Producers scrambling for finance should spare a thought for Catalonia. Aimed at boosting its minority international co-productions, a new public support scheme was launched in June by the Catalan Institute of Cultural Enterprises (Icec).
Fiction, documentary or animation projects are eligible for funding, running to a total €1.2 million ($1.4 million) this year. Finance can’t exceed 60% of total Spanish participation and is capped $335,000 per project.
A long-standing demand from producers, the measure seeks “to begin the process of consolidating our cinema on international markets,” says Icec director Miquel Curanta.
Only projects that have covered 40% of their budget through an international producer and Catalan partner can apply, but there is no minimum required from the Catalan applicant.
Of 84 Catalan productions last year, 47 were produced 100% out of the region, 19 were co-productions with another region of Spain and 18 were international co-productions, just down from 21 in 2018. Eight were minority co-productions, nine majority and one saw equal co-financing.
Fiction, documentary or animation projects are eligible for funding, running to a total €1.2 million ($1.4 million) this year. Finance can’t exceed 60% of total Spanish participation and is capped $335,000 per project.
A long-standing demand from producers, the measure seeks “to begin the process of consolidating our cinema on international markets,” says Icec director Miquel Curanta.
Only projects that have covered 40% of their budget through an international producer and Catalan partner can apply, but there is no minimum required from the Catalan applicant.
Of 84 Catalan productions last year, 47 were produced 100% out of the region, 19 were co-productions with another region of Spain and 18 were international co-productions, just down from 21 in 2018. Eight were minority co-productions, nine majority and one saw equal co-financing.
- 6/22/2020
- by Shalini Dore
- Variety Film + TV
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