovakia, Slovenia

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Timetable for the year 2008 deadlines and
indicative timetable for contracts

• Call EACEA/27/07
• Generation deadline 30 April 2008
• Reinvestments can be made between 1 August 2008
  and 1 October 2009

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Earliest start dates for Reinvestment
ProjectsCall EACEA 27/07

• In order to be eligible, reinvestment projects of
  the potential funds generated by this call for
  proposals must begin
• Module Earliest start date of the project
• 1 Co-production The co-production contract must
  be signed at the earliest on 1st August 2008
  / submitted within 3 months
• 2 Minimum guarantee The licence agreement / deal
  memo must be signed at the earliest on 1st
  August 2008 / submitted within 3 months
• 3 PA costs The first theatrical release of the
  film in the territory can take place at the
  earliest on 1st August 2008 / latest on day
  of release
• Reminder Module 3 and Selective Scheme cannot
  be cumulated
• Deadline for reinvestment is 1st October 2009

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Distribution Selective Support Scheme
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Budget 2008

• 12,250,000 EUR
• 40 small films (lt 3M EUR)
• 60 medium films (3-15M EUR)

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Award Criteria production costs lt3 M Euro
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Award Criteria Production cost EUR 3 15 M
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Film qualification the criteria

• Recent films (2005)
• Produced with a significant number of
  professionals from MEDIA countries (point system)
• Majority produced by one or several producers
  established in a MEDIA country AND credited as
  such

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Timetable for the year 2008 deadlines and
indicative timetable for contracts

• Call EACEA/28/07
• 1 April 2008
• 1 July 2008
• 1 December 2008 (next call for proposals)

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MEDIA Distribution

• We thank you for your attention
• and welcome any questions you might have.