Eurimages
Encyclopedia
Eurimages is the Council of Europe
fund for the co-production, distribution, exhibition and digitisation of European cinematographic
works. It aims to promote the European film industry
by encouraging the production and distribution of films and fostering co-operation between professionals. Eurimages is located in Strasbourg
, France
. The Eurimages offices are in the Agora
building of the Council of Europe.
The current chairman is Jobst Plog.
, as a Partial Agreement
, under Committee of Ministers
Resolution (88) 15, with an independent budget of 21M €. It has currently (as of 2008) 33 Member States. These member states are: Austria, Belgium, Bosnia
and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey.
Eurimages aims to promote the European film industry by encouraging the production and distribution of films and fostering co-operation between professionals. Eurimages has a clear cultural aim and is complementary to the Media programme of the European Union, which has an industrial goal.
Eurimages has developed four funding programs: assistance for co-production, for distribution, to cinemas and support for digitisation of Eurimages funded projects.
between at least two member states of Eurimages, but non-member states can also participate in the co-production. Other conditions of eligibility for projects applying for Eurimages support are:
In order to receive Eurimages support, a project has to be a European Film, a characteristic defined in the European Convention of Cinematographic Coproduction and in Eurimages' Regulations. Eurimages provides a conditionally reimbursable interest-free loan. The maximum amount that can be allocated to a project is 700.000€. The loan is reimbursed from the first € of each co-producer’s net receipts - at the rate of the percentage of Eurimages support.
Council of Europe
The Council of Europe is an international organisation promoting co-operation between all countries of Europe in the areas of legal standards, human rights, democratic development, the rule of law and cultural co-operation...
fund for the co-production, distribution, exhibition and digitisation of European cinematographic
Cinematography
Cinematography is the making of lighting and camera choices when recording photographic images for cinema. It is closely related to the art of still photography...
works. It aims to promote the European film industry
Film industry
The film industry consists of the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking: i.e. film production companies, film studios, cinematography, film production, screenwriting, pre-production, post production, film festivals, distribution; and actors, film directors and other film crew...
by encouraging the production and distribution of films and fostering co-operation between professionals. Eurimages is located in Strasbourg
Strasbourg
Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. The Eurimages offices are in the Agora
Agora
The Agora was an open "place of assembly" in ancient Greek city-states. Early in Greek history , free-born male land-owners who were citizens would gather in the Agora for military duty or to hear statements of the ruling king or council. Later, the Agora also served as a marketplace where...
building of the Council of Europe.
The current chairman is Jobst Plog.
Purpose
The fund was created in 1989 within the framework of the Council of EuropeCouncil of Europe
The Council of Europe is an international organisation promoting co-operation between all countries of Europe in the areas of legal standards, human rights, democratic development, the rule of law and cultural co-operation...
, as a Partial Agreement
Partial agreement
Partial agreement is a term used within the Council of Europe to refer to a major activity of European cooperation that is organised by the Council of Europe but does not include all of its member states. This form of activity dates from a resolution adopted by the Council of Europe's Committee of...
, under Committee of Ministers
Committee of Ministers
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe or commonly the Committee of Ministers is the Council of Europe's decision-making body. It comprises the Foreign Affairs Ministers of all the member states, or their permanent diplomatic representatives in Strasbourg...
Resolution (88) 15, with an independent budget of 21M €. It has currently (as of 2008) 33 Member States. These member states are: Austria, Belgium, Bosnia
and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey.
Eurimages aims to promote the European film industry by encouraging the production and distribution of films and fostering co-operation between professionals. Eurimages has a clear cultural aim and is complementary to the Media programme of the European Union, which has an industrial goal.
Eurimages has developed four funding programs: assistance for co-production, for distribution, to cinemas and support for digitisation of Eurimages funded projects.
Eligibility
The fund supports fiction films, animated films and documentaries (of minimum 70min) destined for theatrical release. A main condition of obtaining Eurimages support is that the project is an international co-productionInternational co-production
An international co-production is a production where two or more different production companies are working together, for example in a film production...
between at least two member states of Eurimages, but non-member states can also participate in the co-production. Other conditions of eligibility for projects applying for Eurimages support are:
- Every co-producer has to have at least 50% of financing in place, at the moment of the application
- Non-member states, which participate in the co-production, are allowed to contribute with maximum 30% of the total financing
- The project has to have the support of either a film fund, a distributor or a television presale (Eurimages cannot be the first fund which supports the project)
- There are accepted no more than 15% of confirmed deferrals, and in-kind contributions
- The principal photography should not have been started before the meeting of the Eurimages Board of Management.
In order to receive Eurimages support, a project has to be a European Film, a characteristic defined in the European Convention of Cinematographic Coproduction and in Eurimages' Regulations. Eurimages provides a conditionally reimbursable interest-free loan. The maximum amount that can be allocated to a project is 700.000€. The loan is reimbursed from the first € of each co-producer’s net receipts - at the rate of the percentage of Eurimages support.