1. THE AUSTRIAN FILM INSTITUTE Created in 1981 Based on the Film Subsidies Act Legal Entity under Public Law Registered Office in Vienna 2004 budget: 9,6 million Euro

2. AREAS OF FUNDING Development of scripts and projects Pre-production activities Production Distribution Professional training

3. 2 FUNDING SCHEMES Selective: decided by a committee of 5 professionals, 5 sessions per year Automatic: based on an economically and/or artistically successful film “reference film”

4. Economic success depends on a film’s box office: 40.000-60.000-120.000-200.000+ admissions Artistic success depends on the international festival participation/prizes/awards

5. WHAT KIND OF MONEY? Subsidies (Development, Training) Grants repayable in case of economic success (Production, Distribution)

6. CONDITIONS FOR FUNDING Applicant is Austrian or EU citizen Permanent residence in Austria Company registered in Austria Majority owned by Austrian/EU citizens.

7. CONDITIONS (cont’d) Cinema project Independent producer For commercial release E.g. no commissioned productions, TV projects only as an exception, no shorts.

8. CONDITIONS (cont’d) Hold back of 18 months (24 months) Minimum duration: 79 min. (70’), 45 min. for first and second films Final version in German (dubbing and/or subtitling) As of 2005: 7 years maximum licence duration for TV-rights 5% producer’s own investment

9. CO-PRODUCTIONS Applicant must be the Austrian production company No direct support to non-Austrian partner Austrian share in production costs min. 30% in terms of technical+artistic participation if no bilateral treaty or multilateral convention

10. CO-FINANCING Austrian share is a minority participation of at least 10%-25% of the total production costs

11. Film-Television Agreement ORF provides additional financing for cinema projects selected by the Austrian Film Institute Budget 2004: 4,36 million Euro Joint Committee: Members Film Institute: Roland Teichmann, Oliver Schütte, Gerhard Schedl Members ORF: Wolfgang Lorenz, Johannes Luisser, Heinrich Mis

12. Österreichisches Filminstitut Spittelberggasse 3 1070 Wien office@filminstitut.at www.filminstitut.at Director: Roland Teichmann