1. HOW TO CO-PRODUCE WITH THE CENTRE DU CINÉMA ET DE L’AUDIOVISUEL (CCA) OF THE FRENCH SPEAKING COMMUNITY OF BELGIUM?

2. WHAT DO YOU NEED IN ORDER TO CO-PRODUCE WITH THE CCA ?   A co-production agreement o No bilateral co-production agreement o Multilateral co-production agreement – “The European Convention of Strasbourg”   A Belgian co-producer

3. A FEW DETAILS ABOUT CO-PRODUCTION WITH THE CCA  Long tradition of co-production  Our privileged co-production partners : France, Luxembourg and Switzerland  In 2007, 21 feature films have been made : o 14 co-productions with France o 2 co-productions with Luxembourg o 1 co-production with Switzerland o 2 co-productions with the UK o 9 co-productions with others countries

4. WHAT IS EXACTLY THE CENTRE DU CINEMA ET DE L’AUDIOVISUEL (CCA) ?  First institution consulted by our producers  What are the subsidies available? I. Production subsidies II. Distribution grants III. Subsidies for theatrical release IV. Promotion subsidies

5. THE SUBSIDIES TO PRODUCTION GRANTED BY THE CCA (1) 1.Subsidies to production cover three types of support : o support to writing (subsidy granted to the scriptwriter or the producer) o support to production as such (advance on receipts granted to the producer) o support to finishing (advance on receipts granted to the producer of a majority film). 2.How does the Selection Committee work?

6. THE SUBSIDIES TO PRODUCTION GRANTED BY THE CCA (2) 3.How much money can you get? o 12.500 € for writing support o 375.000 € for majority feature films (collège 1) o 500.000 € for majority feature films (collège 2) o 620.000 € for majority feature films (collège 3) o 150.000 € for minority feature films (collèges 1 and 2) o 42.500 € for short-length films in 35 mm o 37.500 € for short-length films in 16 mm o 50.000 € for animation short-length films o 75.000 € for television programs (documentaries) o 300.000 € for majority fiction television films o 150.000 € for minority fiction television films o 75.000 € for finishing subsidies (only for majority feature films)

7. THE SUBSIDIES TO PRODUCTION GRANTED BY THE CCA (3) 4.Some figures 5.How does the reimbursement of the advance on receipt work?

8. CONCLUSION: WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED BY A FOREIGN PRODUCER? 1.To work in the framework of a co-production agreement 2.To have a Belgian co-producer 3.To spend the subsidies granted by the CCA in Belgium 4.To provide a subtitled copy if the film is not in French