GUIDE TO THE ITALIAN AUDIOVISUAL SYSTEM

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1 GUIDE TO THE ITALIAN AUDIOVISUAL SYSTEM National funds, tax incentives and regional funds for developments, production and promotion of films and audiovisual works.

2 MAGNIFICENT ITALY T F [email protected] Produced by: Supported by: Promoted by: Edited by: Federica D Urso - Research and Development Department ANICA Renata Ingrao - Fondazione Cinema per Roma Cover Design: Margherita Barrera Graphic Designers: Edizioni Ponte Sisto Editorial support: Paolo Di Reda - Communication Department ANICA Translators: Nicholas Hunt For regular updates on available funds please visit the site:

3 CONTENTS MAGNIFICENT ITALY 5 NATIONAL FUNDS FUNDS FOR FEATURE LENGTH FILMS OF CULTURAL RELEVANCE 8 FIRST AND SECOND FULL FEATURE FUND 9 SHORT FILM FUND 10 ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY DEVELOPMENT 11 FILM TAX CREDIT FOR PRODUCERS 12 FILM TAX CREDIT FOR EXECUTIVE PRODUCTION OF FOREIGN FILMS 13 FILM TAX CREDIT FOR OUTSIDE INVESTORS IN CINEMA PRODUCTION 14 FILM TAX CREDIT FOR DISTRIBUTORS 15 AUDIOVISUAL TAX CREDIT FOR INDEPENDENT TV AND WEB PRODUCERS ITALIAN WORKS AND CO-PRODUCTIONS 16 AUDIOVISUAL TAX CREDIT FOR INDEPENDENT TV AND WEB PRODUCERS - FOREIGN WORKS 18 ITALY-FRANCE FEATURE FILM CO-DEVELOPMENT FUND 19 ITALY-GERMANY FEATURE FILM CO-DEVELOPMENT FUND 20 ITALY-CANADA DOCUMENTARY CO-DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE 21

4 REGIONAL FUNDS ALTO ADIGE 24 APULIA 25 BASILICATA 27 EMILIA ROMAGNA 29 FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA LAZIO PIEDMONT SARDINIA 38 SICILY 39 TRENTINO 40 TUSCANY 41 VALLE D'AOSTA 42 INSTITUTIONAL PRESENTATIONS ANICA 44 APT 45 CREATIVE EUROPE 46 DOC.IT 47 FONDAZIONE CINEMA PER ROMA 48 ITALIAN FILM COMMISSIONS 49 ICE - ITALIAN TRADE AGENCY 50 ISTITUTO LUCE CINECITTÀ 51 MIA - MERCATO INTERNAZIONALE AUDIOVISIVO 52 MINISTRY OF CULTURAL HERITAGE AND ACTIVITIES AND TOURISM DIRECTORATE-GENERAL CINEMA 53

5 MAGNIFICENT ITALY T F [email protected] The purpose of MAGNIFICENT ITALY is to provide international professionals with a practical and handy guide to the opportunities available in Italy for the production and promotion of film and audiovisual works. Italy is a country with the richest and most varied culture and landscape. It offers a whole range of different locations in terms of natural environments or related to art and architecture, providing solutions and emotional backgrounds for all kinds of film or audiovisual products and for all sorts of promotional or business initiatives. At a central level but even in the more remote corners of the country there are public institutions that are fully engaged in supporting the film industry and especially the production companies that decide to produce their works in these areas: the kind of support they can offer ranges from providing indications and logistic support for filming or organising events in these areas. They can also provide contacts with high level professionals with expertise in all the different film and television professions, as well as providing financial backing. In particular, there are many different forms of economic support available in Italy for international productions that can cover a range of different aspects of production. These are essentially divided into two categories: - the funds issued by the central state, that are also subdivided into the two sub-categories of "direct funds", that are highly selective and granted as a returnable loan, or "tax credits", which are assigned automatically and entail tax rebates; - the funds made available by the Italian regions, that vary in terms of contribution size, type of financial product, beneficiary eligibility, selection criteria and how the funds are paid out. This publication describes all the main features of the funds that can be accessed from both the State and the Italian Regions, how they are managed and how they are paid out. The fact sheets published in the first part of this guide can also be found on Please visit this site for regular updates on the information included in this guide. This publication is the result of a collaboration between the main public and private 5

6 T F [email protected] film and audiovisual institutions in Italy: ANICA National Association of Film, Audiovisual and multimedia industries, APT Television Producer's Association, Doc/It Italian Documentary Maker Association, Fondazione Cinema per Roma, MIA International Audiovisual Market, Creative Europe, ICE- Italian Trade Agency, General Directorate for Film of the Ministry for Culture (MIBACT), Luce Cinecittà, Italian Film Commissions. The fact sheets that are included in the second part of MAGNIFICENT ITALY provide a profile description of the institutions that promote this initiative and of all the other public entities that provide services for film production and distribution in Italy. The aim of MAGNIFICENT ITALY is to give a comprehensive overview of the opportunities Italy can offer for the film and audiovisual sector by providing the necessary information and the contacts with the most suitable intermediaries for every different kind of requirement: it is meant to be the simplest, easiest and most effective tool to help start a collaboration with Italy! 6

7 NATIONAL FUNDS

8 MINISTRY OF CULTURAL HERITAGE AND ACTIVITIES AND TOURISM DIRECTORATE-GENERAL CINEMA T F [email protected] FUNDS FOR FEATURE LENGTH FILMS OF CULTURAL RELEVANCE legge_cinema.pdf The funds are earmarked for projects that are approved as being of cultural relevance pursuant to Italian Legislative Decree 28/2004 and the decree of 13 August 2013 "technical means for the support of film production and distribution". Nationality Italian film or co-production Application deadline Production Budget for current year 15,000,000 Procedure Selective Feature length films (fiction, documentaries, animation) Italian film production company European film production company Contribution Ceiling: 1,500,000 Maximum share of industrial cost: 35% Pre-requisites Compulsory statement on the start of principal photography Compulsory request for Italian nationality Compulsory enrolment in the Film Company Register Minimum fully paid up company capital: 40,000 Minimum net assets: 40,000 Minimum expenditure foreseen on the territory: 30% (see national requirements) Compulsory use of local labour: see national requirements Payment Method: based on progress reports Deadlines: 20% before the beginning of filming, 20% at start of shoot, 20% halfway through filming, 20% at the end of filming, 20% once the film has been cleared by the film board. Type of funding Reimbursable fund FILM AUDIOVISUAL 8

9 MINISTRY OF CULTURAL HERITAGE AND ACTIVITIES AND TOURISM DIRECTORATE-GENERAL CINEMA T F [email protected] FIRST AND SECOND FULL FEATURE FUND legge_cinema.pdf/ The funds are earmarked for projects that are approved as being of cultural relevance pursuant to Italian Legislative Decree 28/2004 and the decree of 13 August 2013 technical means for the support of film production and distribution. Nationality Italian film or co-production Application deadline Production Budget for current year 3,000,000 Procedure Selective Feature length film (fiction, documentary, animation) director s first or second full feature Italian production company European film production company FILM Type of funding Reimbursable fund Contribution Ceiling: 750,000 Maximum share of industrial cost: 80% Pre-requisites Compulsory statement on the start of principal photography Compulsory request for Italian nationality Compulsory enrolment in the Film Company Register Minimum fully paid up company capital: 40,000 Minimum net assets: 40,000 Minimum expenditure foreseen on the territory: 30% (see national requirements) Compulsory use of local labour: see national requirements Payment Method: based on progress reports Deadlines: 20% before the beginning of filming, 20% at start of filming, 20% halfway through filming, 20% at the end of filming, 20% once the film has been cleared by the film board. AUDIOVISUAL 9

10 MINISTRY OF CULTURAL HERITAGE AND ACTIVITIES AND TOURISM DIRECTORATE-GENERAL CINEMA T F [email protected] SHORT FILM FUND legge_cinema.pdf/ The funds are earmarked for projects that are approved as being of cultural relevance pursuant to Italian Legislative Decree 28/2004 and the decree of 13 August 2013 technical means for the support of film production and distribution. Nationality Italian film or co-production Application deadline Production Budget for current year 900,000 Procedure Selective Short length films (fiction, documentaries, animation) Contribution Ceiling: 40, Maximum share of industrial cost: 100% Pre-requisites Compulsory statement on the start of principal photography Compulsory request for Italian nationality Compulsory enrolment in the Film Company Register Minimum fully paid up company capital 10,000 Minimum net assets: 10,000 Payment Method: based on progress reports Deadlines: 20% before the beginning of filming, 20% at start of filming, 20% halfway through filming, 20% at the end of filming, 20% once the film has been cleared by the film board. Italian film production company European film production company FILM AUDIOVISUAL 10

11 MINISTRY OF CULTURAL HERITAGE AND ACTIVITIES AND TOURISM DIRECTORATE-GENERAL CINEMA T F [email protected] ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY DEVELOPMENT decreto_leg_vo_28_2004_legge_cinema.pdf Funds earmarked for the development of full feature film (fiction, documentaries and animation) Nationality Italian film or co-production Application deadline Development Budget for current year 350,000 Procedure Selective Feature length films (fiction, documentaries, animation) Italian film production company Contribution Ceiling: 35,000 Type of funding 20% free grant assigned to screenplay authors; 80% to the production company. The company must provide a statement of start of principle photography for the project in question within two years of receiving the funds. Within another two years, the company must deliver the authorisation for public release. Pre-requisites Compulsory enrolment in the Film Company Register Payment Method: 20% free grant assigned to screenplay authors and 80% to the production company. FILM AUDIOVISUAL 11

12 MINISTRY OF CULTURAL HERITAGE AND ACTIVITIES AND TOURISM DIRECTORATE-GENERAL CINEMA T F [email protected] FILM TAX CREDIT FOR PRODUCERS /tax-credit-produzione-e-distribuzione/ The tax credit consists in the possibility of paying off tax debts (Corporate tax, Income tax, Regional tax, VAT, social insurance and pension dues) with the credit accumulated thanks to investments in film. Nationality Italian film or co-production Production Budget for current year 115,000, (total budget for tax credit schemes) Procedure Automatic Feature length films (fiction, documentaries, animation) Short length films (fiction, documentaries, animation) Type of funding Tax credit Pre-requisites Compulsory statement on the start of principal photography Compulsory request for Italian nationality Compulsory enrolment in the Film Company Register Minimum fully paid up company capital: 40,000 Minimum net assets: 40,000 Minimum expenditure foreseen on the territory: 80% of tax credit Payment Method: compensation of tax debts Timing: starting from the month after the expenses are incurred Italian film production company Contribution Ceiling: 3,500, (Tax Credit allowed per company for each tax year) Tax credit rate: 15% FILM AUDIOVISUAL 12

13 MINISTRY OF CULTURAL HERITAGE AND ACTIVITIES AND TOURISM DIRECTORATE-GENERAL CINEMA T F [email protected] FILM TAX CREDIT FOR EXECUTIVE PRODUCTION OF FOREIGN FILMS tax-credit-produzione-e-distribuzione/ The tax credit consists in the possibility of paying off tax debts (Corporate tax, Income tax, Regional tax, VAT, social insurance and pension dues) with the credit accumulated thanks to investments in film. Tax Credit can be applied for by Italian executive production companies that produce films or part of films on commission from foreign production companies on Italian soil. Nationality Italian film or co-production Foreign film Production Budget for current year 115,000,000 (total budget for tax credit schemes) Procedure Automatic Feature length films (fiction, documentaries, animation) Italian executive film production company (line producer) Contribution Ceiling: 10,000,000 per company for each tax year Share of eligible production costs: <60% of total film budget Tax credit rate: 25% of the entire film s production costs Pre-requisites Minimum fully paid up company capital: 40,000 Minimum net assets: 40,000 Minimum expenditure in the area: at least 1 days filming on Italian soil Prevailing employment of Italian or European Union labour Payment Method: compensation of tax debts Timing: starting from the month after the expenses are incurred Type of funding Tax credit FILM AUDIOVISUAL 13

14 MINISTRY OF CULTURAL HERITAGE AND ACTIVITIES AND TOURISM DIRECTORATE-GENERAL CINEMA T F [email protected] FILM TAX CREDIT FOR OUTSIDE INVESTORS IN CINEMA PRODUCTION tax-credit-produzione-e-distribuzione/ The tax credit consists in the possibility of paying off tax debts (Corporate tax, Income tax, Regional tax, VAT, social insurance and pension dues) with the credit accumulated thanks to investments in film. The External Tax Credit can only be accessed by companies that are not part of the film production process that invest in the production of Italian films through profit sharing agreements. Nationality Italian film or co-production Production Budget for current year 115,000,000 (total budget for tax credit schemes) Procedure Automatic Feature length films (fiction, documentaries, animation) Companies not involved in the film production process Pre-requisites Compulsory statement on the start of principal photography Compulsory request for Italian nationality Compulsory enrolment in the Film Company Register Minimum expenditure foreseen on the territory: 80% of the amount provided by external investors Overall profits of external investors: <70% of the overall producer profits Amount contributed by foreign investors: <49% of production costs Payment Method: compensation of tax debts Deadlines: Timing: starting from the month after the expenses are incurred Type of funding Tax credit FILM AUDIOVISUAL 14

15 MINISTRY OF CULTURAL HERITAGE AND ACTIVITIES AND TOURISM DIRECTORATE-GENERAL CINEMA T F [email protected] FILM TAX CREDIT FOR DISTRIBUTORS tax-credit-produzione-e-distribuzione/ The tax credit consists in the possibility of paying off tax debts (Corporate tax, Income tax, Regional tax, VAT, social insurance and pension dues) with the credit accumulated thanks to investments in film. A tool reserved for distribution companies that distribute Italian films on Italian soil. Nationality Italian film or co-production Distribution Budget for current year 115,000,000 (total budget for tax credit schemes) Procedure Automatic Feature length films (fiction, documentaries, animation) Type of funding Tax credit Pre-requisites Compulsory statement on the start of principal photography Compulsory request for Italian nationality Compulsory enrolment in the Film Company Register Application presentation: 60 days prior to the film s cinema release Payment Method: compensation of tax debts Timing: starting from the month after the expenses are incurred Italian or European distribution company Contribution Ceiling: 2,000,000 (1,500,000 for Cultural Relevance films) for each tax year Tax credit rate: 10% (15% for Cultural Relevance films) of distribution expenses FILM AUDIOVISUAL 15

16 MINISTRY OF CULTURAL HERITAGE AND ACTIVITIES AND TOURISM DIRECTORATE-GENERAL CINEMA T F [email protected] AUDIOVISUAL TAX CREDIT FOR INDEPENDENT TV AND WEB PRODUCERS ITALIAN WORKS AND CO-PRODUCTIONS 15% of the tax credit calculated on the eligible expenses incurred by independent producers of works of Italian nationality mainly conceived for television and web broadcasting. The tax credit consists in the possibility of paying off tax debts (Corporate tax, Income tax, Regional tax, VAT, social insurance and pension dues) with the credit accumulated thanks to investments in audiovisual productions. Italian Ministerial Decree of 5 February 2015 published in the Official Gazette of 25 March 2015 Chap. I - II - IV. Nationality Italian film or co-production Production Budget for current year 115,000,000 (total budget for tax credit schemes) Procedure Automatic Italian production company Contribution Ceiling: 3.5 million for tax year for each production company Tax credit rate: 15% Type of funding Tax credit TV drama Documentary Animation Web product FILM AUDIOVISUAL 16

17 Pre-requisites Compulsory statement on the start of principal photography Compulsory request for Italian nationality Compulsory enrolment in the Film Company Register Minimum fully paid up company capital: 40,000 (TV), 10,000 (Web) Minimum net assets: 40,000 (TV), 10,000 (Web) Minimum expenditure foreseen on the territory: <50% of eligible costs Compulsory use of local labour: compliance with Tab. C attached to the Italian Ministerial Decree of 5 February 2015 Notes The tax credit is granted to independent producers who own the exploitation rights for works that must comply with the time limit indicated in article 7of the Italian Ministerial Decree of 5 February 2015 published in the Official Gazette of 15 March The procedures to obtain provisional Italian nationality must be undertaken at least 1 day prior to the start of filming The work that must comply with the time limit must pass the cultural eligibility test Payment Method: compensation of tax debts Deadlines: After the advance authorisation received from the General Directorate for Film, the credit can be used from the month after the expenses were actually incurred 17

18 MINISTRY OF CULTURAL HERITAGE AND ACTIVITIES AND TOURISM DIRECTORATE-GENERAL CINEMA T F [email protected] AUDIOVISUAL TAX CREDIT FOR INDEPENDENT TV AND WEB PRODUCERS - FOREIGN WORKS A 25% tax credit is granted to Italian executive production companies that produce films or part of films on commission from foreign production companies on Italian soil. The tax credit consists in the possibility of paying off tax debts (Corporate tax, Income tax, Regional tax, VAT, social insurance and pension dues) with the credit accumulated thanks to investments in audiovisual productions. Italian Ministerial Decree of 5 February 2015 published in the Official Gazette of 25 March 2015 Chap. I - III - IV. Nationality Foreign film Production Budget for current year 115,000,000 (total budget for tax credit schemes) Procedure Automatic TV drama Documentary Animation Web product Italian executive film production company (line producer) Contribution Ceiling: 10,000,000 per executive production company for each tax year Share of eligible production costs: <60% of total work budget Tax credit rate: 25% Type of funding Tax credit Pre-requisites Compulsory enrolment in the Film Company Register Minimum expenditure in the area: at least 1 days filming on Italian soil Prevailing employment of Italian or European Union labour Payment Method: Compensation of tax debts Deadlines: Once advance authorisation has been received from the General Directorate for Film, the credit can be used from the month after the expenses were actually incurred FILM AUDIOVISUAL 18

19 MINISTRY OF CULTURAL HERITAGE AND ACTIVITIES AND TOURISM DIRECTORATE-GENERAL CINEMA T F [email protected] ITALY-FRANCE FEATURE FILM CO-DEVELOPMENT FUND notainformativaaccordoitalofranceseii2015.pdf Fund for the development of projects co-produced by Italian and French producers mainly designed for movie house release. Deadlines for next applications still to be announced. Nationality Italian film or co-production Application deadline Development and pre-production Budget for current year 500,000 Procedure Selective Feature length films (fiction, documentaries, animation) Italian film production company European film production company Contribution Ceiling: 50,000 Maximum share of industrial cost: <70% (of estimated development costs) Type of funding Free grant Pre-requisites Compulsory enrolment in the Film Company Register Payment Method: two instalments Deadlines: 50% of the contribution at the time of contract completion; 50% on delivery of the final version of the screenplay, the coproduction contract and the expense accounts. FILM AUDIOVISUAL 19

20 MINISTRY OF CULTURAL HERITAGE AND ACTIVITIES AND TOURISM DIRECTORATE-GENERAL CINEMA T F [email protected] ITALY-GERMANY FEATURE FILM CO-DEVELOPMENT FUND Fund for the development of projects co-produced by Italian and German producers mainly designed for movie house release. Application deadline TBD Nationality Italian film or co-production Development and pre-production Budget for current year 100,000 Procedure Selective Feature length films (fiction, documentaries, animation) Italian film production company European film production company Contribution Minimum: 10,000 Ceiling: 30,000 Maximum share of industrial cost: 80% Type of funding Free grant Pre-requisites Compulsory enrolment in the Film Company Register Payment Method: two instalments Deadlines: The first 60% following the signing of the convention for the agreed support between the beneficiary production company and the issuing body; the remaining 40% on presentation of a detailed report on how the contribution was employed, the last version of the screenplay and a detailed account of development costs. FILM AUDIOVISUAL 20

21 MINISTRY OF CULTURAL HERITAGE AND ACTIVITIES AND TOURISM DIRECTORATE-GENERAL CINEMA T F [email protected] ITALY-CANADA DOCUMENTARY CO-DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE canadaitaliaincentivocosviluppolinee-guida.pdf Fund for the development of documentary projects co-produced by Italian and Canadian producers. Nationality Italian film or co-production Application deadline Development Budget for current year 150,000 Procedure Selective Documentary Italian film production company Extra-EU production company Contribution Ceiling: 40,000 Maximum share of industrial cost: The contribution of the Canada Media Fund must not exceed 75% of the Canadian development budget and the contribution of the Directorate General for Film must not exceed 80% of the Italian development fund. Pre-requisites Compulsory request for Italian nationality Compulsory enrolment in the Film Company Register Payment Method: The contribution will be paid out in two instalments Timing: the first 70% on signing of the funding contract; the remaining 30% on presentation and approval of the final version of the treatment and the final expense accounts. If the eligible costs actually incurred by the company during the development phase are lower than those estimated, the CMF and the DGC will review the amount of the funding based on the actual costs incurred and the beneficiary, in this case, will be required to return any additional sums already received. Notes The Canadian side of the project must include a development fee covering 25% of the Canadian development budget guaranteed by an eligible Canadian television broadcaster. The fund is earmarked for non-serial documentaries lasting at least 31 minutes. FILM AUDIOVISUAL 21

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23 REGIONAL FUNDS

24 ALTO ADIGE BLS FILM FUND & COMMISSION T F [email protected] BLS FILM FUND finanziamenti-offerti-dalla-bls The Autonomous Province of Bolzano allocates annual funds totalling Euro 5 Million to cover production and pre-production costs for film and television productions Applications for the funding can be made to BLS regardless of the nationality of the production company presenting the application. Funding is foreseen for feature length fiction and documentary films for cinema release or television broadcasting and for television series. Nationality Italian film or co-production Foreign film Application deadline TBD Development, Production Budget for current year 5,000,000 Procedure Selective Feature length films (fiction, documentaries, animation) Screenplay TV drama Documentary Italian production company European film production company Extra-EU production company Contribution Ceiling: 1,500,000 for production and for pre-production Type of funding Free grant Maximum share of industrial cost: 50% Pre-requisites Compulsory statement on the start of principal photography Compulsory enrolment in the Film Company Register Minimum expenditure foreseen on the territory: 150% of funding received Payment Method: from application to payment in six steps: Compulsory consultancy interview and online application presentation. Project assessment by BLS and a team of expert consultants. Once the budget is closed and the final project documentation has been reviewed by a chartered accountant firm appointed by BLS: a unilateral statement of commitment (funding contract) is issued which details the conditions for fund disbursement. The funding instalments are paid out by BLS based on project progress reports. Once the project has been positively assessed, the final instalment of the grant can be paid out. Project closure: verification of costs and expense accounts (with particular care taken over insuring that the territorial effect has been complied with) carried out by a chartered accountant firm appointed by BLS. FILM AUDIOVISUAL 24

25 APULIA BLS APULIA Film Fund FILM & COMMISSION Commission T +39 T F F @apuliafilmcommission.it [email protected] APULIA FILM FUND In collaboration with the Apulia Film Commission, the funds are issued to audiovisual production companies that film in the Puglia Region: full feature films, TV films, TV series, Web series, documentaries and short films. The cash rebate percentages differ for each type of expense and each type of audiovisual work: - 50% of expenses incurred for professional personnel regularly enrolled in the Apulia Film Commission Foundation Production Guide database (which may be viewed on the website for feature films, TV films, TV series, Web series, documentaries and short films; - 25% of expenses incurred for suppliers with operating headquarters in Puglia for full feature films, TV films, TV series and Web series; - 40% of expenses incurred for suppliers with operating headquarters in Puglia for documentaries; - 70% of expenses incurred for suppliers with operating headquarters in Puglia for short films; Nationality Italian film or co-production Foreign film Application deadline TBD Production Budget for current year 1,400, Feature length films (fiction, documentaries, animation) Short films (fiction, documentaries, animation) TV drama Documentary Web product Italian production company Italian executive film production company Procedure Selective FILM AUDIOVISUAL 25

26 Contribution Ceiling: 200,000 euro (two hundred thousand,00) for full feature films, TV films and Web series; 30, euro (thirty thousand euro) for documentaries; 10, euro (ten thousand,00) for short films. Maximum share of industrial cost: The percentage of funding provided in favour of audiovisual works cannot exceed 47% of eligible costs. Type of funding Free grant Payment Method: in a single instalment, at the end of the post-production stage in two instalments which shall include: payment of an advance of 35% of the sum awarded on presentation of a surety; payment of the remaining share of the sum awarded, as balance of the sum in question, at the end of post-production. Deadlines: The payment will be made once the final expense accounts have been presented, drafted according to the agreed format. Pre-requisites Minimum number of working days on the territory: 6 working days for full feature films, TV films, TV series and Web series; 6 working days for documentaries. The applicant company, at the time of making the subsidy request must have a minimum financial coverage of the work s budget: - 60% of the budget for full feature films, TV films, TV series and Web series; - 40% of the budget for documentaries; - 20% of the budget for short films. The applicant company must have signed a contract with a distributor and/or broadcaster for full feature films, TV films, TV series and Web series. 26

27 BASILICATA LUCANA FILM COMMISSION T [email protected] PUBLIC NOTICE FOR SUPPORT TO SMEs OPERATING IN THE FILM PRODUCTION SECTOR The call, with an overall financial budget amounting to 200,000.00, is the continuation of the previous #bandoallacrisi measure, that has already meant that a number of film and audiovisual works have been produced in the Basilicata region using local technicians and have leant a strong impulse to the notion that Basilicata is a land suited for film. Nationality Italian film or co-production Foreign film Application deadline TBD Production Budget for current year 200, Procedure Selective Feature film Short film Documentary Animation Web product Italian production company European film production company Italian executive film production company Italian or European cultural association Contribution Minimum: 120,000 for feature films 30,000 for short films 30,000 for documentaries for ficional and animation Web TV series Ceiling: 120,000 for feature films 30,000 for short films 30,000 for documentaries for fictional and animation Web TV series Maximum percentage of industrial cost Feature films: 40% of the production budget up to a maximum of 120, Short films: 60% of the production budget up to a maximum of 30, Documentaries: 60% of the production budget up to a maximum of 30, Web series: 60% of the production budget up to a maximum of 20, Type of funding Support, according to the de minimis scheme, is granted in the form of a principal cash subsidy. FILM AUDIOVISUAL 27

28 Pre-requisites Compulsory statement on the start of principal photography Minimum expenditure foreseen on the territory: 100% of the contribution Minimum amount to be spent in the region: the entire sum allocated Compulsory use of local workforce: premiums are envisaged for the use of local human resources Payment Method: The contribution will be paid out in 3 instalments (PR - progress report) on delivery of expense accounting: payment of the first PR amounting to 30% of the contribution granted following presentation of appropriate documentation providing proof of payment of 30% of the contribution granted payment of the second PR amounting to 50% of the contribution granted following presentation of appropriate documentation providing proof of payment of 80% of the contribution granted payment of the remaining share of the contribution granted, third and last PR, as balance of the contribution in question, at the end of the post-production stage and after presentation of appropriate final accounting documentation 28

29 EMILIA ROMAGNA EMILIA ROMAGNA FILM COMMISSION T mail [email protected] AUDIOVISUAL FUND sostegno-alla-produzione-cinematografica-e-audiovisiva Thanks to the new Audiovisual Fund, set up in 2015, the Emilia Romagna Region supports the production of film and audiovisual works, of which at least 30% is produced on regional soil, that are capable of contributing to the development of the film production sector and provide professional opportunities for its various players Nationality Italian film or co-production Foreign film Application deadline TBD Production Budget for current year 760,000 Procedure Selective Feature length films (fiction, documentaries, animation) TV drama Documentary Web serie Italian production company European film production company Extra-EU production company Contribution Ceiling: 25% for full feature films, up to a maximum of 150,000 ; 20% for films and TV series, up to a maximum of 150,000 ; 30% for documentaries/docu-fictions, up to a maximum of 70,000 ; 35% for web series, up to a maximum of 25,000 ; Type of funding Free grant Pre-requisites Compulsory statement on the start of principal photography Compulsory enrolment in the Film Company Register Minimum expenditure foreseen on the territory: 30% of total work budget Payment Procedure: in two stages: 30% at the beginning of project production 70% on project completion FILM AUDIOVISUAL 29

30 FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA FVG AUDIOVISUAL FUND FOUNDATION T F [email protected] FVG AUDIOVISUAL FUND The Fund s main objective is to provide backing for local companies that operate in the audiovisual production sector, as well as providing training opportunities for the professional resources involved. By offering up a number of Tender offers during the course of the year, the Regional Administration, through the Fund, grants funds to independent production companies located in Friuli Venezia Giulia up to a maximum of 50% of eligible expenses for training, project development and the distribution of audiovisual products to be placed on the regional, national and international markets. Nationality Italian film or co-production Foreign film Application deadline TBD Development, Production, Distribution, Training Budget for current year 800,000 Procedure Selective Feature length films (fiction, documentaries, animation) Short length films (fiction, documentaries, animation) TV drama Documentary Animation Italian production company European film production company Extra-EU production company Contribution Minimum: 2,000 Ceiling: 100,000 Maximum share of industrial cost: 50% FILM AUDIOVISUAL 30

31 Type of funding Free grant Pre-requisites The independent production companies (limited liability companies, partnerships or individual companies) with legal or operating premises in FVG may apply for funding for the development and production (with guaranteed distribution) of individual projects. At the time of presenting the application paperwork, the applicant company must hold at least 50% of the property rights on the work, either directly or through an option contract. For applications made to the Distribution sector (production funding, with a guaranteed distribution), the application may be presented - for a minority of applications - even by companies with legal headquarters in Friuli Venezia Giulia or by companies with operating but not legal headquarters in Friuli Venezia Giulia, provided a qualified participation of professional resources / facilities located in the region is guaranteed. Application for Training funds may be made by: for scholarships (up to 90% of costs) by professionals resident in the FVG region; for a free grant (up to 50% of costs) by companies with headquarters in the FVG Region. In the latter instance, the training candidate must be an employee or a collaborator under contract, who need not necessarily be resident in the region. Payment Method: Up to 60% once the Association receives the counter-signed communication, with the balance paid out on receipt and acceptance by the Association of the accounts and the final activity report. 31

32 FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA FILM COMMISSION T F [email protected] Nationality Italian film or co-production Foreign film Application deadline Production Budget for current year 800,000 Procedure Selective Feature length films (fiction, documentaries, animation) Short length films (fiction, documentaries, animation) TV drama Documentary Animation Web product Italian production company European film production company Extra-EU production company Italian executive film production company Contribution Minimum: 10,000 Ceiling: 200,000 Maximum share of industrial cost: 50% Type of funding Free grant Pre-requisites Compulsory statement on the start of principal photography Minimum expenditure foreseen on the territory: 150% Compulsory use of local labour: 30% Minimum number of working days in the area: varies depending on the funds requested Payment Timeframe: 50% on presentation of expense account, 50% on film release FILM AUDIOVISUAL 32

33 LAZIO ROMA LAZIO FILM COMMISSION T /320 - F [email protected] REGION FUND FOR FILM AND AUDIOVISUAL PRODUCTION - LAZIO cinematografiche_e_audiovisive_italiane_europee_e_straniere-331/ Nationality Italian film or co-production Foreign film Application deadline TBD Production Budget for current year 15,000, Procedure Automatic Feature film (fiction, documentaries, animation) Short films (fiction, documentaries, animation) TV drama Documentary Animation Web product Italian production company European film production company Extra-EU production company Contribution Ceiling: 750, Type of funding Free grant Pre-requisites The funding is granted for film and audiovisual works that: have been approved as a cultural product ; are entirely or partially produced on Lazio Region soil FILM AUDIOVISUAL 33

34 LAZIO LAZIO INNOVA S.P.A. T F [email protected] Attracting film productions POR FESR measure (The Lazio Region portal for European funds) Nationality Italian film or co-production Application deadline Until all funds are depleted Development, production and connected distribution Budget for current year 10,000,000 Procedure Semi automatic (Italian nationality and POR evaluation criteria) Film, audiovisual, animation and documentary co-productions SME producers in Lazio (with operating headquarters in Lazio) FILM Contribution 15% (20% for co-productions funded by at least one other EU member stage) of eligible expenses received from Tax credit but on a regional basis, up to a maximum of 500,000 euro. An additional 20% (25%) once again on eligible expenses, with a maximum of 500,000 Euro for the enhancement of tourist destinations in the Lazio Region and other rewarding requirements. Overall ceiling 35% (45%) up to a maximum of 1,000,000 euro Type of funding Free grant Pre-requisites Film Coproductions pursuant to Art. 6 of Italian Legisl. Decr. no. 28 of 22 January and other audivisual product with a foreign co-producer, to which Italian nationality is granted. Payment Based on progress reports in minimum instalments of 20% and a minimum final balance payment of 30% following presentation of eligible expense accounting. One can apply for an advance of up to a maximum of 40% on presentation of a bank guarantee. AUDIOVISUAL 34

35 PIEDMONT TORINO PIEMONTE FILM COMMISSION T F [email protected] TV DRAMA AND FULL FEATURE FILM INCENTIVES - PIEDMONT REGION Nationality Italian film or co-production Foreign film Production Budget for current year 1,000,000 Procedure Selective Feature length films (fiction, documentaries, animation) TV drama Italian production company European film production company Extra-EU production company Italian executive film production company Type of funding Free grant Pre-requisites The economic contribution backing a full feature film for movie house release or a TV drama is calculated based on the territorial trickle down effect bearing in mind the number of weeks of filming, the number of technicians involved and the overall expenses incurred by the production company in the region. Payment Method: The contribution is paid out in two instalments: 50% to cover the production expenses incurred during filming in Piedmont 50% directly to the production company at the time of film release in the movie houses or television broadcasting of the TV drama. Contribution Minimum: 10, Ceiling: 150, Maximum share of industrial cost: 10% Tax credit rate: internal tax credit rate 15%, external tax credit rate 40% FILM AUDIOVISUAL 35

36 PIEDMONT TORINO PIEMONTE FILM COMMISSION T F [email protected] PIEDMONT DOC FILM FUND The Piedmont Doc Film Fund (PDFF) has been set up to support the cultural value and the industrial capacity of documentary film projects, with the aim of contributing to the professional growth and international reputation of the sector in Turin and the Piedmont region, and to support co-productions between subjects operating in the area and external national and international companies Nationality Italian film or co-production Foreign film Application deadline TBD Development, Production Budget for current year 350, Procedure Selective Documentary Italian production company European film production company Extra-EU production company Contribution Minimum: 5, Ceiling: 60, Maximum share of industrial cost: 50% Tax credit rate: internal tax credit rate 15%, external tax credit rate 40% Type of funding Free grant Pre-requisites Fund applications may be submitted by subjects that have been legally set up at least one year prior to the deadline for application presentation. Applicants must own at least 50% of the rights over the project presented, either directly or by means of an option contract. It is possible to own a lower percentage (at least 30%) for international co-productions. Payment Method: The assigned contribution is paid out by the Torino Piemonte Film Commission in two instalments: an advance of 70% on presentation of the start of filming statement sent to the Torino Piemonte Film Commission; balance of 30% on work completion, following presentation of all accounts and of the final material foreseen by each specific phase (see below). Deadlines: The payment times are dependant on fund availability. FILM AUDIOVISUAL 36

37 PIEDMONT TORINO PIEMONTE FILM COMMISSION T F [email protected] PIEDMONT SHORT FILM FUND Nationality Italian film or co-production Application deadline TBD Production Budget for current year 30,000 Procedure Selective Short film (First Work, Second Work) Italian production company European film production company Extra-EU production company Contribution Minimum: 5,000 Ceiling: 5,000 Maximum share of industrial cost: 50% Tax credit rate: internal tax credit rate 15%, external tax credit rate 40% Type of funding Free grant Payment Method: an advance of 70% on presentation of the start of filming statement sent to the Torino Piemonte Film Commission (see following Contact page) balance of 30% on presentation of the documentation and material foreseen under point 11 Accounting method, and verification by the Commission. FILM AUDIOVISUAL 37

38 SARDINIA SARDEGNA FILM COMMISSION T F [email protected] SARDINIA REGIONAL FUND The Fund supports the development, production, distribution and promotion of films endowed with regional interest. Additional funds are provided for hospitality and there is also a City of Cagliari production fund. The Sardinia Region is also engaged in Green Set initiatives included in the HEROES project Application deadline TBD Development, Production (Filming Cagliari, hospitality, film fund), distribution Italian film production company Foreign film production company Contribution Ceiling: contact for details Budget for current year 2,000,000 Type of funding Free grant Procedure Selective Feature film Short film TV drama Documentary Animation FILM AUDIOVISUAL 38

39 SICILY SICILIA FILM COMMISSION T F [email protected] [email protected] REGIONAL FUND FOR FILM AND AUDIOVISUAL PRODUCTION - SICILY Regionale/PIR_TurismoSportSpettacolo/PIR_Turismo/PIR_FilmcommissionSicilia The Regional Department for Tourism, Sport, and Show Business, throgh the Special Office for Film and Audiovisual production / Siciliy FIlm Commission, deploys a Film and Audiovisual Fund to support film and television productions to be produced in Sicily, which comprises both regional fund allocations, as well as Development of Southern Italian Film industry - Contemporary Senses for Film Program APQ (Framework Agreement) funds set up by the Development and Economic Cohesion Deparment, the General Directorate for Film at MIBACT and the Region of Sicily. Nationality Italian film or co-production Application deadline TBD Production Procedure Selective Feature film Short film TV drama Documentary Animation Web product Type of funding Free grant Pre-requisites Compulsory statement on the start of principal photography Compulsory request for Italian nationality Compulsory enrolment in the Film Company Register Payment Method: According to the procedures foreseen by the call and specified in the accounting manual. Deadlines: According to the indications provided by the call and specified in the accounting manual. Italian production company European film production company Extra-EU production company Italian executive film production company Italian or European cultural association FILM AUDIOVISUAL 39

40 TRENTINO TRENTINO FILM COMMISSION T F [email protected] TRENTINO FILM FUND The fund has been set up to support the production and distribution of film, television and documentary works filmed in Trentino, as a way of fostering the development of the local economy and/or promoting the environmental, cultural and historical heritage of the Trentino region. The fund also supports professional training and the participation in national and international trade fairs and festivals by local companies engaged in audiovisual production. Funding ceilings: 200,000 for feature films and TV series, 40,000 for documentary projects and 10,000 for training. There are three deadlines each year for the presentation of contribution applications. Nationality Italian film or co-production Foreign film Application deadline Production, Training Budget for current year 1,200, Procedure Selective Feature film Short film TV drama Documentary Animation Italian production company European film production company Extra-EU production company Italian executive film production company Contribution Ceiling: 200, Maximum share of industrial cost: 50% Type of funding Free grant Pre-requisites Compulsory statement on the start of principal photography Minimum expenditure foreseen on the territory: Film and TV series productions: 150% of the contribution. Documentary 120% of the contribution. Compulsory use of local labour: Film and TV series productions: 20% of the film crew. Documentary 2 technical crew members. Payment Method: 30% as advance on approval of the contribution application; the payment of the contribution is dependant on the presentation of a surety for the same amount; 50% once the expenses incurred in the regional territory have been detailed; remaining 20% once general accounts have been produced. FILM AUDIOVISUAL 40

41 TUSCANY TOSCANA FILM COMMISSION T F [email protected] TOSCANA FILM COMMISSION INCOMING FUND The Incoming Fund is a financial instrument managed by the TFC designed to reduce the costs incurred for the use of services enjoyed within the Tuscan region (accommodation, local technician fees, catering, material rentals for the various departments, post production costs). It is easily accessed by anyone intending to present an audiovisual project (full feature film, TV drama, short, documentary). The fund is even open to cultural associations and individual companies. Nationality Italian film or co-production Foreign film Production Feature length films (fiction, documentaries, animation) Short films (fiction, documentaries, animation) TV drama Documentary Animation Italian production company European film production company Extra-EU production company Italian executive film production company Italian or European cultural association Director resident in the region Director resident in Italy or in Europe Director resident in an extra-eu country Contribution Ceiling: 40,000 Type of funding Free grant FILM Pre-requisites Eligible subjects: Italian and foreign film production companies, associations whose main purpose is the creation of audiovisual works, individual companies whose main purpose is the creation of audiovisual works, Payment Method: 50% of the approved sum will be paid out half way through filming operations in Tuscany. The remaining 50% will be paid out 30 days end of month after the completion of filming in Tuscany, after the beneficiary has complied with all inherent obligations. Deadlines: The application must be presented before the start of filming in Tuscany. The assessment will be made within 30 days of application presentation. If the assessment is positive filming in Tuscany must begin within 60 days of the date of receipt of the positive assessment and only one extension will be granted, for an overall period of 6 months, on penalty of forfeiture of the contribution. The projects awarded the Incoming Fund must be completed and delivered on a DVD to the TFC within 12 months of the allocation of the resources, on penalty of forfeiture of the contribution and return of all sums received. AUDIOVISUAL 41

42 VALLE D'AOSTA VALLE D'AOSTA FILM COMMISSION T [email protected] VALLE D AOSTA FILM FUND PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT FUND REGOLAMENTOFILMFUND.pdf The purpose of the fund is to promote and enhance the cultural heritage and natural landscapes of the Valle d Aosta region by supporting the production of films, audiovisual and multimedia projects. It is also meant to stimulate and support local employment and improve the qualifications of professional resources. The Fund for the development of audiovisual production has been running since The film fund provides funding for four different types of project and is the instrument through which the Film Commission supports film and audiovisual productions. Nationality Italian film or co-production Foreign film Application deadline TBD Production Budget for current year 60,000 Procedure Selective Full feature film (fiction, documentary, animation) second and third works TV drama Italian production company European film production company Extra-EU production company Italian executive film production company FILM Contribution Ceiling: for the current year a contribution of up to 600, euro can be obtained in return for local expenditure by the applicant amounting, in all instances, to at least 150% of the funds requested. Maximum share of industrial cost: 50% Type of funding Free grant Pre-requisites Compulsory statement on the start of principal photography Payment Method: Along with the communication of the positive assessment made by the Vallée d Aoste Film Commission, the Foundation sends the beneficiaries a deed of commitment, to be duly signed, with the indication of the sum awarded, the payment and accounting conditions and any other necessary instructions. AUDIOVISUAL 42

43 INSTITUTIONAL PRESENTATIONS

44 ANICA Founded in 1944, ANICA is the association that represents the Italian film, audiovisual and multimedia industries in dealings with political and union institutions while establishing relations with all the key players in the promotion of films and communication products in Italy and abroad. Within Italy s Federation Confindustria Cultura Italia, ANICA is a member of Confindustria (the Italian Industry Confederation), actively representing the film industry. The association is divided into three sections: producers, distributors and technical enterprises (printing and development, film studios and sound-sets, equipment rental, editing, audio and video post-production, dubbing and transport). As Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences representative in Italy, ANICA selects Italy s Oscar candidate for best foreign film. The association is also a founding partner of the David di Donatello Award. ANICA belongs to the Association for the International Collective Management of Audiovisual Works (AGICOA). Anica is a permanent member of FAPAV, the Italian Audiovisual and Multimedia Protection Federation. ANICA has enhanced offices, offering services to meet the needs of members that deal with the changing economic and technological environment: tax benefits for those who invest in the production and distribution of Italian Cinema, access to credit, relations with regional and local institutions, studies and quantitative analysis and context information related to specific instruments for the audiovisual sector. In terms of international promotion Anica, in collaboration with the competent public institutions, is developing an activity of consolidation in mature markets and opening new opportunities for the internationalization of the audiovisual companies and of the Italian audiovisual product. ANICA Viale Regina Margherita, ROMA [email protected] 44

45 APT APT was established in 1994 and is the Italian association representing and promoting the interests of independent drama, entertainment, documentary and animation media companies. 55 independent production companies are members of APT: their productions accounts for over 80% of the overall turnover of this sector. This vast participation of Italian independent producers in APT qualifies this Association as the main representative of this category, thus entitling it to act in the name and on behalf of its members in the negotiation and stipulation of economic, associative and union agreements, organizing and ensuring the proper operation of all shared services concerning fiscal, legal, technical assistance and advice matters, for public relations and relations with the press. Due to the importance of international markets and exchanges, the APT has been organising the Italian Pavillion at the Cannes MIP-TV and MIP-COM events since It has worked with the Italian Foreign Trade Institute (ICE) on the coordination of Italian participation in the Natpe (USA), the MIP-ASIA (Hong Kong and Singapore) and the Shanghai TV Festival (Shanghai), DISCOP WEST ASIA (Istanbul), and has co-organised several International Meetings on coproduction. APT is also the creator of the RomaFictionFest, a festival entirely devoted to TV products, now in its 9th edition. Furthermore, in 2014 APT launched the 1st edition of the International Doc&Factual Agorà dedicated to the factual programs. Together with the Association of Film Producers and Distributors (ANICA), APT founded MIA, a project on internationalization that, first of all, is going to organize the MIA Market of Rome (October 16th-20th). APT - Via Giunio Bazzoni, Roma - [email protected] 45

46 CREATIVE EUROPE Creative Europe Desk Italy is the information and promotion office for the new EU Programme CREATIVE EUROPE ( ). Launched in January 2014, Creative Europe with a budget of 1.46 billion euros, brings together a Culture sub-programme, which provides funding for the cultural and creative sectors, and a MEDIA sub-programme, which invests in film, television, new media and games. The MEDIA sub-programme of Creative Europe supports the EU film and audiovisual industries financially in the development, distribution and promotion of their work. It helps to launch projects with a European dimension and nurtures new technologies; it enables European films and audiovisual works including feature films, television drama, documentaries and new media to find markets beyond national and European borders; it funds training and film development schemes. The coordinating body of the Creative Europe Desk Italy (CED) is the General Secretary of MIBACT and the host organisation for the three MEDIA offices based in Rome, Turin and Bari is Istituto Luce Cinecittà srl. The CED offers companies and professionals working in the national audiovisual sector a complete information and consultancy service concerning initiatives and support schemes provided by the MEDIA sub-programme. On the website you can find information on all active funding schemes and how to apply, a calendar of MEDIA-supported training courses and promotion/networking events, opportunities to attend the most important European cinema and audiovisual markets and festivals, the latest MEDIA news and lots more. CED also organise workshops, seminars and industry events. 46

47 MAGNIFICENT DOC/IT ITALY Doc/it - Italian Documentary Maker Association, first established in 1999, is the association that best represents the interests of Italian documentary producers and directors. Doc/it has 140 members including production companies, authors and sector cultural operators. The Doc/it mission: the promotion of all forms of documentary production, supporting its development and production and a wider distribution. The Doc/it activities: It organises delegations of documentary production companies and authors in Italy and abroad for participation in international markets and festivals; For 11 years now it has been producing the Italian Doc Screenings, the first and most important international trade fair dedicated to Italian documentaries. Since 2015 the event takes place within MIA (International Audiovisual Market - first edition in Rome); Sets up contacts and promotes networking among producers, authors and television broadcasters world wide aimed at the co-production of documentary audiovisual works including creative documentaries, gender documentaries, factual and docu-reality productions. It manages a sector company database; It has conceived and manages Italiandoc ( the largest and most updated Italian documentary online platform that includes 2,500 works available for viewing; It produces Il Mese del Documentario, Doc/it Professional Award and Doc.International events which enables the winning documentaries to be distributed in 22 cities throughout Italy and Europe; It represents the concerns of the Italian documentary world in dealings with national and transnational institutions; Doc/it is a partner of the main national documentary archives; It manages the IDS Academy, a documentary training program; it collaborates with the most important qualified training institutions, Universities, institutions specialising in documentary works in Italy and abroad. Doc/it produces a newsletter that is sent to over 4,000 contacts and outlines the main sector news: funding opportunities, festivals, presentations, workshops, showings

48 FONDAZIONE MAGNIFICENT CINEMA ITALYPER ROMA The Fondazione Cinema per Roma renews its commitment to promoting film at the local, national and international level, with the aim of strengthening the synergy between Rome and the seventh art from both an artistic and cultural point of view as well as enhancing the industry s strategic role in driving the economy. It is important to stress that investing in the partnering of Rome and cinema is one and the same as investing in the country s economic growth, given the city s central, strategic importance to the film industry in Italy and beyond. Seen from this perspective, the Rome Film Fest, produced by the Fondazione Cinema per Roma, served as further proof of the city s role as a film capital and represented a step forward in turning the fest into a worldclass event. The success of the Rome Film Fest is the result of a joint effort involving many actors: the local government institutions Roma Capitale, Lazio Region, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Chamber of Commerce, Istituto Luce Cinecittà and Fondazione Musica per Roma and the private partners, BNL Bnp Paribas first among them, whose economic support keeps the event vital and help it to grow. They are bolstered by a host of other institutional partners, from the Ministry of Culture to the Fondazione MAXXI and the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia along with the entire range of industry players, all of whom share our commitment to promoting quality cinema, bringing it to audiences, and supporting it in all its aspects, as an art and as an industry. The Film Fest is certainly the most complex production organised by the Fondazione Cinema per Roma. However it is accompanied by an ever-lengthening list of year-long initiatives (CityFest) and other activities designed to promote film culture and publicise it at all levels: by championing an audiovisual/film district in Lazio, encouraging youth employment in the industry, enhancing the city s profile as a key player in the film field, and helping audiences become informed and knowledgeable consumers of the best of world cinema. The Fondazione Cinema per Roma is the implementing body of MIA, The New Matchmaking Booster for the Audiovisual Industry, that will be held in Rome, during Film Fest. 48

49 ICE ITALIAN TRADE AGENCY The Italian Trade Agency (ICE) is the public body entrusted with promoting trade, business opportunities and industrial cooperation between Italian and foreign companies, enhancing economic and commercial relationships abroad, marketing Italian goods and services internationally. It further promotes the Made in Italy image around the world, and Italy itself as a destination for foreign investments. With headquarters in Rome, I.C.E. guarantees global support to Italian companies through its network of 79 branch offices worldwide. The audiovisual office of the Italian Trade Agency (ICE) is engaged in: promoting the internationalization of the Italian audiovisual industry and is committed to growing the value of Italian film exports, supporting the presence of Italian films and TV products at festivals and markets such as Cannes International Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, MipTv and Mipcom among others; supporting the Italian Film Commissions in attracting film and TV inward investment, and in promoting Italy as a film making destination, and the Italian technical industries as partner of choice; fostering co-production projects by helping to connect Italian film makers (producers, writers, directors) with international counterparts; helping Italian film and Tv festivals to grow internationally by inviting to Italy buyers, producers, broadcasters, commissioning editors and other foreign representatives of the audiovisual sector. ICE works for the promotion of the Italian audiovisual industry in close connection with ANICA (National Association of Italian cinematographic, audiovisual and multimedia industry), Istituto Luce-Cinecittà, APT (Association of Italian TV producers), Doc/It (Association of Italian Documentary Producers), and with the Italian Film Commissions. Through its engagement in the internationalization of the Italian audiovisual sector, ICE also promotes worldwide the Made in Italy image and the Italian life-stlye, indirectly contributing to the development of other important Italian production sectors (tourism, food, fashion, furniture, culture). More recently ICE has open up its activity to the promotion of the Italian videogame industry in cooperation with AESVI (Italian Games Industry Association ) considering videogames as a new form of artistic expression in itself as well as another possible passage in the exploitation of a film rights. ITALIAN TRADE AGENCY Via Liszt, Roma Tel / fax [email protected] 49

50 MAGNIFICENT ISTITUTO LUCE ITALY CINECITTÀ Istituto Luce - Cinecittà is the state-owned company whose main shareholder is the Italian Ministry for Culture that subsidizes its activities on an annual basis. Istituto Luce - Cinecittà is responsible for one of the most important European film and photographic Archives which preserves and is digitally cataloguing both its own collections, and materials from private collections and acquisitions from a variety of sources. It is a major audiovisual collection concerning the history of the twentieth century, and it has also been included in UNESCO s Memory of the World registry. Istituto Luce Cinecittà distributes and supports theatrical releases of Italian first and second time feature films in domestic circuits; moreover it distributes films and documentaries made by Italian and European directors and guarantees they are given an adequate release in the national market. Istituto Luce - Cinecittà s institutional work includes promoting Italian cinema both at home and abroad by means of projects dedicated to great authors, actors and personalities of the past and their most famous films, as well as contemporary ones. These projects are presented in collaboration with the most relevant cultural institutions of the world: the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences, UCLA, University of Berkeley, MoMA, British Film Institute, Institute Lumiere, CinemathequeFrancaise and many others. Istituto Luce Cinecittà cooperates with major film festival taking place in Cannes, Berlin, Buenos Aires, Toronto, Shanghai, Tokyo, Locarno, New York, London, etc, by organizing national selections, guaranteeing the presence of Italian films and artists in the various festivals, and by providing multi-purpose spaces to help the promotion of our cinematography and it is the reference place for all Italian and foreign operators. It is also directly involved in the organization of numerous Film Festivals around the world: The Italian cinema festival in Tokyo, Cinema Italian Style in Los Angeles, Open Roads New Italian cinema in New York, The Festivals of Italian cinema of Madrid, London and Istanbul, The Mittelcinemafest. Istituto Luce - Cinecittà also owns a film library, Cineteca, containing around 3000 of the most significant Italian films, subtitled in foreign languages, which help to promote Italian culture at major national and international Institutes around the world; also in collaboration with the Italian Ministry for Foreign Affairs. New and restored prints are added every year. 50

51 ITALIAN FILM COMMISSIONS If you think in pictures, Italy is the ideal place to put your cinema, television or advertising projects into action and the Italian Film Commission Association Network (IFC), comprising 17 Film Commissions, is the first point of call for all location filming enquiries across Italy. Members of the IFC Network are based in most regional and provincial areas, where they are in close contact with local authorities and the peripheral offices of national government bodies, facilitating access to the extraordinary variety of sceneries and locations that is the envy of the rest of the world. Italian Film Commissions provide comprehensive, practical services on demand, meeting the creative, organisational and logistic needs of every kind of production. Above all, the IFC network guarantees quality and the availability of top professional skills in each and every Film Commission. A wide range of services are flexibly adapted to suit the requirements of audiovisual production. These services are provided by Film Commissions free of charge and include: Free consultation of extensive location libraries and crew and resources directories Customised location scouting packages Contact with local authorities and government bodies Advice on: - local legislation and terms and conditions for use of filming locations - application procedures for filming permits - fundraising and product placement deals - best accommodation and special discount rates for film crews Organisation of promotional events Some Film Commissions also manage local film funds, available in several regional areas. In addition to the above, some Film Commissions operate local production facilities with indoor studio space, dressing rooms, casting rooms, wardrobe and workshop areas, screening rooms and fully equipped production office units or are based inside main studios like Cinecittà Studios in Rome (Lazio). Known as Cineporti, these facilities are currently available in Piedmont (Turin), Puglia (Bari, Lecce, Foggia), Lombardia (Milan), Friuli Venezia-Giulia (Trieste), Liguria (Genova). Members of the Italian Film Commission Association include: Apulia Film Commission BLS Film Fund & Commission Film Commission Regione Campania Film Commission Torino Piemonte Film Commission Vallée d'aoste Fondazione Calabria Film Commission Fondazione Sardegna Film Commission Friuli Venezia Giulia Film Commission Genova Liguria Film Commission Lombardia Film Commission Lucana Film Commission Marche Film Commission Roma Lazio Film Commission Sicilia Film Commission Toscana Film Commission Trentino Film Commission Vicenza Film Commission [email protected] 51

52 MIA MAGNIFICENT ITALY MERCATO INTERNAZIONALE AUDIOVISIVO THE NEW MATCHMAKING BOOSTER FOR THE AUDIOVISUAL INDUSTRY Roma October 2015 MIA is a brand of the National Association of Film and Affiliated Industries (ANICA) and the Television Producers Association (APT), produced by ANICA, APT, Doc/it and Fondazione Cinema per Roma (Implementing Body), backed by the Ministry of Economic Development and ICE Agency for the global promotion and internationalization of Italian companies, promoted by the Ministry of Cultural Activities and Tourism and Luce-Cinecittà with the collaboration of the Roma Lazio Film Commission, in synergy with the Italian Film Commissions association and with the participation of RAI Com. MIA runs in Rome from October 16 to 20, during the Film Festival 16 to 24. MIA is an ambitious project that intends to put Italy back on the map of the European and global audiovisual industries and offer the most active players from the world over a series of invaluable market tools. MIA is an event not to be missed, the place to be for the national and international industry. Under a comprehensive vision, it unites clear strategic objectives for supporting scripted and nonscripted production and distribution with targeted actions to meet all specific needs. MIA is working to converge channel cinema, television and documentaries towards the common goal of internationalization, an essential element for the health and growth of the industry nationwide. MIA is an effective mediator for developing an active network of activities that give Italy a central role in co-development, co-production and export relationships: intra- and extra-european and on European relations with lesser-explored markets. MIA strives to position itself as an important event for European and international industry professionals producers, distributors, broadcasters and digital platforms and enhance its original, informal and targeted format for sustaining business relations in a strategic and broad context. MIA is both a content market and matchmaking hub. A European market with an innovative and flexible format, it aims to be a networking & business booster via: an effective acquisitions and sales platform for the most recent film product and TV premieres; a co-production market of the most interesting film and documentary projects; a hub for analyzing and discussing TV drama and a unique matchmaking tool with the top players of the television industry; a focus on factual TV and documentaries that examines the opportunities of non-scripted production and distribution; a think tank and an instrument for information, discussion and exploration of all business models (specific and general) and present and future market opportunities, in an environment of shared strategies and visions by industry professionals and national and international institutions. As a tool, MIA is thus available to every industry professional Italian and international and is a map of opportunities for business, networking, analysis and inspiration through which every participant can build their own path, based on specific industry and business strategies. 52

53 MINISTRY OF CULTURAL HERITAGE AND MAGNIFICENT ACTIVITIES AND TOURISM ITALY DIRECTORATE-GENERAL CINEMA The Italian state acknowledges film as a "fundamental means of artistic expression, cultural development and social communication" and also considers "film production as having cultural relevance, partly as a result of its economic and industrial significance" (article 1 of the Italian Legislative Decree no. 28 of 22 January 2004.) In accordance with this principle, the state provides economic support for film production through the Film Department of the Ministry of Culture: the Directorate-General Cinema. Directorate-General Cinema promotes and coordinates initiatives for the development and improvement of film production and the distribution of national films in Italy and abroad and, in league with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, encourages and fosters film exchanges and co-productions with foreign countries through international reciprocity agreements. Directorate-General Cinema supports the film industry during all production and distribution phases with two types of actions: direct support and indirect support. Direct support entails support funding for the development, production and distribution of Italian films, including international co-productions. Direct production support involves both selective and automatic funding programs. For works at the project stage the support is selective and is granted to works that have cultural relevance while for works that have already been completed the support is governed by automatic mechanisms based on the film's theatrical revenue. A conspicuous part of direct support is also invested in the promotion of film culture by providing financial support for festivals, showcases, events, film archives, conferences and publications. Direct support is also provided for cinemas that show experimental and quality films in addition to contributions to improve movie house facilities. Indirect support is guaranteed by means of tax incentives that provide tax rebates for film production and distribution and the digitalisation of cinemas. Tax credit can be accessed for the production of Italian films - including international co-productions - as well as foreign film productions filmed on Italian soil. For Italian films tax credits can be granted to investors that are not involved in the film industry so they may provide funds for production. Since 2015 a tax credit system is also in place for audiovisual productions, mainly for television and web broadcasts. Once again, the support is also granted to foreign productions for expenses incurred on Italian soil. The Directorate-General Cinema also supports three sector institutions: Istituto Luce - Cinecittà, that is involved in the development and promotion of Italian film in Italy and abroad, the distribution of quality film productions and runs the extensive film archive; the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografica (Experimental Film Centre), that includes the historic National Film School and the National Film Archive; the Venice Biennale which organises the oldest and highly prestigious International Film Festival. [email protected] 53

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