2. MEDIA Distribution 26 August 2009 Maud Rouxel - MEDIA Programme-EACEA

3. Agenda Automatic Scheme: -> facts and figures -> guidelines -> deadlines Selective Scheme: -> Budget -> guidelines -> deadlines Simplication and consolidation Monitoring issues

4. Distribution: Automatic Support Scheme

5. Automatic Scheme in 2008: few facts & figures 485 reinvestment projects supported for a total support amounting to 16.200.801 EUR Results of call 27/07: 25.000.000 EUR of potential funds were generated by 250 companies

6. Calculation method of the automatic support Territory of distributionAmount per eligible admission Films originating from FR and UK Films originating from DE, ES and IT Films originating from smaller countries Germany, Spain, France, Italy0,40 Euro0,50 Euro0,70 Euro Austria, Belgium, The Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland, United Kingdom 0,45 Euro0,55 Euro0,70 Euro Czech Rep, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Norway, Portugal, Sweden 0,50 Euro0,60 Euro0,70 Euro Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia 0,55 Euro0,65 Euro0,70 Euro

7. Reform: principle of “digressiveness” Territory of distributionNumber of admission thresholds 1st Threshold2nd Threshold3rd Threshold 150%100%35% Germany, Spain, France, Italy75.000300.000600.000 Austria, Belgium, The Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland, United Kingdom 25.000100.000200.000 Czech Rep, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Norway, Portugal, Sweden 18.00075.000150.000 Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia 4.00016.00032.000

8. Minimum Availability Threshold (Generation) 10.000 euros Germany, Spain, France & Italy 5.000 euros Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Poland & United Kingdom 3.000 euros Czech Rep, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Norway, Portugal, Sweden 1.000 euros Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia

9. Timetable for the year 2009 : deadlines Call EACEA/03/2009 Generation deadline: 29 May 2009 Reinvestments can be made between 1 August 2009 and 1 October 2010

10. Earliest start dates for Reinvestment Projects Call EACEA 03/2009 In order to be eligible, reinvestment projects of the potential funds generated by this call for proposals must begin: ModuleEarliest start date of the project 1 Co-productionThe co-production contract must be signed at the earliest on 1st August 2009 / submitted within 3 months 2 Minimum guaranteeThe licence agreement / deal memo must be signed at the earliest on 1st August 2009 / submitted within 3 months 3 P&A costsThe first theatrical release of the film in the territory can take place at the earliest on 1st August 2009 / latest on day of release Reminder: Module 3 and Selective Scheme cannot be cumulated Deadline for reinvestment is 1st October 2010

11. Distribution: Selective Support Scheme

12. Budget 2009 12,250,000 EUR 40% small films (< 3M EUR) 60% medium films (3-15M EUR)

13. Award Criteria production costs <3 M Euro NEW GROUPINGPoints Number of eligible distributors in the grouping1 per distributor Bonus for groupings of 10 or more distributors2 Film produced in FR or UK0 Film produced in DE, ES or IT1 Film produced in a country with a low production capacity2 Film produced in a new Member State of the European Union (entered the EU in 2004 or later) 3 First or second feature film of the director2 Documentary2 Animation film1 Film for children1 The coordinator of the grouping is the sales agent / producer of the film (+1 if the SA is from a different country) 2

14. Award Criteria Production cost: EUR 3 – 15 M NEW GROUPINGPoints Number of eligible distributors in the grouping (minimum 7)1 per distributor Production cost of the proposed film 3- 5 M €1 Production cost of the proposed film 5-15M €0 Film produced in FR or UK0 Film produced in DE, ES or IT1 Film produced in a country with a low production capacity2 Film produced in a new Member State of the European Union (entered the EU in 2004 or later) 3 First or second feature film of the director2 Documentary2 Animation film1 Film for children1 The coordinator of the grouping is the sales agent / producer of the film (+1 if the SA is from a different country) 2

15. +Points Director3 Scriptwriter3 Composer1 Actor 12 Actor 22 Actor 32 Artistic Director/Production Design1 Director of Photography1 Editor1 Sound1 Shooting location1 Laboratory1 Total19 Film qualification: the criteria Recent films (2006) Produced with a significant number of professionals from MEDIA countries (point system) Majority produced by one or several producers established in a MEDIA country AND credited as such

16. Timetable for the year 2009 : deadlines Call EACEA/22/08: 1 December 2008 1 April 2009 1 July 2009

17. New simplification and consolidation of the contracts Consolidation of contracts for awards < or = to 25.000 euros/distributor/territory/call Duration of the action and the eligibility period fixed in order to cover all of the films Change in the payment terms : advance of 60% instead of 50 % Overheads limited to 7 % and suppression of the limitation to 30.000 euros

18. ModulePeriod of the Eligible Costs 1 – Co-production From the date of the signature of the co- production contract (which must be between 1 August 2008 and 1st October 2009) until the 1st February 2011 2 – Minimum guarantees From the date of the signature of the distribution contract (which must be between 1 August 2008 and 1st October 2009) until until the 1st February 2011 3 – Distribution costs From 6 months before the date of the application until the 1st August 2011. ELIGIBILITY PERIOD AUTOMATIC (Call 27/07)

19. ELIGIBILITY PERIOD SELECTIVE ( Call 22/08) Deadline1 1. December 2008From 1 June 2008 until 1 April 2011 Deadline 2 1.April 2009From 1 october 2008 until 1 August 2011 Deadline 3 1.July 2009From 1 January 2009 until 1 November 2011

20. Recurrent issues in monitoring the projects

21. Annexes Annexes for contracts (SEL 22/08 AUTO 27/07) are not anymore on the website of the MEDIA Programme All the annexes are sent individually per email (A confirmation of receipt is requested) Information as period of eligibility, name of company already filled in

22. Single / Consolidation The annexes of the single contracts remain the same The annexes of the consolidation contracts remain the same except for: -A release report is required for each title of the contract -New technical implementation for each title -The financial report is the summary of the data of the technical implementation reports

23. Reports Release Report per film must be sent one month after theatrical release Technical implementation / Financial report to be sent within 3 months after the end of the eligibility period

24. Conclusions If any problem inform the EACEA immediately in writing. Submission of complete applications and reports guarantees a more efficient processing.

25. Contacts at EACEA for application/pre-selection Selective: Maud.Rouxel@ec.europa.eu Automatic: Christopher.Miller@ec.europa.eu Sales Agents: Anne.Dumont- Vandeputte@ec.europa.eu and Jean- Charles.Freyer@ec.europa.eu

26. Other contacts at EACEA pre-selection + monitoring First instalments (all): reinhilde.paeps@ec.europa.eu Pre-selection: cynthia.nolmans@ec.europa.eu, gregory.parr@ec.europa.eu, Monitoring: Anna-Rita.Luterotti@ec.europa.eu and eleni.efstathiou@ec.europa.eu,

27. Contacts at EACEA for monitoring OVERALL: Jan.Van-Ryckeghem@ec.europa.eu Selective: eleni. efstathiou@ec.europa.eu Automatic: Dimitra.Karetsa@ec.europa.eu and Jean-Charles.Freyer@ec.europa.eu Sales Agents: JeanCharles.Freyer@ec.europa.eu