i2i Audiovisual

Current call: 24/2011

Deadlines:

06 Jan 2012	expired
06 Jun 2012

Overview
Eligibility
How to apply
More information
Previous awards

The i2i Audiovisual scheme supports production companies that bear the costs of bank financing and/or associated insurance and completion bonds. It offers a grant to cover up to 50% of the following costs, capped at €50,000 per project:

Module 1 - Insurance Costs
Module 2 - Completion Guarantee Costs
Module 3 - Financial Costs (the interest on a loan)

In order to be eligible companies must present a signed credit agreement, insurance contract or completion guarantee for the project.

Companies can apply for more than one module for the same film, unless it is possible to obtain the maximum of €50,000 under one module. The minimum allocation is €5,000 per project. A company can submit two applications per Call for Proposals.

Available budget is €3 million across the two deadlines. The Commission reserves the right not to allocate the entire budget.

Which companies can apply?

To be eligible a company must be independent and European.

In the case of co-productions, the applicant company must be the majority producer, and/or the one concluding the relevant contract(s) with the financial institution(s).

Which films and programmes are eligible?

The following categories of programmes are eligible, for theatrical release or television, one off or series:

Fiction with a minimum duration of 50 minutes
Animation with a minimum duration of 24 minutes
Creative documentary with a minimum duration of 25 minutes.

To be eligible a film or programme must be European.

Which deadline is right for my project?

6 January 2012 - for projects that have started between 1 July 2011 and 6 January 2012 i.e. the credit agreement with the bank or financial institution has been signed within that period and the first day of principal photography has not taken place before 1 July 2011.

6 June 2012 - for projects that have started between 1 December 2011 and 6 June 2012 i.e. the credit agreement with the bank of financial institution has been signed within that period and the first day of principal photography has not taken place before 1 December 2011.

Please read the Guidelines and key details documents before completing the application documents.

Guidelines (2011-2013)
Adobe Acrobat PDF file (421 KB)
Key details for Call for Proposals 24/2011
Adobe Acrobat PDF file (703 KB)
Application form
Word document (324 KB)
Financial forecast form (PC users)
Excel spreadsheet (242 KB)
Financial forecast form (Mac users)
Excel spreadsheet (190 KB)

What are the Award Criteria for this scheme?

All eligible applicants will be selected according to the following Award Criteria:

Projects previously supported by MEDIA Development - 25 points*

Projects with a credit agreement - 25 points

Projects from low audiovisual production capacity countries - 25 points

Projects from countries which entered the EU in 2004 or later - 15 points

Co-productions involving more than one country participating in the MEDIA Programme - 10 points

*Please note: the 25 points for the project supported by MEDIA Development are awarded if the company had a Development Single Project support, for companies based in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK; OR if the company had Slate Funding support for those based in all other countries participating in the MEDIA Programme.