Requirements
To submit applications for the DEVELOPMENT fund, businesses and associations must have the following requisites:
- Are active, inscribed in the business register or have a partita IVA fiscal code and ATECO 59.11 code (businesses); or are inscribed in the REA and have a statute that specifies audio-visual production as the prevalent activity (associations);
- Are independent producers;
- Have legal or operational headquarters in Liguria or commit to opening an office in Liguria before payment of the first rate;
- Possess at least 50% of the rights to the project concept, directly or through a contract optioning the transfer of rights;
- Can demonstrate with official credits, previous experience in audio-visual production.
To submit applications for the PRODUCTION fund, audio-visual, cinema and television production companies must have the following requisites:
- Work prevalently in film and audio-visual production, possess ATECO 59.11 code, are active and inscribed in the business register or an equal classification if European;
- Are independent producers;
- Have legal or operational headquarters in Liguria or commit to opening an office in Liguria before payment of the first rate;
- Are sole producers, co-producers or possess an executive production contract with the production company producing the audio-visual work;
- Are in possession of a distribution contract signed with a cinema distributor / broadcaster (distribution contracts, deal memos, or letter of intent for distribution or pre-acquisition or co-production or activation contract with a broadcaster or SVOD or VOD platform – a letter of interest is not sufficient);
- Can demonstrate with official credits, previous experience in audio-visual production.
Eligible projects include:
DEVELOPMENT fund: the development of audio-visual projects by businesses or associations headquartered in Liguria for national and international distribution.
PRODUCTION fund: the production of audio-visual works by businesses headquartered in Liguria for national and international distribution, that fulfils one of the following criteria:
- Locate at least 30% of shoot days in the region of Liguria
- Spend at least 20% of budgeted cost in the region of Liguria
The eligible project cannot be less than:
DEVELOPMENT:
- Web series and short films: €2,500
- TV series: €8,750
- Feature-length films: €31,250
PRODUCTION: €15,000
Payment schedule
The grant will be paid within 90 days of the beneficiary submitting their application, as follows:
- an advance of 40% at the beneficiary’s request upon submitting a bank guarantee, insurance policy or guarantee or, in the alternative:
- a deposit of 40% upon completing 50% of the project and submitting certified proof of expenses and all other documentation requested electronically
- the remaining 60% upon submitting certified proof of expenses and the requested documentation electronically.
Notes
Measures must be completed within 31/03/2023 of receiving the grant decision.
Expenses relative to initiatives undertaken since 1/01/2022 may be admitted if the projects are still ongoing at the date of submission of the request.