This document summarizes the results and plans for the i2i Audiovisual program from 2007-2011 and 2012. It provides statistics on the 357 production projects funded over 2007-2011 with €14.3 million in grants. These projects generated €416 million in credits. The presentation outlines the 2012 call for proposals and new permanent guidelines, including updated award criteria that consolidate and calibrate the point system used to evaluate applications.

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i2i AUDIOVISUAL
Olga Sismanidi
Media Desks Meeting – 09/11/2011

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During this presentation
 Results
 2012 Call for Proposals
 Permanent Guidelines
Today - Outline

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If something can be
measured…
i2i Audiovisual Results
…it can be managed

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i2i AUDIOVISUAL 2007-2011
€ 14.3 M grant awards
357 production projects

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Priorities
Possible combination of modules

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Grant allocation 2007-2011
 M3: 53% or € 7.7 M
for financing costs
 M1+ M2: 47% or
 € 6.7 M for
associated
insurance costs
and completion
bonds
i2i
AV
Insurance Costs
27%
Completion Bond Costs
20%
Financial Costs
53%

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i2i AUDIOVISUAL 2007-2011
Split-down of grant awards
0
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1,000,000
1,200,000
1,400,000
1,600,000
1,800,000
613 711 729 828 917 2710
Insurance
Completion
Guarantee
Credits

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Grant allocation 2007-2011
€ 7.7 M grant
awards
€ 416 M
credits
i2i Audiovisual added value

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i2i AUDIOVISUAL 2007-2011
i2i AV grant allocation 2007-2010: N° of projects
0
50
100
150
200
250
High AV capacity countries Low AV capacity countries
161
233
Positive Discrimination

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Types of projects 2007-2011
700 country participations
13/2006
11/2007
23/2007
28/2008
17/2009
27/2010
19
19
54
69
66
54
18
14
13
20
22
26
13/2006 11/2007 23/2007 28/2008 17/2009 27/2010
National production 18 14 13 20 22 26
Cooproduction 19 19 54 69 66 54
Transnational cooperation – cultural diversity

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Annual Output (1)
 Co-financing 70 - 80
projects with production
value of € 300 M
 65 co-productions
 160 country participations

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Annual Output (2)
 € 1.5 M grant awards,
co-financing the side
costs of € 80 M credits
 € 1.5 M for associated
insurance costs and
completion bonds.

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What is new / updated?

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2012 CfP - Planning
2 opportunities for submission
Deadline 1: 06/01/2012 – EUR 1.5 M
Deadline 2: 06/06/2012 – EUR 1.5 M

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How to …..

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Permanent Guidelines
 Duration: 2012-2013
 Definitions
 Award criteria

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Permanent Guidelines
Definitions
 Credit Agreement
 Credit Institution
 Financial Institution
Clarification & Compliance with EU requirements

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i2i AUDIOVISUAL
Award Criteria
 100 points
 2 steps
 2 award sub-criteria
Consolidated, Calibrated award point system

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Award criteria
Media
Development
Funding
Single Slate
Credit
Agreement
CA 20
points
Non-
national 5
points
Country with
LAC*
MS in EU
after 2004 /
HR
European
Dimension
MS in EU
after 2004
2 points
HAC – LAC
1 point
Int'l.
0.5 points
25 points
max 25 Points
25 Points
15 Points
max 10 Points
•LowAudiovisualCapacity
•HighAudiovisualCapacity

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Indigo Film – This must be the
place
Production Budget: € 21 M
Eligible Costs: € 381 K
Requested support for Module 2
Awarded amount: € 50 K
Credit Agreement with FR financing
institution
Co-production: IT, IE, FR

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Indigo Film – This must be the
place
Old Award Criteria Pts New Award Criteria Pts
MEDIA Development Funding 10 MEDIA Development Funding 25
Projects with a credit agreement 10 Projects with a credit agreement Max 25
Credit agreement 20
Issued by an EU credit and/or financial institution based
in a different country other than of the applicant
production company.
5
Projects from countries with low audiovisual
capacity
0 Projects from countries with low audiovisual capacity 0
Projects from New Member States 0 Projects from the Member States entered the EU in
2004 or later and Croatia.
0

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Indigo Film – This must be the
place
Old Award Criteria Pts New Award Criteria Pts
Projects with a European dimension: co
productions covering more than one country
participating in the MEDIA Programme
5 Projects with a European dimension:
Co-production agreement 5
Co-producer(s) from New Member States
Co-producer(s) from High Audiovisual Capacity
Countries/ Low Audiovisual Capacity Countries
2
Co-producer(s) from non-participating countries in the
MEDIA Programme
Total 15 Total 57

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Contact us!
olga.sismanidi@ec.europa.eu