magnificent italy

GUIDE TO THE ITALIAN
AUDIOVISUAL SYSTEM
National funds, tax incentives
and regional funds for developments,
production and promotion
of films and audiovisual works.
MAGNIFICENT ITALY
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Produced by:
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Promoted by:
Edited by:
Federica D’Urso - Research and Development Department ANICA
Renata Ingrao - Fondazione Cinema per Roma
Cover Design:
Margherita Barrera
Graphic Designers:
Edizioni Ponte Sisto
Editorial support:
Paolo Di Reda - Communication Department ANICA
Translators:
Nicholas Hunt
For regular updates on available funds please visit the site: www.bussoladelcinema.com
CONTENTS
MAGNIFICENT ITALY
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NATIONAL FUNDS
FUNDS FOR FEATURE LENGTH FILMS OF CULTURAL RELEVANCE
8
FIRST AND SECOND FULL FEATURE FUND
9
SHORT FILM FUND
10
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY DEVELOPMENT
11
FILM TAX CREDIT FOR PRODUCERS
12
FILM TAX CREDIT FOR EXECUTIVE PRODUCTION OF FOREIGN FILMS
13
FILM TAX CREDIT FOR OUTSIDE INVESTORS IN CINEMA PRODUCTION
14
FILM TAX CREDIT FOR DISTRIBUTORS
15
AUDIOVISUAL TAX CREDIT FOR INDEPENDENT TV
AND WEB PRODUCERS
ITALIAN WORKS AND CO-PRODUCTIONS
16
AUDIOVISUAL TAX CREDIT FOR INDEPENDENT TV
AND WEB PRODUCERS - FOREIGN WORKS
18
ITALY-FRANCE FEATURE FILM CO-DEVELOPMENT FUND
19
ITALY-GERMANY FEATURE FILM CO-DEVELOPMENT FUND
20
ITALY-CANADA DOCUMENTARY CO-DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE
21
REGIONAL FUNDS
ALTO ADIGE
24
APULIA
25
BASILICATA
27
EMILIA ROMAGNA
29
FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA
30-32
LAZIO
33-34
PIEDMONT
35-36-37
SARDINIA
38
SICILY
39
TRENTINO
40
TUSCANY
41
VALLE D'AOSTA
42
INSTITUTIONAL PRESENTATIONS
ANICA
44
APT
45
CREATIVE EUROPE
46
DOC.IT
47
FONDAZIONE CINEMA PER ROMA
48
ITALIAN FILM COMMISSIONS
49
ICE - ITALIAN TRADE AGENCY
50
ISTITUTO LUCE CINECITTÀ
51
MIA - MERCATO INTERNAZIONALE AUDIOVISIVO
52
MINISTRY OF CULTURAL HERITAGE AND ACTIVITIES AND TOURISM
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL CINEMA
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MAGNIFICENT ITALY
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T
he purpose of MAGNIFICENT ITALY is to
In particular, there are many different forms of
provide international professionals with a
economic support available in Italy for inter-
practical and handy guide to the opportuni-
national productions that can cover a range
ties available in Italy for the production and
of different aspects of production. These are
essentially divided into two categories:
promotion of film and audiovisual works.
-
the funds issued by the central state, that
Italy is a country with the richest and most
are also subdivided into the two sub-cat-
varied culture and landscape. It offers a
egories of "direct funds", that are highly
whole range of different locations in terms of
selective and granted as a returnable
natural environments or related to art and ar-
loan, or "tax credits", which are assigned
automatically and entail tax rebates;
chitecture, providing solutions and emotional
-
backgrounds for all kinds of film or audiovi-
the funds made available by the Italian
sual products and for all sorts of promotional
regions, that vary in terms of contribution
or business initiatives.
size, type of financial product, beneficiary eligibility, selection criteria and how
the funds are paid out.
At a central level but even in the more remote corners of the country there are public
institutions that are fully engaged in support-
This publication describes all the main fea-
ing the film industry and especially the pro-
tures of the funds that can be accessed
duction companies that decide to produce
from both the State and the Italian Regions,
their works in these areas: the kind of sup-
how they are managed and how they are
port they can offer ranges from providing in-
paid out. The fact sheets published in the
dications and logistic support for filming or
first part of this guide can also be found on
organising events in these areas. They can
www.bussoladelcinema.com.
also provide contacts with high level profes-
Please visit this site for regular updates on
sionals with expertise in all the different film
the information included in this guide.
and television professions, as well as provid-
This publication is the result of a collabora-
ing financial backing.
tion between the main public and private
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film and audiovisual institutions in Italy:
a profile description of the institutions that
ANICA – National Association of Film, Au-
promote this initiative and of all the other
diovisual and multimedia industries, APT –
public entities that provide services for film
Television Producer's Association, Doc/It –
production and distribution in Italy.
Italian Documentary Maker Association,
The aim of MAGNIFICENT ITALY is to give
Fondazione Cinema per Roma, MIA – In-
a comprehensive overview of the opportuni-
ternational Audiovisual Market, Creative Eu-
ties Italy can offer for the film and audiovi-
rope, ICE- Italian Trade Agency, General
sual sector by providing the necessary
Directorate for Film of the Ministry for Cul-
information and the contacts with the most
ture (MIBACT), Luce Cinecittà, Italian Film
suitable intermediaries for every different
Commissions.
kind of requirement: it is meant to be the
The fact sheets that are included in the sec-
simplest, easiest and most effective tool to
ond part of MAGNIFICENT ITALY provide
help start a collaboration with Italy!
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NATIONAL FUNDS
MINISTRY OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
AND ACTIVITIES AND TOURISM
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL CINEMA
T +39 06 67233400
F +39 06 67233290
[email protected]
FUNDS FOR FEATURE LENGTH FILMS OF CULTURAL RELEVANCE
www.cinema.beniculturali.it/uploads/DA/2009/decreto_leg_vo_28_2004_
legge_cinema.pdf
The funds are earmarked for projects that are approved as being of cultural relevance pursuant
to Italian Legislative Decree 28/2004 and the decree of 13 August 2013 "technical means for
the support of film production and distribution".
Nationality
Contribution
Ceiling: 1,500,000 €
Maximum share of industrial cost: 35%
Italian film or co-production
Application deadline
Pre-requisites
31.01.2016
30.05.2016
30.09.2016
Selective
• Compulsory statement on the start
of principal photography
• Compulsory request for Italian nationality
• Compulsory enrolment in the Film
Company Register
• Minimum fully paid up company capital:
40,000 €
• Minimum net assets: 40,000 €
• Minimum expenditure foreseen on the
territory: 30% (see national requirements)
• Compulsory use of local labour: see
national requirements
Eligible products
Payment
Feature length films
(fiction, documentaries, animation)
Method: based on progress reports
Deadlines: 20% before the beginning of
filming, 20% at start of shoot, 20% halfway
through filming, 20% at the end of filming,
20% once the film has been cleared by the
film board.
Relevant production process
Production
Budget for current year
15,000,000 €
Procedure
Beneficiaries
Italian film production company
European film production company
Type of funding
Reimbursable fund
x FILM
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MINISTRY OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
AND ACTIVITIES AND TOURISM
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL CINEMA
T +39 06 67233400
F +39 06 67233290
[email protected]
FIRST AND SECOND FULL FEATURE FUND
www.cinema.beniculturali.it/uploads/DA/2009/decreto_leg_vo_28_2004_
legge_cinema.pdf/
The funds are earmarked for projects that are approved as being of cultural relevance pursuant
to Italian Legislative Decree 28/2004 and the decree of 13 August 2013 “technical means for
the support of film production and distribution”.
Nationality
Type of funding
Italian film or co-production
Reimbursable fund
Application deadline
Contribution
Ceiling: 750,000 €
Maximum share of industrial cost: 80%
15.01.2016
15.05.2016
15.09.2016
Pre-requisites
Relevant production process
• Compulsory statement on the start
of principal photography
• Compulsory request for Italian nationality
• Compulsory enrolment in the Film
Company Register
• Minimum fully paid up company capital:
40,000 €
• Minimum net assets: 40,000 €
• Minimum expenditure foreseen on the
territory: 30% (see national requirements)
• Compulsory use of local labour:
see national requirements
Production
Budget for current year
3,000,000 €
Procedure
Selective
Eligible products
Feature length film
(fiction, documentary, animation)
director’s first or second full feature
Payment
Method: based on progress reports
Deadlines: 20% before the beginning of filming,
20% at start of filming, 20% halfway through
filming, 20% at the end of filming, 20% once
the film has been cleared by the film board.
Beneficiaries
• Italian production company
• European film production company
x FILM
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MINISTRY OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
AND ACTIVITIES AND TOURISM
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL CINEMA
T +39 06 67233400
F +39 06 67233290
[email protected]
SHORT FILM FUND
www.cinema.beniculturali.it/uploads/DA/2009/decreto_leg_vo_28_2004_
legge_cinema.pdf/
The funds are earmarked for projects that are approved as being of cultural relevance pursuant
to Italian Legislative Decree 28/2004 and the decree of 13 August 2013 “technical means for
the support of film production and distribution”.
Nationality
Contribution
Ceiling: 40,000.00 €
Maximum share of industrial cost: 100%
Italian film or co-production
Application deadline
Pre-requisites
31.01.2016
31.05.2016
30.09.2016
• Compulsory statement on the start
of principal photography
• Compulsory request for Italian nationality
• Compulsory enrolment in the Film
Company Register
• Minimum fully paid up company capital
10,000 €
• Minimum net assets: 10,000 €
Relevant production process
Production
Budget for current year
900,000 €
Payment
Procedure
Method: based on progress reports
Deadlines: 20% before the beginning of
filming, 20% at start of filming, 20% halfway
through filming, 20% at the end of filming,
20% once the film has been cleared by the
film board.
Selective
Eligible products
Short length films
(fiction, documentaries, animation)
Beneficiaries
Italian film production company
European film production company
x FILM
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MINISTRY OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
AND ACTIVITIES AND TOURISM
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL CINEMA
T +39 06 67233400
F +39 06 67233290
[email protected]
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY DEVELOPMENT
www.cinema.beniculturali.it/uploads/DA/2009/
decreto_leg_vo_28_2004_legge_cinema.pdf
Funds earmarked for the development of full feature film (fiction, documentaries and animation)
Nationality
Contribution
Italian film or co-production
Ceiling: 35,000 €
Application deadline
Type of funding
30.06.2016
20% free grant assigned to screenplay
authors; 80% to the production company.
The company must provide a statement of
start of principle photography for the project
in question within two years of receiving the
funds. Within another two years, the
company must deliver the authorisation for
public release.
Relevant production process
Development
Budget for current year
350,000 €
Procedure
Pre-requisites
Selective
Compulsory enrolment in the Film Company
Register
Eligible products
Feature length films
(fiction, documentaries, animation)
Payment
Method: 20% free grant assigned
to screenplay authors and 80% to the
production company.
Beneficiaries
Italian film production company
x FILM
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MINISTRY OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
AND ACTIVITIES AND TOURISM
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL CINEMA
T +39 06 67233400
F +39 06 67233290
[email protected]
FILM TAX CREDIT FOR PRODUCERS
www.cinema.beniculturali.it/direzionegenerale/57
/tax-credit-produzione-e-distribuzione/
The tax credit consists in the possibility of paying off tax debts (Corporate tax, Income tax, Regional
tax, VAT, social insurance and pension dues) with the credit accumulated thanks to investments in film.
Nationality
Type of funding
Italian film or co-production
Tax credit
Relevant production process
Pre-requisites
Production
• Compulsory statement on the start
of principal photography
• Compulsory request for Italian nationality
• Compulsory enrolment in the Film
Company Register
• Minimum fully paid up company capital:
€ 40,000
• Minimum net assets: € 40,000
• Minimum expenditure foreseen on the
territory: 80% of tax credit
Budget for current year
€ 115,000,000.00
(total budget for tax credit schemes)
Procedure
Automatic
Eligible products
Feature length films
(fiction, documentaries, animation)
Short length films
(fiction, documentaries, animation)
Payment
Method: compensation of tax debts
Timing: starting from the month after the
expenses are incurred
Beneficiaries
Italian film production company
Contribution
Ceiling: € 3,500,000.00 (Tax Credit
allowed per company for each tax year)
Tax credit rate: 15%
x FILM
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MINISTRY OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
AND ACTIVITIES AND TOURISM
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL CINEMA
T +39 06 67233400
F +39 06 67233290
[email protected]
FILM TAX CREDIT FOR EXECUTIVE PRODUCTION OF FOREIGN FILMS
www.cinema.beniculturali.it/direzionegenerale/57/
tax-credit-produzione-e-distribuzione/
The tax credit consists in the possibility of paying off tax debts (Corporate tax, Income tax, Regional
tax, VAT, social insurance and pension dues) with the credit accumulated thanks to investments in film.
Tax Credit can be applied for by Italian executive production companies that produce films or
part of films on commission from foreign production companies on Italian soil.
Nationality
Contribution
Ceiling: 10,000,000 € per company
for each tax year
Share of eligible production costs:
<60% of total film budget
Tax credit rate: 25% of the entire film’s
production costs
Italian film or co-production
Foreign film
Relevant production process
Production
Budget for current year
115,000,000 €
(total budget for tax credit schemes)
Pre-requisites
• Minimum fully paid up company capital:
40,000 €
• Minimum net assets: 40,000 €
• Minimum expenditure in the area:
at least 1 days filming on Italian soil
• Prevailing employment of Italian
or European Union labour
Procedure
Automatic
Eligible products
Feature length films
(fiction, documentaries, animation)
Payment
Beneficiaries
Method: compensation of tax debts
Timing: starting from the month after the
expenses are incurred
Italian executive film production company
(line producer)
Type of funding
Tax credit
x FILM
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MINISTRY OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
AND ACTIVITIES AND TOURISM
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL CINEMA
T +39 06 67233400
F +39 06 67233290
[email protected]
FILM TAX CREDIT FOR OUTSIDE INVESTORS IN CINEMA PRODUCTION
www.cinema.beniculturali.it/direzionegenerale/57/
tax-credit-produzione-e-distribuzione/
The tax credit consists in the possibility of paying off tax debts (Corporate tax, Income tax, Regional
tax, VAT, social insurance and pension dues) with the credit accumulated thanks to investments in film.
The External Tax Credit can only be accessed by companies that are not part of the film production
process that invest in the production of Italian films through profit sharing agreements.
Nationality
Pre-requisites
Italian film or co-production
Automatic
• Compulsory statement on the start
of principal photography
• Compulsory request for Italian nationality
• Compulsory enrolment in the Film
Company Register
• Minimum expenditure foreseen on the
territory: 80% of the amount provided
by external investors
Overall profits of external investors:
<70% of the overall producer profits
Amount contributed by foreign investors:
<49% of production costs
Eligible products
Payment
Relevant production process
Production
Budget for current year
€ 115,000,000
(total budget for tax credit schemes)
Procedure
Feature length films
(fiction, documentaries, animation)
Method:
compensation of tax debts
Deadlines:
Timing: starting from the month after the
expenses are incurred
Beneficiaries
Companies not involved in the film
production process
Type of funding
Tax credit
x FILM
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MINISTRY OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
AND ACTIVITIES AND TOURISM
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL CINEMA
T +39 06 67233400
F +39 06 67233290
[email protected]
FILM TAX CREDIT FOR DISTRIBUTORS
www.cinema.beniculturali.it/direzionegenerale/57/
tax-credit-produzione-e-distribuzione/
The tax credit consists in the possibility of paying off tax debts (Corporate tax, Income tax, Regional
tax, VAT, social insurance and pension dues) with the credit accumulated thanks to investments in
film. A tool reserved for distribution companies that distribute Italian films on Italian soil.
Nationality
Type of funding
Italian film or co-production
Tax credit
Relevant production process
Pre-requisites
Distribution
• Compulsory statement on the start
of principal photography
• Compulsory request for Italian nationality
• Compulsory enrolment in the Film
Company Register
Application presentation: 60 days prior
to the film’s cinema release
Budget for current year
€ 115,000,000
(total budget for tax credit schemes)
Procedure
Automatic
Payment
Method: compensation of tax debts
Timing: starting from the month after
the expenses are incurred
Eligible products
Feature length films
(fiction, documentaries, animation)
Beneficiaries
Italian or European distribution company
Contribution
Ceiling: 2,000,000 € (1,500,000 €
for Cultural Relevance films) for each tax year
Tax credit rate: 10% (15% for Cultural
Relevance films) of distribution expenses
x FILM
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MINISTRY OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
AND ACTIVITIES AND TOURISM
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL CINEMA
T +39 06 67233400
F +39 06 67233290
[email protected]
AUDIOVISUAL TAX CREDIT FOR INDEPENDENT TV
AND WEB PRODUCERS
ITALIAN WORKS AND CO-PRODUCTIONS
www.cinema.beniculturali.it/direzionegenerale/61/normativa-statale/
15% of the tax credit calculated on the eligible expenses incurred by independent producers of
works of Italian nationality mainly conceived for television and web broadcasting.
The tax credit consists in the possibility of paying off tax debts (Corporate tax, Income tax, Regional
tax, VAT, social insurance and pension dues) with the credit accumulated thanks to investments in
audiovisual productions.
Italian Ministerial Decree of 5 February 2015 published in the Official Gazette of 25 March
2015 Chap. I - II - IV.
Nationality
Beneficiaries
Italian film or co-production
• Italian production company
Relevant production process
Contribution
Production
Ceiling: 3.5 million for tax year for each
production company
Budget for current year
Tax credit rate: 15%
€ 115,000,000
(total budget for tax credit schemes)
Type of funding
Tax credit
Procedure
Automatic
Eligible products
TV drama
Documentary
Animation
Web product
x AUDIOVISUAL
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Pre-requisites
Notes
• Compulsory statement on the start of
principal photography
• Compulsory request for Italian nationality
• Compulsory enrolment in the Film
Company Register
• Minimum fully paid up company capital:
€ 40,000 (TV), € 10,000 (Web)
• Minimum net assets: € 40,000 (TV),
€ 10,000 (Web)
• Minimum expenditure foreseen on the
territory: <50% of eligible costs
• Compulsory use of local labour:
compliance with Tab. C attached to the Italian
Ministerial Decree of 5 February 2015
The tax credit is granted to independent
producers who own the exploitation rights for
works that must comply with the time limit
indicated in article 7of the Italian Ministerial
Decree of 5 February 2015 published in the
Official Gazette of 15 March 2015.
The procedures to obtain provisional Italian
nationality must be undertaken at least 1 day
prior to the start of filming
The work that must comply with the time limit
must pass the cultural eligibility test
Payment
Method: compensation of tax debts
Deadlines: After the advance authorisation
received from the General Directorate for
Film, the credit can be used from the month
after the expenses were actually incurred
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MINISTRY OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
AND ACTIVITIES AND TOURISM
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL CINEMA
T +39 06 67233400
F +39 06 67233290
[email protected]
AUDIOVISUAL TAX CREDIT FOR INDEPENDENT TV
AND WEB PRODUCERS - FOREIGN WORKS
www.cinema.beniculturali.it/direzionegenerale/61/normativa-statale/
A 25% tax credit is granted to Italian executive production companies that produce films or part
of films on commission from foreign production companies on Italian soil.
The tax credit consists in the possibility of paying off tax debts (Corporate tax, Income tax, Regional
tax, VAT, social insurance and pension dues) with the credit accumulated thanks to investments in
audiovisual productions.
Italian Ministerial Decree of 5 February 2015 published in the Official Gazette of 25 March
2015 Chap. I - III - IV.
Nationality
Contribution
Ceiling: € 10,000,000 per executive
production company for each tax year
Share of eligible production costs:
<60% of total work budget
Tax credit rate: 25%
Foreign film
Relevant production process
Production
Budget for current year
€ 115,000,000
(total budget for tax credit schemes)
Type of funding
Tax credit
Pre-requisites
Procedure
Compulsory enrolment in the Film Company
Register
Minimum expenditure in the area:
at least 1 days filming on Italian soil
Prevailing employment of Italian or European
Union labour
Automatic
Eligible products
TV drama
Documentary
Animation
Web product
Payment
Method: Compensation of tax debts
Deadlines: Once advance authorisation has
been received from the General Directorate for
Film, the credit can be used from the month after
the expenses were actually incurred
Beneficiaries
Italian executive film production company
(line producer)
x AUDIOVISUAL
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MINISTRY OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
AND ACTIVITIES AND TOURISM
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL CINEMA
T +39 06 67233400
F +39 06 67233290
[email protected]
ITALY-FRANCE FEATURE FILM CO-DEVELOPMENT FUND
www.cinema.beniculturali.it/uploads/FC/2015/
notainformativaaccordoitalofranceseii2015.pdf
Fund for the development of projects co-produced by Italian and French producers mainly designed
for movie house release.
Deadlines for next applications still to be announced.
Nationality
Contribution
Italian film or co-production
Ceiling: € 50,000
Application deadline
Maximum share of industrial cost:
<70% (of estimated development costs)
29.02.2016
Type of funding
Relevant production process
Free grant
Development and pre-production
Pre-requisites
Budget for current year
€ 500,000
Compulsory enrolment in the Film Company
Register
Procedure
Payment
Selective
Method: two instalments
Deadlines: 50% of the contribution at the
time of contract completion; 50% on delivery
of the final version of the screenplay, the coproduction contract and the expense
accounts.
Eligible products
Feature length films
(fiction, documentaries, animation)
Beneficiaries
Italian film production company
European film production company
x FILM
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MINISTRY OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
AND ACTIVITIES AND TOURISM
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL CINEMA
T +39 06 67233400
F +39 06 67233290
[email protected]
ITALY-GERMANY FEATURE FILM CO-DEVELOPMENT FUND
Fund for the development of projects co-produced by Italian and German producers mainly
designed for movie house release.
Application deadline
Contribution
Minimum: 10,000 €
Ceiling: 30,000 €
Maximum share of industrial cost: 80%
TBD
Nationality
Italian film or co-production
Type of funding
Free grant
Relevant production process
Development and pre-production
Pre-requisites
Budget for current year
Compulsory enrolment in the Film Company
Register
Procedure
Payment
Selective
Method: two instalments
Deadlines: The first 60% following the
signing of the convention for the agreed
support between the beneficiary production
company and the issuing body; the
remaining 40% on presentation of a detailed
report on how the contribution was
employed, the last version of the screenplay
and a detailed account of development
costs.
€ 100,000
Eligible products
Feature length films (fiction, documentaries,
animation)
Beneficiaries
Italian film production company
European film production company
x FILM
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MINISTRY OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
AND ACTIVITIES AND TOURISM
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL CINEMA
T +39 06 67233400
F +39 06 67233290
[email protected]
ITALY-CANADA DOCUMENTARY CO-DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE
www.cinema.beniculturali.it/uploads/FC/2015/
canadaitaliaincentivocosviluppolinee-guida.pdf
Fund for the development of documentary projects co-produced by Italian and Canadian producers.
Nationality
Pre-requisites
Italian film or co-production
Compulsory request for Italian nationality
Compulsory enrolment in the Film Company
Register
Application deadline
30.10.2015
Payment
Relevant production process
Method: The contribution will be paid
out in two instalments
Timing: the first 70% on signing of the funding
contract; the remaining 30% on presentation
and approval of the final version of the
treatment and the final expense accounts.
If the eligible costs actually incurred by the
company during the development phase are
lower than those estimated, the CMF and
the DGC will review the amount of the
funding based on the actual costs incurred
and the beneficiary, in this case, will be
required to return any additional sums
already received.
Development
Budget for current year
150,000 €
Procedure
Selective
Eligible products
Documentary
Beneficiaries
Italian film production company
Extra-EU production company
Notes
Contribution
The Canadian side of the project must
include a development fee covering 25%
of the Canadian development budget
guaranteed by an eligible Canadian
television broadcaster.
The fund is earmarked for non-serial
documentaries lasting at least 31 minutes.
Ceiling: 40,000 €
Maximum share of industrial cost: The
contribution of the Canada Media Fund must
not exceed 75% of the Canadian
development budget and the contribution of
the Directorate General for Film must not
exceed 80% of the Italian development fund.
x FILM
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x AUDIOVISUAL
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REGIONAL FUNDS
ALTO ADIGE
BLS FILM FUND & COMMISSION
T +39 0471 066600 - F +39 0471 062852
[email protected]
BLS FILM FUND
www.bls.info/it/film-location/finanziamenti/
finanziamenti-offerti-dalla-bls
The Autonomous Province of Bolzano allocates annual funds totalling Euro 5 Million to cover
production and pre-production costs for film and television productions
Applications for the funding can be made to BLS regardless of the nationality of the production
company presenting the application. Funding is foreseen for feature length fiction and documentary
films for cinema release or television broadcasting and for television series.
Nationality
Pre-requisites
Italian film or co-production
Foreign film
• Compulsory statement on the start
of principal photography
• Compulsory enrolment in the Film
Company Register
• Minimum expenditure foreseen
on the territory: 150% of funding received
Application deadline
TBD
Relevant production process
Development, Production
Payment
Budget for current year
€ 5,000,000
Method: from application to payment in six steps:
• Compulsory consultancy interview and
online application presentation.
• Project assessment by BLS and a team
of expert consultants.
• Once the budget is closed and the final
project documentation has been reviewed
by a chartered accountant firm appointed
by BLS: a unilateral statement of commitment
(funding contract) is issued which details the
conditions for fund disbursement.
• The funding instalments are paid out by
BLS based on project progress reports.
• Once the project has been positively
assessed, the final instalment of the grant
can be paid out.
• Project closure: verification of costs and
expense accounts (with particular care
taken over insuring that the territorial
effect has been complied with) carried
out by a chartered accountant firm
appointed by BLS.
Procedure
Selective
Eligible products
Feature length films (fiction, documentaries,
animation)
Screenplay
TV drama
Documentary
Beneficiaries
• Italian production company
• European film production company
• Extra-EU production company
Contribution
Ceiling: 1,500,000 € for production
and 50.000 € for pre-production
Type of funding
Free grant
Maximum share of industrial cost: 50%
x FILM
❑
x AUDIOVISUAL
❑
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APULIA
BLSAPULIA
Film Fund
Commission
FILM&COMMISSION
T 0471
066600
- F- 0471
T +39
080 975
29 00
F +39 062852
080 914 74 64
[email protected]
[email protected]
APULIA FILM FUND
www.regione.puglia.it/index.php?page=curp&id=9400&opz=display
In collaboration with the Apulia Film Commission, the funds are issued to audiovisual production
companies that film in the Puglia Region: full feature films, TV films, TV series, Web series,
documentaries and short films.
The cash rebate percentages differ for each type of expense and each type of audiovisual work:
- 50% of expenses incurred for professional personnel regularly enrolled in the Apulia Film
Commission Foundation Production Guide database (which may be viewed on the website
http://www.apuliafilmcommission.it) for feature films, TV films, TV series, Web series,
documentaries and short films;
- 25% of expenses incurred for suppliers with operating headquarters in Puglia for full feature
films, TV films, TV series and Web series;
- 40% of expenses incurred for suppliers with operating headquarters in Puglia for documentaries;
- 70% of expenses incurred for suppliers with operating headquarters in Puglia for short films;
Nationality
Eligible products
Italian film or co-production
Foreign film
Feature length films
(fiction, documentaries, animation)
Short films (fiction, documentaries, animation)
TV drama
Documentary
Web product
Application deadline
TBD
Relevant production process
Beneficiaries
Production
• Italian production company
• Italian executive film production company
Budget for current year
€ 1,400,000.00
Procedure
Selective
x FILM
❑
x AUDIOVISUAL
❑
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Contribution
Payment
Ceiling: 200,000 euro (two hundred
thousand,00) for full feature films,
TV films and Web series; 30,000.00 euro
(thirty thousand euro) for documentaries;
10,000.00 euro (ten thousand,00)
for short films.
Method:
• in a single instalment, at the end
of the post-production stage
• in two instalments which shall include:
payment of an advance of 35% of the sum
awarded on presentation of a surety;
payment of the remaining share of the sum
awarded, as balance of the sum in question,
at the end of post-production.
Maximum share of industrial cost:
The percentage of funding provided in favour
of audiovisual works cannot exceed 47%
of eligible costs.
Deadlines:
The payment will be made once the final
expense accounts have been presented,
drafted according to the agreed format.
Type of funding
Free grant
Pre-requisites
• Minimum number of working days on the
territory: 6 working days for full feature films,
TV films, TV series and Web series;
6 working days for documentaries.
• The applicant company, at the time of
making the subsidy request must have a
minimum financial coverage of the work’s
budget:
- 60% of the budget for full feature films,
TV films, TV series and Web series;
- 40% of the budget for documentaries;
- 20% of the budget for short films.
• The applicant company must have signed
a contract with a distributor and/or
broadcaster for full feature films, TV films,
TV series and Web series.
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BASILICATA
LUCANA FILM COMMISSION
T +39 0971 665034
[email protected]
PUBLIC NOTICE FOR SUPPORT TO SMEs OPERATING
IN THE FILM PRODUCTION SECTOR
www.lucanafilmcommission.it/template.jsp?pagina=news&idNews=145
The call, with an overall financial budget amounting to € 200,000.00, is the continuation of the
previous #bandoallacrisi measure, that has already meant that a number of film and audiovisual
works have been produced in the Basilicata region using local technicians and have leant a
strong impulse to the notion that Basilicata is a land suited for film.
Nationality
Contribution
Italian film or co-production
Foreign film
Minimum:
€ 120,000 for feature films
€ 30,000 for short films
€ 30,000 for documentaries
€ 20.000 for ficional and animation Web
TV series
Application deadline
TBD
Relevant production process
Ceiling:
€ 120,000 for feature films
€ 30,000 for short films
€ 30,000 for documentaries
€ 20.000 for fictional and animation Web
TV series
Production
Budget for current year
€ 200,000.00
Procedure
Maximum percentage
of industrial cost
Selective
Feature films: 40% of the production budget
up to a maximum of €120,000.00
Short films: 60% of the production budget
up to a maximum of € 30,000.00
Documentaries: 60% of the production
budget up to a maximum of € 30,000.00
Web series: 60% of the production budget
up to a maximum of € 20,000.00
Eligible products
Feature film
Short film
Documentary
Animation
Web product
Beneficiaries
•
•
•
•
Type of funding
Italian production company
European film production company
Italian executive film production company
Italian or European cultural association
Support, according to the “de minimis”
scheme, is granted in the form of a principal
cash subsidy.
x FILM
❑
x AUDIOVISUAL
❑
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Pre-requisites
Payment
• Compulsory statement on the start
of principal photography
• Minimum expenditure foreseen
on the territory: 100% of the contribution
• Minimum amount to be spent in the region:
the entire sum allocated
• Compulsory use of local workforce:
premiums are envisaged for the use of local
human resources
Method:
The contribution will be paid out in 3
instalments (PR - progress report) on delivery
of expense accounting:
• payment of the first PR amounting to 30%
of the contribution granted following
presentation of appropriate documentation
providing proof of payment of 30% of the
contribution granted
• payment of the second PR amounting to
50% of the contribution granted following
presentation of appropriate documentation
providing proof of payment of 80% of the
contribution granted
• payment of the remaining share of the
contribution granted, third and last PR,
as balance of the contribution in question,
at the end of the post-production stage
and after presentation of appropriate final
accounting documentation
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EMILIA ROMAGNA
EMILIA ROMAGNA FILM COMMISSION
T +39 051 5273646
mail [email protected]
AUDIOVISUAL FUND
http://cultura.regione.emilia-romagna.it/cinema/
sostegno-alla-produzione-cinematografica-e-audiovisiva
Thanks to the new Audiovisual Fund, set up in 2015, the Emilia Romagna Region supports the
production of film and audiovisual works, of which at least 30% is produced on regional soil,
that are capable of contributing to the development of the film production sector and provide
professional opportunities for its various players
Nationality
Contribution
Italian film or co-production
Foreign film
Ceiling:
25% for full feature films, up to a maximum
of 150,000 €;
20% for films and TV series,
up to a maximum of 150,000 €;
30% for documentaries/docu-fictions,
up to a maximum of 70,000 €;
35% for web series, up to a maximum
of 25,000 €;
Application deadline
TBD
Relevant production process
Production
Budget for current year
€ 760,000
Type of funding
Procedure
Pre-requisites
Free grant
Selective
• Compulsory statement on the start
of principal photography
• Compulsory enrolment in the Film
Company Register
• Minimum expenditure foreseen
on the territory: 30% of total work budget
Eligible products
Feature length films (fiction, documentaries,
animation)
TV drama
Documentary
Web serie
Payment
Procedure: in two stages:
30% at the beginning of project production
70% on project completion
Beneficiaries
• Italian production company
• European film production company
• Extra-EU production company
x FILM
❑
x AUDIOVISUAL
❑
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FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA
FVG AUDIOVISUAL FUND FOUNDATION
T +39 0432 500322 - F +39 0432 200825
[email protected]
FVG AUDIOVISUAL FUND
www.audiovisivofvg.it/bandi
The Fund’s main objective is to provide backing for local companies that operate in the audiovisual
production sector, as well as providing training opportunities for the professional resources
involved. By offering up a number of Tender offers during the course of the year, the Regional
Administration, through the Fund, grants funds to independent production companies located in
Friuli Venezia Giulia up to a maximum of 50% of eligible expenses for training, project
development and the distribution of audiovisual products to be placed on the regional, national
and international markets.
Nationality
Eligible products
Italian film or co-production
Foreign film
Relevant production process
Feature length films
(fiction, documentaries, animation)
Short length films
(fiction, documentaries, animation)
TV drama
Documentary
Animation
Development, Production, Distribution,
Training
Beneficiaries
Application deadline
TBD
• Italian production company
• European film production company
• Extra-EU production company
Budget for current year
€ 800,000
Contribution
Minimum: 2,000 €
Ceiling: 100,000 €
Maximum share of industrial cost: 50%
Procedure
Selective
x FILM
❑
x AUDIOVISUAL
❑
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Type of funding
Payment
Free grant
Method:
Up to 60% once the Association receives
the counter-signed communication,
with the balance paid out on receipt
and acceptance by the Association
of the accounts and the final activity report.
Pre-requisites
The independent production companies
(limited liability companies, partnerships or
individual companies) with legal or operating
premises in FVG may apply for funding for
the development and production (with
guaranteed distribution) of individual
projects. At the time of presenting the
application paperwork, the applicant
company must hold at least 50% of the
property rights on the work, either directly
or through an option contract.
For applications made to the Distribution
sector (production funding, with a
guaranteed distribution), the application may
be presented - for a minority of applications even by companies with legal headquarters
in Friuli Venezia Giulia or by companies with
operating but not legal headquarters in Friuli
Venezia Giulia, provided a qualified
participation of professional resources /
facilities located in the region is guaranteed.
Application for Training funds may be made
by: for scholarships (up to 90% of costs) by
professionals resident in the FVG region; for
a free grant (up to 50% of costs) by
companies with headquarters in the FVG
Region. In the latter instance, the training
candidate must be an employee or a
collaborator under contract, who need not
necessarily be resident in the region.
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FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA
FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA FILM COMMISSION
T +39 040 3720142 - F +39 040 0641329
[email protected]
www.fvgfilmcommission.com/film-fund/
Nationality
Beneficiaries
Italian film or co-production
Foreign film
•
•
•
•
Application deadline
28.02.2016
30.06.2016
30.09.2016
Italian production company
European film production company
Extra-EU production company
Italian executive film production company
Contribution
Minimum: 10,000 €
Ceiling: 200,000 €
Maximum share of industrial cost: 50%
Relevant production process
Production
Type of funding
Free grant
Budget for current year
€ 800,000
Pre-requisites
• Compulsory statement on the start
of principal photography
• Minimum expenditure foreseen
on the territory: 150%
• Compulsory use of local labour: 30%
• Minimum number of working days
in the area: varies depending on the funds
requested
Procedure
Selective
Eligible products
Feature length films
(fiction, documentaries, animation)
Short length films
(fiction, documentaries, animation)
TV drama
Documentary
Animation
Web product
Payment
Timeframe:
50% on presentation of expense account,
50% on film release
x FILM
❑
x AUDIOVISUAL
❑
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LAZIO
ROMA LAZIO FILM COMMISSION
T +39 06 72286 273/320 - F +39 06 722 1127
[email protected]
REGION FUND FOR FILM AND AUDIOVISUAL PRODUCTION - LAZIO
www.lazioeuropa.it/bandi/sovvenzioni_alla_produzione_di_opere_
cinematografiche_e_audiovisive_italiane_europee_e_straniere-331/
Nationality
Beneficiaries
Italian film or co-production
Foreign film
• Italian production company
• European film production company
• Extra-EU production company
Application deadline
Contribution
TBD
Ceiling: 750,000.00 €
Relevant production process
Type of funding
Production
Free grant
Budget for current year
€ 15,000,000.00
Pre-requisites
The funding is granted for film
and audiovisual works that:
• have been approved as a “cultural
product”;
• are entirely or partially produced
on Lazio Region soil
Procedure
Automatic
Eligible products
Feature film
(fiction, documentaries, animation)
Short films (fiction, documentaries, animation)
TV drama
Documentary
Animation
Web product
x FILM
❑
x AUDIOVISUAL
❑
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LAZIO
LAZIO INNOVA S.P.A.
T +39 06 605160 - F +39 06 60516601
[email protected]
Attracting film productions POR FESR 2014-2020 – measure 3.1.3
www.lazioeuropa.it
(The Lazio Region portal for European funds)
Nationality
Contribution
Italian film or co-production
€ 10,000,000
15% (20% for co-productions funded by at
least one other EU member stage) of eligible
expenses received from Tax credit but
on a regional basis, up to a maximum
of 500,000 euro.
An additional 20% (25%) once again
on eligible expenses, with a maximum
of 500,000 Euro for the enhancement
of tourist destinations in the Lazio Region
and other rewarding requirements.
Overall ceiling 35% (45%) up to a maximum
of 1,000,000 euro
Procedure
Type of funding
Application deadline
Until all funds are depleted
Relevant production process
Development, production and connected
distribution
Budget for current year
Semi automatic (Italian nationality
and POR evaluation criteria)
Free grant
Pre-requisites
Eligible products
Beneficiaries
Film Coproductions pursuant to Art. 6
of Italian Legisl. Decr. no. 28 of 22 January
and other audivisual product with a foreign
co-producer, to which Italian nationality
is granted.
SME producers in Lazio
(with operating headquarters in Lazio)
Payment
Film, audiovisual, animation
and documentary co-productions
Based on progress reports in minimum
instalments of 20% and a minimum final
balance payment of 30% following
presentation of eligible expense accounting.
One can apply for an advance of up to a
maximum of 40% on presentation of a bank
guarantee.
x FILM
❑
x AUDIOVISUAL
❑
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PIEDMONT
TORINO PIEMONTE FILM COMMISSION
T +39 011 2379201 - F +39 011 2379299
[email protected]
TV DRAMA AND FULL FEATURE FILM INCENTIVES - PIEDMONT REGION
www.fctp.it/info_services.php
Nationality
Type of funding
Italian film or co-production
Foreign film
Free grant
Pre-requisites
Relevant production process
The economic contribution backing a full
feature film for movie house release or a TV
drama is calculated based on the territorial
trickle down effect bearing in mind the
number of weeks of filming, the number
of technicians involved and the overall
expenses incurred by the production
company in the region.
Production
Budget for current year
€ 1,000,000
Procedure
Selective
Payment
Eligible products
Method:
The contribution is paid out in two
instalments:
50% to cover the production expenses
incurred during filming in Piedmont
50% directly to the production company at
the time of film release in the movie houses
or television broadcasting of the TV drama.
Feature length films
(fiction, documentaries, animation)
TV drama
Beneficiaries
•
•
•
•
Italian production company
European film production company
Extra-EU production company
Italian executive film production company
Contribution
Minimum: 10,000.00 €
Ceiling: 150,000.00 €
Maximum share of industrial cost: 10%
Tax credit rate: internal tax credit rate 15%,
external tax credit rate 40%
x FILM
❑
x AUDIOVISUAL
❑
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PIEDMONT
TORINO PIEMONTE FILM COMMISSION
T +39 011 2379201 - F +39 011 2379299
[email protected]
PIEDMONT DOC FILM FUND
www.fctp.it/piemontedocfilmfund
The Piedmont Doc Film Fund (PDFF) has been set up to support the cultural value and the industrial
capacity of documentary film projects, with the aim of contributing to the professional growth and
international reputation of the sector in Turin and the Piedmont region, and to support co-productions
between subjects operating in the area and external national and international companies
Nationality
Type of funding
Italian film or co-production
Foreign film
Free grant
Pre-requisites
Application deadline
Fund applications may be submitted by
subjects that have been legally set up at least
one year prior to the deadline for application
presentation. Applicants must own at least
50% of the rights over the project presented,
either directly or by means of an option
contract. It is possible to own a lower
percentage (at least 30%) for international
co-productions.
TBD
Relevant production process
Development, Production
Budget for current year
€ 350,000.00
Procedure
Selective
Payment
Eligible products
Method:
The assigned contribution is paid
out by the Torino Piemonte Film Commission
in two instalments:
an advance of 70% on presentation
of the start of filming statement sent to the
Torino Piemonte Film Commission;
balance of 30% on work completion,
following presentation of all accounts
and of the final material foreseen by each
specific phase (see below).
Deadlines:
The payment times are dependant
on fund availability.
Documentary
Beneficiaries
• Italian production company
• European film production company
• Extra-EU production company
Contribution
Minimum: 5,000.00 €
Ceiling: 60,000.00 €
Maximum share of industrial cost: 50%
Tax credit rate: internal tax credit rate 15%,
external tax credit rate 40%
x FILM
❑
x AUDIOVISUAL
❑
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PIEDMONT
TORINO PIEMONTE FILM COMMISSION
T +39 011 2379201 - F +39 011 2379299
[email protected]
PIEDMONT SHORT FILM FUND
www.fctp.it/info_short.php
Nationality
Contribution
Minimum: 5,000 €
Ceiling: 5,000 €
Maximum share of industrial cost: 50%
Tax credit rate: internal tax credit rate 15%,
external tax credit rate 40%
Italian film or co-production
Application deadline
TBD
Relevant production process
Type of funding
Production
Free grant
Budget for current year
€ 30,000
Payment
Method:
an advance of 70% on presentation
of the start of filming statement sent
to the Torino Piemonte Film Commission
(see following “Contact” page)
balance of 30% on presentation of the
documentation and material foreseen
under point 11 “Accounting method”,
and verification by the Commission.
Procedure
Selective
Eligible products
Short film (First Work, Second Work)
Beneficiaries
• Italian production company
• European film production company
• Extra-EU production company
x FILM
❑
x AUDIOVISUAL
❑
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SARDINIA
SARDEGNA FILM COMMISSION
T +39 389 8775917 - F +39 070 2041961
[email protected]
SARDINIA REGIONAL FUND
www.regione.sardegna.it/j/v/1725?s=1&v=9&c=389&c1=1347&id=48964
The Fund supports the development, production, distribution and promotion of films endowed with
regional interest. Additional funds are provided for hospitality and there is also a City of Cagliari
production fund. The Sardinia Region is also engaged in Green Set initiatives included in the
HEROES 20.20.20 project
Application deadline
Beneficiaries
TBD
Italian film production company
Foreign film production company
Relevant production process
Development, Production (Filming Cagliari,
hospitality, film fund), distribution
Contribution
Budget for current year
Type of funding
Ceiling: contact for details
€ 2,000,000
Free grant
Procedure
Selective
Eligible products
Feature film
Short film
TV drama
Documentary
Animation
x FILM
❑
x AUDIOVISUAL
❑
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SICILY
SICILIA FILM COMMISSION
T +39 091 7078016 - F +39 091 7078148
[email protected]
[email protected]
REGIONAL FUND FOR FILM AND AUDIOVISUAL PRODUCTION - SICILY
https://pti.regione.sicilia.it/portal/page/portal/PIR_PORTALE/PIR_LaStrutturaRegionale/PIR_TurismoSportSpettacolo/PIR_Turismo/PIR_FilmcommissionSicilia
The Regional Department for Tourism, Sport, and Show Business, throgh the Special Office for
Film and Audiovisual production / Siciliy FIlm Commission, deploys a Film and Audiovisual Fund
to support film and television productions to be produced in Sicily, which comprises both regional
fund allocations, as well as “Development of Southern Italian Film industry - Contemporary Senses
for Film Program” APQ (Framework Agreement) funds set up by the Development and Economic
Cohesion Deparment, the General Directorate for Film at MIBACT and the Region of Sicily.
Nationality
Type of funding
Italian film or co-production
Free grant
Application deadline
Pre-requisites
TBD
• Compulsory statement on the start
of principal photography
• Compulsory request for Italian nationality
• Compulsory enrolment in the Film
Company Register
Relevant production process
Production
Procedure
Payment
Selective
Method:
According to the procedures foreseen
by the call and specified in the accounting
manual.
Eligible products
Feature film
Short film
TV drama
Documentary
Animation
Web product
Deadlines:
According to the indications provided
by the call and specified in the accounting
manual.
Beneficiaries
•
•
•
•
•
Italian production company
European film production company
Extra-EU production company
Italian executive film production company
Italian or European cultural association
x FILM
❑
x AUDIOVISUAL
❑
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TRENTINO
TRENTINO FILM COMMISSION
T +39 0461 493504 - F +39 0461 495460
[email protected]
TRENTINO FILM FUND
www.trentinofilmcommission.it/it/SC/2005/Film_Fund.html
The fund has been set up to support the production and distribution of film, television and
documentary works filmed in Trentino, as a way of fostering the development of the local economy
and/or promoting the environmental, cultural and historical heritage of the Trentino region.
The fund also supports professional training and the participation in national and international
trade fairs and festivals by local companies engaged in audiovisual production.
Funding ceilings: 200,000 € for feature films and TV series, 40,000 € for documentary projects
and 10,000 € for training.
There are three deadlines each year for the presentation of contribution applications.
Nationality
Contribution
Ceiling: 200,000.00 €
Maximum share of industrial cost: 50%
Italian film or co-production
Foreign film
Application deadline
Type of funding
20.02.2016
29.05.2016
25.09.2016
Free grant
Pre-requisites
Relevant production process
• Compulsory statement on the start of
principal photography
• Minimum expenditure foreseen on the
territory: Film and TV series productions:
150% of the contribution. Documentary
120% of the contribution.
• Compulsory use of local labour: Film and
TV series productions: 20% of the film crew.
Documentary 2 technical crew members.
Production, Training
Budget for current year
€ 1,200,000.00
Procedure
Selective
Eligible products
Feature film
Short film
TV drama
Documentary
Animation
Payment
Method:
30% as advance on approval of the
contribution application; the payment of the
contribution is dependant on the presentation
of a surety for the same amount;
50% once the expenses incurred in the
regional territory have been detailed;
remaining 20% once general accounts have
been produced.
Beneficiaries
•
•
•
•
Italian production company
European film production company
Extra-EU production company
Italian executive film production company
x FILM
❑
x AUDIOVISUAL
❑
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TUSCANY
TOSCANA FILM COMMISSION
T +39 055 2719035 - F +39 055 2719027
[email protected]
TOSCANA FILM COMMISSION INCOMING FUND
www.toscanafilmcommission.it/index2.php
The Incoming Fund is a financial instrument managed by the TFC designed to reduce the costs
incurred for the use of services enjoyed within the Tuscan region (accommodation, local technician
fees, catering, material rentals for the various departments, post production costs).
It is easily accessed by anyone intending to present an audiovisual project (full feature film, TV drama,
short, documentary). The fund is even open to cultural associations and individual companies.
Nationality
Pre-requisites
Italian film or co-production
Foreign film
Eligible subjects:
• Italian and foreign film production
companies,
• associations whose main purpose is the
creation of audiovisual works,
• individual companies whose main purpose
is the creation of audiovisual works,
Relevant production process
Production
Eligible products
Feature length films (fiction, documentaries,
animation)
Short films (fiction, documentaries, animation)
TV drama
Documentary
Animation
Payment
Method:
50% of the approved sum will be paid out half
way through filming operations in Tuscany.
The remaining 50% will be paid out 30 days
end of month after the completion of filming
in Tuscany, after the beneficiary has
complied with all inherent obligations.
Deadlines:
The application must be presented before
the start of filming in Tuscany.
The assessment will be made within 30 days
of application presentation.
If the assessment is positive filming in Tuscany
must begin within 60 days of the date of
receipt of the positive assessment and only
one extension will be granted, for an overall
period of 6 months, on penalty of forfeiture
of the contribution.
The projects awarded the Incoming Fund must
be completed and delivered on a DVD to the
TFC within 12 months of the allocation of the
resources, on penalty of forfeiture of the
contribution and return of all sums received.
Beneficiaries
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Italian production company
European film production company
Extra-EU production company
Italian executive film production company
Italian or European cultural association
Director resident in the region
Director resident in Italy or in Europe
Director resident in an extra-EU country
Contribution
Ceiling: 40,000 €
Type of funding
Free grant
x FILM
❑
x AUDIOVISUAL
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VALLE D'AOSTA
VALLE D'AOSTA FILM COMMISSION
T +39 0165 261790
[email protected]
VALLE D’AOSTA FILM FUND
PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT FUND
www.filmcommission.vda.it/immagini/file/
21122011011339REGOLAMENTOFILMFUND.pdf
The purpose of the fund is to promote and enhance the cultural heritage and natural landscapes
of the Valle d’Aosta region by supporting the production of films, audiovisual and multimedia
projects. It is also meant to stimulate and support local employment and improve the qualifications
of professional resources.
The Fund for the development of audiovisual production has been running since 2012. The film
fund provides funding for four different types of project and is the instrument through which the
Film Commission supports film and audiovisual productions.
Nationality
Contribution
Italian film or co-production
Foreign film
Ceiling: for the current year a contribution
of up to 600,000.00 euro can be obtained
in return for local expenditure by the
applicant amounting, in all instances,
to at least 150% of the funds requested.
Maximum share of industrial cost: 50%
Application deadline
TBD
Relevant production process
Production
Type of funding
Free grant
Budget for current year
€ 60,000
Pre-requisites
• Compulsory statement on the start
of principal photography
Procedure
Selective
Payment
Eligible products
Method:
Along with the communication of the positive
assessment made by the Vallée d’Aoste Film
Commission, the Foundation sends the
beneficiaries a deed of commitment,
to be duly signed, with the indication
of the sum awarded, the payment
and accounting conditions and any
other necessary instructions.
Full feature film (fiction, documentary,
animation) second and third works
TV drama
Beneficiaries
•
•
•
•
Italian production company
European film production company
Extra-EU production company
Italian executive film production company
x FILM
❑
x AUDIOVISUAL
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INSTITUTIONAL PRESENTATIONS
ANICA
F
longs to the Association for the International
Collective Management of Audiovisual Works
(AGICOA). Anica is a permanent member of
FAPAV, the Italian Audiovisual and Multimedia
Protection Federation.
ANICA has enhanced offices, offering services to meet the needs of members that deal
with the changing economic and technological environment: tax benefits for those who invest in the production and distribution of Italian
Cinema, access to credit, relations with regional and local institutions, studies and quantitative analysis and context information related
to specific instruments for the audiovisual sector. In terms of international promotion Anica,
in collaboration with the competent public institutions, is developing an activity of consolidation in mature markets and opening new
opportunities for the internationalization of the
audiovisual companies and of the Italian audiovisual product.
ounded in 1944, ANICA is the association
that represents the Italian film, audiovisual
and multimedia industries in dealings with political and union institutions while establishing
relations with all the key players in the promotion of films and communication products in
Italy and abroad. Within Italy’s Federation
Confindustria Cultura Italia, ANICA is a member of Confindustria (the Italian Industry Confederation), actively representing the film
industry. The association is divided into three
sections: producers, distributors and technical
enterprises (printing and development, film studios and sound-sets, equipment rental, editing,
audio and video post-production, dubbing and
transport).
As Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ representative in Italy, ANICA selects
Italy’s Oscar candidate for best foreign film.
The association is also a founding partner of
the “David di Donatello” Award. ANICA be-
ANICA – Viale Regina Margherita, 286 – 00198 ROMA
www.anica.it – [email protected]
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APT
A
the Italian Pavillion at the Cannes MIP-TV and
MIP-COM events since 1995. It has worked
with the Italian Foreign Trade Institute (ICE) on
the coordination of Italian participation in the
Natpe (USA), the MIP-ASIA (Hong Kong and
Singapore) and the Shanghai TV Festival
(Shanghai), DISCOP WEST ASIA (Istanbul),
and has co-organised several International
Meetings on coproduction.
APT is also the creator of the RomaFictionFest,
a festival entirely devoted to TV products, now
in its 9th edition. Furthermore, in 2014 APT
launched the 1st edition of the “International
Doc&Factual Agorà dedicated to the factual
programs.
Together with the Association of Film Producers
and Distributors (ANICA), APT founded MIA, a
project on internationalization that, first of all, is
going to organize the MIA Market of Rome
(October 16th-20th).
PT was established in 1994 and is the Italian association representing and promoting the interests of independent drama,
entertainment, documentary and animation
media companies. 55 independent production
companies are members of APT: their productions accounts for over 80% of the overall
turnover of this sector.
This vast participation of Italian independent
producers in APT qualifies this Association as
the “main representative” of this category, thus
entitling it to act in the name and on behalf of
its members in the negotiation and stipulation
of economic, associative and union agreements, organizing and ensuring the proper operation of all shared services concerning fiscal,
legal, technical assistance and advice matters,
for public relations and relations with the press.
Due to the importance of international markets
and exchanges, the APT has been organising
APT - Via Giunio Bazzoni, 3 - 00195 Roma
www.apt.it - [email protected]
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CREATIVE EUROPE
C
The coordinating body of the Creative Europe
Desk Italy (CED) is the General Secretary of
MIBACT and the host organisation for the three
MEDIA offices based in Rome, Turin and Bari
is Istituto Luce Cinecittà srl.
The CED offers companies and professionals
working in the national audiovisual sector a
complete information and consultancy service concerning initiatives and support
schemes provided by the MEDIA sub-programme.
On the website www.media-italia.eu you
can find information on all active funding
schemes and how to apply, a calendar of
MEDIA-supported training courses and promotion/networking events, opportunities to
attend the most important European cinema
and audiovisual markets and festivals, the latest MEDIA news and lots more. CED also organise workshops, seminars and industry
events.
reative Europe Desk Italy is the information
and promotion office for the new EU Programme CREATIVE EUROPE (2014-2020).
Launched in January 2014, Creative Europe
with a budget of 1.46 billion euros, brings together a Culture sub-programme, which provides
funding for the cultural and creative sectors, and
a MEDIA sub-programme, which invests in film,
television, new media and games.
The MEDIA sub-programme of Creative Europe
supports the EU film and audiovisual industries
financially in the development, distribution and
promotion of their work. It helps to launch projects with a European dimension and nurtures
new technologies; it enables European films
and audiovisual works including feature films,
television drama, documentaries and new
media to find markets beyond national and European borders; it funds training and film development schemes.
www.media-italia.eu
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MAGNIFICENT
DOC/IT
ITALY
D
cluding creative documentaries, gender documentaries, factual and docu-reality productions.
• It manages a sector company database;
• It has conceived and manages Italiandoc
(www.italiandoc.it), the largest and most updated Italian documentary online platform that
includes 2,500 works available for viewing;
• It produces Il Mese del Documentario,
Doc/it Professional Award and Doc.International events which enables the winning documentaries to be distributed in 22 cities
throughout Italy and Europe;
• It represents the concerns of the Italian documentary world in dealings with national and
transnational institutions;
• Doc/it is a partner of the main national documentary archives;
• It manages the IDS Academy, a documentary training program; it collaborates with the
most important qualified training institutions,
Universities, institutions specialising in documentary works in Italy and abroad.
•Doc/it produces a newsletter that is sent to
over 4,000 contacts and outlines the main sector news: funding opportunities, festivals, presentations, workshops, showings.
oc/it - Italian Documentary Maker Association, first established in 1999, is the association that best represents the interests of
Italian documentary producers and directors.
Doc/it has 140 members including production
companies, authors and sector cultural operators.
The Doc/it mission: the promotion of all forms
of documentary production, supporting its development and production and a wider distribution.
The Doc/it activities:
• It organises delegations of documentary production companies and authors in Italy and
abroad for participation in international markets and festivals;
• For 11 years now it has been producing the
Italian Doc Screenings, the first and most important international trade fair dedicated to Italian documentaries. Since 2015 the event takes
place within MIA (International Audiovisual
Market - first edition in Rome);
• Sets up contacts and promotes networking
among producers, authors and television
broadcasters world wide aimed at the co-production of documentary audiovisual works in-
www.documentaristi.it
www.facebook.com/Ass.Doc.it - https://twitter.com/AssDocit
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FONDAZIONE
MAGNIFICENT
CINEMA
ITALYPER ROMA
T
he Fondazione Cinema per Roma renews
its commitment to promoting film at the local,
national and international level, with the aim of
strengthening the synergy between Rome and
the seventh art from both an artistic and cultural
point of view as well as enhancing the industry’s strategic role in driving the economy.
It is important to stress that investing in the partnering of Rome and cinema is one and the
same as investing in the country’s economic
growth, given the city’s central, strategic importance to the film industry in Italy and beyond. Seen from this perspective, the Rome
Film Fest, produced by the Fondazione Cinema per Roma, served as further proof of the
city’s role as a film capital and represented a
step forward in turning the fest into a worldclass event.
The success of the Rome Film Fest is the result
of a joint effort involving many actors: the
local government institutions – Roma Capitale, Lazio Region, Città Metropolitana di
Roma Capitale, Chamber of Commerce, Istituto Luce Cinecittà and Fondazione Musica
per Roma – and the private partners, BNL
Bnp Paribas first among them, whose eco-
nomic support keeps the event vital and help
it to grow.
They are bolstered by a host of other institutional partners, from the Ministry of Culture to
the Fondazione MAXXI and the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia along with the entire range of industry players, all of whom share
our commitment to promoting quality cinema,
bringing it to audiences, and supporting it in
all its aspects, as an art and as an industry.
The Film Fest is certainly the most complex production organised by the Fondazione Cinema
per Roma. However it is accompanied by an
ever-lengthening list of year-long initiatives
(CityFest) and other activities designed to promote film culture and publicise it at all levels:
by championing an audiovisual/film district in
Lazio, encouraging youth employment in the
industry, enhancing the city’s profile as a key
player in the film field, and helping audiences
become informed and knowledgeable consumers of the best of world cinema.
The Fondazione Cinema per Roma is the implementing body of MIA, The New Matchmaking Booster for the Audiovisual Industry,
that will be held in Rome, during Film Fest.
www.romacinemafest.org
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ICE
ITALIAN TRADE AGENCY
T
writers, directors) with international counterparts;
• helping Italian film and Tv festivals to grow
internationally by inviting to Italy buyers, producers, broadcasters, commissioning editors
and other foreign representatives of the audiovisual sector.
he Italian Trade Agency (ICE) is the public
body entrusted with promoting trade, business opportunities and industrial cooperation
between Italian and foreign companies, enhancing economic and commercial relationships abroad, marketing Italian goods and
services internationally. It further promotes the
“Made in Italy” image around the world, and
Italy itself as a destination for foreign investments.
With headquarters in Rome, I.C.E. guarantees
global support to Italian companies through its
network of 79 branch offices worldwide.
ICE works for the promotion of the Italian audiovisual industry in close connection with
ANICA (National Association of Italian cinematographic, audiovisual and multimedia industry), Istituto Luce-Cinecittà, APT (Association
of Italian TV producers), Doc/It (Association of
Italian Documentary Producers), and with the
Italian Film Commissions.
The audiovisual office of the Italian Trade
Agency (ICE) is engaged in:
Through its engagement in the internationalization of the Italian audiovisual sector, ICE also
promotes worldwide the “Made in Italy” image
and the Italian life-stlye, indirectly contributing
to the development of other important Italian
production sectors (tourism, food, fashion, furniture, culture).
• promoting the internationalization of the Italian audiovisual industry and is committed to
growing the value of Italian film exports, supporting the presence of Italian films and TV
products at festivals and markets such as
Cannes International Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival, Toronto International Film
Festival, MipTv and Mipcom among others;
• supporting the Italian Film Commissions in attracting film and TV inward investment, and in
promoting Italy as a film making destination,
and the Italian technical industries as partner
of choice;
• fostering co-production projects by helping
to connect Italian film makers (producers,
More recently ICE has open up its activity to
the promotion of the Italian videogame industry in cooperation with AESVI (Italian Games
Industry Association ) considering videogames
as a new form of artistic expression in itself as
well as another possible passage in the exploitation of a film rights.
ITALIAN TRADE AGENCY
Via Liszt, 21 - 00144 Roma
Tel. 06-5992.7890/6924 - fax 06-92912094 - [email protected]
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MAGNIFICENT
ISTITUTO LUCE ITALY
CINECITTÀ
I
the world: the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts
and Sciences, UCLA, University of Berkeley,
MoMA, British Film Institute, Institute Lumiere, CinemathequeFrancaise and many others.
Istituto Luce – Cinecittà cooperates with major
film festival taking place in Cannes, Berlin,
Buenos Aires, Toronto, Shanghai, Tokyo, Locarno, New York, London, etc, by organizing
national selections, guaranteeing the presence
of Italian films and artists in the various festivals, and by providing multi-purpose spaces to
help the promotion of our cinematography
and it is the reference place for all Italian and
foreign operators. It is also directly involved in
the organization of numerous Film Festivals
around the world: The Italian cinema festival
in Tokyo, Cinema Italian Style in Los Angeles,
Open Roads – New Italian cinema in New
York, The Festivals of Italian cinema of Madrid,
London and Istanbul, The Mittelcinemafest.
Istituto Luce - Cinecittà also owns a film library, Cineteca, containing around 3000 of
the most significant Italian films, subtitled in
foreign languages, which help to promote
Italian culture at major national and international Institutes around the world; also in collaboration with the Italian Ministry for Foreign
Affairs. New and restored prints are added
every year.
stituto Luce - Cinecittà is the state-owned company whose main shareholder is the Italian
Ministry for Culture that subsidizes its activities
on an annual basis.
Istituto Luce - Cinecittà is responsible for one of
the most important European film and photographic Archives which preserves and is digitally cataloguing both its own collections, and
materials from private collections and acquisitions from a variety of sources. It is a major audiovisual collection concerning the history of
the twentieth century, and it has also been included in UNESCO’s “Memory of the World”
registry.
Istituto Luce – Cinecittà distributes and supports
theatrical releases of Italian first and second
time feature films in domestic circuits; moreover
it distributes films and documentaries made by
Italian and European directors and guarantees
they are given an adequate release in the national market.
Istituto Luce - Cinecittà’s institutional work includes
promoting Italian cinema both at home and
abroad by means of projects dedicated to great
authors, actors and personalities of the past and
their most famous films, as well as contemporary
ones. These projects are presented in collaboration with the most relevant cultural institutions of
www.cinecitta.com
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ITALIAN FILM COMMISSIONS
I
f you think in pictures, Italy is the ideal place to
put your cinema, television or advertising projects into action and the Italian Film Commission
Association Network (IFC), comprising 17 Film
Commissions, is the first point of call for all location filming enquiries across Italy.
Members of the IFC Network are based in most
regional and provincial areas, where they are in
close contact with local authorities and the peripheral offices of national government bodies, facilitating access to the extraordinary variety of
sceneries and locations that is the envy of the rest
of the world.
Italian Film Commissions provide comprehensive,
practical services on demand, meeting the creative, organisational and logistic needs of every
kind of production. Above all, the IFC network
guarantees quality and the availability of top professional skills in each and every Film Commission.
• A wide range of services are flexibly adapted
to suit the requirements of audiovisual production. These services are provided by Film
Commissions free of charge and include:
• Free consultation of extensive location libraries
and crew and resources directories
• Customised location scouting packages
• Contact with local authorities and government
bodies
• Advice on:
- local legislation and terms and conditions for
use of filming locations
- application procedures for filming permits
- fundraising and product placement deals
- best accommodation and special discount
rates for film crews
• Organisation of promotional events
Some Film Commissions also manage local film
funds, available in several regional areas. In addition to the above, some Film Commissions operate local production facilities with indoor studio
space, dressing rooms, casting rooms, wardrobe
and workshop areas, screening rooms and fully
equipped production office units or are based inside main studios like Cinecittà Studios in Rome
(Lazio). Known as Cineporti, these facilities are
currently available in Piedmont (Turin), Puglia
(Bari, Lecce, Foggia), Lombardia (Milan), Friuli
Venezia-Giulia (Trieste), Liguria (Genova).
Members of the Italian Film Commission Association include:
Apulia Film Commission
BLS Film Fund & Commission
Film Commission Regione Campania
Film Commission Torino Piemonte
Film Commission Vallée d'Aoste
Fondazione Calabria Film Commission
Fondazione Sardegna Film Commission
Friuli Venezia Giulia Film Commission
Genova Liguria Film Commission
Lombardia Film Commission
Lucana Film Commission
Marche Film Commission
Roma Lazio Film Commission
Sicilia Film Commission
Toscana Film Commission
Trentino Film Commission
Vicenza Film Commission
[email protected]
www.italianfilmcommissions.it
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MIA
MAGNIFICENT
ITALY
MERCATO INTERNAZIONALE AUDIOVISIVO
THE NEW MATCHMAKING BOOSTER FOR THE AUDIOVISUAL INDUSTRY
Roma 16-20 October 2015
pean and on European relations with lesser-explored markets.
MIA strives to position itself as an important event
for European and international industry professionals – producers, distributors, broadcasters and
digital platforms – and enhance its original, informal and targeted format for sustaining business
“relations” in a strategic and broad context.
MIA is a brand of the National Association of Film
and Affiliated Industries (ANICA) and the Television
Producers Association (APT), produced by ANICA,
APT, Doc/it and Fondazione Cinema per Roma
(Implementing Body), backed by the Ministry of
Economic Development and ICE – Agency for the
global promotion and internationalization of Italian
companies, promoted by the Ministry of Cultural
Activities and Tourism and Luce-Cinecittà with the
collaboration of the Roma Lazio Film Commission,
in synergy with the Italian Film Commissions association and with the participation of RAI Com.
MIA runs in Rome from October 16 to 20, during
the Film Festival 16 to 24.
MIA is both a content market and matchmaking
hub. A European market with an innovative and
flexible format, it aims to be a networking & business booster via: an effective acquisitions and
sales platform for the most recent film product and
TV premieres; a co-production market of the most
interesting film and documentary projects; a hub
for analyzing and discussing TV drama and a
unique matchmaking tool with the top players of
the television industry; a focus on factual TV and
documentaries that examines the opportunities of
non-scripted production and distribution; a think
tank and an instrument for information, discussion
and exploration of all business models (specific
and general) and present and future market opportunities, in an environment of shared strategies
and visions by industry professionals and national
and international institutions.
As a tool, MIA is thus available to every industry
professional – Italian and international – and is a
map of opportunities for business, networking,
analysis and “inspiration” through which every
participant can build their own path, based on
specific industry and business strategies.
MIA is an ambitious project that intends to put Italy
back on the map of the European and global audiovisual industries and offer the most active players from
the world over a series of invaluable market tools.
MIA is an event not to be missed, the place to be
for the national and international industry. Under
a comprehensive vision, it unites clear strategic
objectives for supporting scripted and nonscripted production and distribution with targeted
actions to meet all specific needs.
MIA is working to converge channel cinema, television and documentaries towards the common
goal of internationalization, an essential element
for the health and growth of the industry nationwide. MIA is an effective mediator for developing an active network of activities that give Italy
a central role in co-development, co-production
and export relationships: intra- and extra-Euro-
www.miamarket.it
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MINISTRY OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
AND MAGNIFICENT
ACTIVITIES AND TOURISM
ITALY
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL CINEMA
T
he Italian state acknowledges film as a "fundamental means of artistic expression, cultural development and social communication"
and also considers "film production as having
cultural relevance, partly as a result of its economic and industrial significance" (article 1 of
the Italian Legislative Decree no. 28 of 22 January 2004.) In accordance with this principle,
the state provides economic support for film production through the Film Department of the Ministry of Culture: the Directorate-General Cinema.
Directorate-General Cinema promotes and coordinates initiatives for the development and improvement of film production and the distribution
of national films in Italy and abroad and, in
league with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
International Co-operation, encourages and fosters film exchanges and co-productions with foreign countries through international reciprocity
agreements.
Directorate-General Cinema supports the film
industry during all production and distribution
phases with two types of actions: direct support
and indirect support.
Direct support entails support funding for the
development, production and distribution of
Italian films, including international co-productions. Direct production support involves both
selective and automatic funding programs. For
works at the project stage the support is selective and is granted to works that have cultural
relevance while for works that have already
been completed the support is governed by automatic mechanisms based on the film's theatrical revenue. A conspicuous part of direct
support is also invested in the promotion of film
culture by providing financial support for festivals, showcases, events, film archives, conferences and publications. Direct support is also
provided for cinemas that show experimental
and quality films in addition to contributions to
improve movie house facilities.
Indirect support is guaranteed by means of tax
incentives that provide tax rebates for film production and distribution and the digitalisation
of cinemas.
Tax credit can be accessed for the production
of Italian films - including international co-productions - as well as foreign film productions
filmed on Italian soil. For Italian films tax credits
can be granted to investors that are not involved
in the film industry so they may provide funds
for production. Since 2015 a tax credit system
is also in place for audiovisual productions,
mainly for television and web broadcasts.
Once again, the support is also granted to foreign productions for expenses incurred on Italian soil.
The Directorate-General Cinema also supports
three sector institutions: Istituto Luce - Cinecittà,
that is involved in the development and promotion of Italian film in Italy and abroad, the distribution of quality film productions and runs the
extensive film archive; the Centro Sperimentale
di Cinematografica (Experimental Film Centre),
that includes the historic National Film School
and the National Film Archive; the Venice Biennale which organises the oldest and highly
prestigious International Film Festival.
[email protected]
www.cinema.beniculturali.it
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