Production
- Italian Film or co-production
- Foreign film
Distribution channel
Film industry branch
Assessment
Eligible projects
- Feature Film
- Short Film
- TV series
- Documentary
- Animation
- Web product
Beneficiaries
- Italian production company
- European production company
- Industry Professional - Italy
- Industry Professional - Europe
Minimum Contribution
Category A: €80,000
Category B: €250,000
Category C: €40,000
Category D: €300,000
Category E: €10,000
Maximum contribution
Category A: €320,000
Category B: €450,000
Category C: €120,000
Category D: €500,000
Category E: €40,000
Maximum quota on cost
- 30% of eligible cost;
- 40% of eligible cost for cross-border productions funded by more than one Member State and involving producers from more than one Member State;
- 60% of eligible cost for difficult films and co-productions involving countries on the list of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the OECD.
Type of contribution
Requirements
- Minimum paid-up share capital: 40,000
- Minimum net assets: 40,000
Applicants must be active micro, small and medium-sized enterprises that meet the following requirements:
- have been established for at least 24 months;
- have a registered office or local unit in the region of Puglia. This must be in existence by the first disbursement.
The audiovisual works must possess the following requisites at the date of submission:
- Category A, B:
- Financial backing for a minimum of 45% of the “Final copy cost”;
- a deal memo or a distribution contract with a distributor and/or a broadcaster and/or a SVOD or VOD platform;
- a production schedule that includes at least 30% of shoot days in Apulia.
- Category C:
- financial backing for a minimum of 30% of the “Final copy cost”;
- a production schedule that includes at least 30% of shoot days in Apulia.
- Category D:
- Financial backing for a minimum of 45% of the “Final copy cost”;
- a deal memo or a distribution contract with a distributor and/or a broadcaster and/or a SVOD or VOD platform; letters of interest will therefore not be considered eligible;
- A production schedule that plans one of the following in Apulia:
- Category E:
- Financial backing for a minimum of 20% of the “Final copy cost”;
- a production schedule that includes at least 30% of shoot days in Apulia (not applicable for animated shorts).
Payment schedule
Payment may be made:
- in one lump-sum instalment, upon presentation of spending reports;
- in two instalments, with:
- an advance of 40% of the contribution granted upon presentation of a bank guarantee to cover it;
- the balance at the end of post-production, following presentation of the required documentation in support of the final accounting report.
Notes
The project indicated in the application must be completed and the required documentation delivered no later than 12 months from the date of attribution of the grant, with the exception of animated works (Category D) which must be completed no later than 24 months from the date of attribution of the grant.