PRINCIPLES

A. Third countries in question

The third countries concerned are countries which are not members of the MEDIA programme and in which film festivals receive funding from the European Commission.
In particular this includes countries in Latin America, South-East Asia, the Balkans, the Middle East and Africa.
List of partner Festivals
 
B. Aims

•  To facilitate market release in third countries of European films shown at festivals.
•  To encourage financial investments by distributors and exhibitors for the benefit of these films.
•  To increase programming of European films in cinemas in order to raise their profile with the general public and achieve larger audiences for these films.
•  To involve within an international network film professionals in third countries in promoting shared aims to ensure that European productions are shown more widely in these countries.

C. Beneficiaries

• Film distribution companies
• Film theatres

D. Mechanisms

1. For distributors: Reducing the cost of releasing and promoting European films.

2. For exhibitors: Reducing the rental costs for European films programmed in their cinemas.


SUPPORT

• DISTRIBUTION AND PROMOTION OF EUROPEAN FILMS

• PROGRAMMING OF EUROPEAN FILMS


Contact:
Fatima Djoumer - fatim@djoumer.de
Julia Salles - jsalles@europa-cinemas.org