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Description

The Ministry of Culture (MiC), in collaboration with Cinecittà and in agreement with the main trade associations, has made available funds for €600,000 for the year 2022 to support independent cinema producers, by facilitating promotion at:

  • leading international festivals
  • markets and co-production events
  • Courses, workshops and development and training labs, plus specific professional missions on behalf of companies

This fund will disburse grants to cover 80% of the eligible costs until the budget is depleted.

Contacts

Link to the call Print Tab

Data sheet

Production

  • Italian Film or co-production

Distribution channel

  • Cinema

Film industry branch

  • International Promotion

Budget

  • €600,000

Assessment

  • selective

Eligible projects

  • Feature Film

Beneficiaries

  • Italian production company

Maximum contribution

FESTIVALS: Upper limits vary according to the specific festival (consult requirements)

CO-PRODUCTION MARKETS & WORK IN PROGRESS:

  • € 2.500 Europeans
  • € 3.500 not Europeans

Maximum quota on cost

80% of expenditure

Type of contribution

  • Non-repayable grants

Requirements

ELIGIBLE COMPANIES

  • Independent production companies with fiscal residency in Italy and possessing ATECO code 59.11. In the case of co-productions, the application must be submitted by a single company, which will be identified as the lead co-producer.

GRANT FOR PARTICIPATION IN FESTIVALS

  • Grants may be requested to cover the expenses related to the promotion of feature-length films intended primarily for theatrical distribution, either Italian or majority Italian produced, selected for participation at the festivals listed in the call, which have obtained Italian nationality prior to submitting the application.
  • Minority Italian co-productions are eligible exclusively when selected for participation at the festivals of Berlin and Venice (€5k) and Cannes and Toronto (€10k).
  • The relevant expenses from 70 days before the date of the preview screening to a maximum of 70 days following are considered eligible.  Expenses related to KDMs will only be accepted for the dates of the festival.
  • Applications may be submitted for participation in festivals/co-production markets/training events scheduled subsequent to the publication of this call, according to the guidelines in the text.

GRANTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN CO-PRODUCTION MARKETS AND TRAINING

  • Grants may be requested for expenses connected to the promotion of a feature-length film intended primarily for theatrical release, Italian or majority Italian produced, which has been selected for participation at a leading co-production market or laboratory, workshop, training course for film development.
  • The relevant expenses from 70 days before the start of the event to a maximum of 70 days following the end are eligible.
  • Applications may be submitted for participation in festivals/co-production markets/training events that are scheduled subsequent to the publication of this call, according to the guidelines in the text.

Payment schedule

The application, complete with all the required forms, must be sent by PEC email to gfc@pec.cinecittaluce.it within 70 days from the end of the relevant Market/Event, citing the Fund in the header.

Applications may be submitted for markets occurring after publication of the fund, following the guidelines in the call.

Cinecittà S.p.A Gestione Fondi Cinema, if satisfied with examination of the paperwork, will proceed to disburse the grant following verification of the correct payment of employment tax.  Companies are obliged to complete payment of all accounted expenses within 30 days of receiving the grant, penalty the withdrawal of the grant.

Notes

The required forms are available on the Cinecittà website in the Gestione Fondi Cinema – Internazionalizzazione section.

The grants awarded will be published annually on the Cinecittà website.

Fundings in focus

All fundings