Emilia-Romagna is increasingly a land of cinema. With a new tender, the Region is making 750 thousand euros of European resources available (PR-Fesr 2021-2027) for companies in the cinematographic and audiovisual sector. With the aim of promoting the production of works created in Emilia-Romagna and thus contributing to the development of the regional supply chain and the professionalisation of its operators. And to support an ecosystem which, in recent years, has proven to be a strategic factor for economic and employment development, for the valorisation of the territory and culture capable of promoting identity and social cohesion.
The announcement
The new tender promoted by the Region’s Department of Culture and Landscape is aimed at single micro and small-medium enterprises, with registered office in Emilia-Romagna or with an operational unit active in the regional territory for at least 12 months. Cinematographic works (with a duration exceeding 52 minutes) intended primarily for viewing in cinemas are admitted; single television works (with a duration exceeding 52 minutes) or series (at least two episodes with a total duration equal to or greater than 90 minutes) for broadcast through a television broadcaster; web works, intended for dissemination through audiovisual media service providers (with a duration exceeding 52 minutes); short films, i.e. audiovisual works, including serial ones, with a total duration of less than or equal to 52 minutes; documentaries, or series based primarily on real events, places or activities, also through archive images and in which any inventive or fantastic elements are instrumental to the representation and documentation of situations and facts, regardless of the mode of use (with a duration exceeding 52 minutes).
To be eligible, the projects must support at least 30% of the total production costs in the regional territory, and in the case of international co-production, the minimum percentage of expenditure in the territory is reduced to 20%. For projects entirely created with animation techniques, the territorial obligations are considered fulfilled if the cost plan envisages supporting at least 15% of the total production costs in the regional territory. The deadline for the conclusion of the project is set at 31 December 2025, for production projects made entirely with animation techniques the deadlines for completing the project are set at 31 December 2026. An extension of up to six months may be granted.
The maximum grant that can be granted is 150 thousand euros for cinematographic works and television works, 50 thousand euros for documentaries, 25 thousand euros for web works and short films. Eligible projects presented by producers based in Emilia-Romagna who have signed an international co-production contract with companies based in the German region of Hessen or the French region of Nouvelle Aquitaine will be assigned a contribution equal to 60% of the total eligible expenses. The grant applications must be completed, validated and sent to the Region exclusively electronically, via the “Sfinge2020” web application, the access and use methods of which will be made available on the Region’s website at this link in the section dedicated to the call, from 4pm on 17 June 2024 to 4pm on 31 July 2024. A webinar (in person and online) to present the call will take place on 19 June at 10am, at Viale Aldo Moro 30, Bologna. For information: [email protected]
