Where
to seek funding for your animated feature film in Europe
This section
will include a page about the major funds supporting animation. For
the time being, if there is no page about a specific fund follow the
link to the fund mentioned.
SUPPORT
SCHEMES SPECIFIC TO ANIMATION
By far
the most lucrative source of finance are the general film funds such
as the German public funds and those of the CNC in France, Eurimages
and the MEDIA Programme, all of which are aimed at all film genres (see
more below).
Eurimages
European
Union MEDIA Programme
EU MEDIA Programme
- CARTOON
Finland
Centre for the Promotion of Audiovisual Culture Support for production
of short films and animation
France
Centre regional de ressources audiovisuelles
de la region Nord pas de Calais Support for the production of animation
films
Conseil regional
de Poitou-Charentes Support for the production of animation in the
region
Conseil regional de la Bretagne
Support for the production of animation
Germany
Greece
Greek Film Centre Animation programme
Hungary
Motion Picture Public Foundation Animation film
Ireland
Irish Film Board Animation development loans
Irish Film Board Animation production loans
Irish Film Board Frameworks VI
Netherlands
NFF Animation production
NFF Animation script development
Portugal
ICAM Support for the development of animation projects
ICAM Support for the production of animation
Spain
Institut Catala des Industries Culturals Subsidies for animation
development
Other
sources of information.
The European
Audiovisual Observatory maintains an online database of public funds
for TV, film and other visual media called Korda,
which is probably the best of its kind and is in French
and German as well as
English.
By far
the best database covers French funds. The Guide
is run by APCVL, part of the
Centre regional government. If you are French, you probably know about
it already. It is also worth checking out if you are contemplating a
co-production with France or doing part of your production there.
UK-based site
Film File Europe, set up
by the UK Film Council, is a nice-looking site with some good information
about funding and a lot more information about specific films and distributors.
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