Selective contributions for development and pre-production — Law n° 220/2016

Description

Law n° 220 of 14 November 2016 “Disciplina del cinema e dell’audiovisivo” establishes the ‘Film and Audiovisual Fund’ aimed at funding works through tax credits, automatic contributions and selective contributions.

Selective contributions are granted by the DG Cinema of the Ministry of Culture for the writing, development and production of Italian film and audiovisual works.

The funding available for development and pre-production of film, television and web products is €3,000,000, divided up as follows:

feature films: €1,650,000, divided between the three sessions into €550,000 for each (a maximum of 10 projects will be granted funding at each session, of which at least two must be by newly formed companies);
serial television and web products made for providers of audiovisual services via alternative means: €1,350,000, divided between the three sessions into €450,000 for each (a maximum of 5 projects will be granted funding at each session, at least one of which must be by newly formed companies).

Contacts

MiC - Directorate-General Cinema and Audiovisual (DGCA)

Francesco Mainiero
Tel. 06. 6723.3262
Email: francesco.mainiero@cultura.gov.it

Andrea D’Ottavi
Tel. 06.6723.3264
Email: andrea.dottavi@cultura.gov.it

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Data sheet

Production

Italian Film or co-production

Distribution channel

Cinema
Television
Web

Film industry branch

Development
Pre-production

Budget

€3,000,000

Eligible projects

Feature Film
TV series
Documentary
Web product

Beneficiaries

Italian production company
Italian cinematographic and audiovisual companies, also in association or in co-production, partnership or international production

Minimum Contribution

70% of the maximum amount available

Maximum contribution

€100,000

Maximum quota on cost

50% of eligible costs

Type of contribution

Non-repayable grants

Requirements

Minimum spend in the territory:
100% of the grant attributed for Italy

Legal headquarters in the European Economic Area;
Fiscal residency in Italy;
Unqualifiable as a non-European business;
Qualifiable as independent producer;
Ateco code 59.11 plus inscription in the ordinary section of Italy’s corporate registry, Registro delle imprese;
Possession of the rights to creatively develop the story, treatment and other artistic material.

Applications will be accepted from projects:

whose development cost is equal to or over €20,000;
for works with a running time of more than 52 minutes.

Payment schedule

The grant may be requested in one of two ways:

Within 90 days from publication of the grant awards, the beneficiary may request a 40% advance, with submission of the correct paperwork;
DGCA will disburse the advance within 30 days;
Within 30 days from disbursement of the advance, the beneficiary must present proof of payment for the writers of the story and screenplay;
Within 18 months from the publication of the grant awards, the beneficiary must present the final request for the grant, with submission of the correct paperwork;
DGCA disburses the remaining balance within 90 days.

Alternatively:

Within 18 months from the publication of the grant awards, the beneficiary may request the entire amount, on submission of the correct paperwork;
DGCA disburses the balance within 90 days.

Notes

Applications for funding must be made online via the DGCOL platform.