1. Eligibility Criteria
The project must have the following characteristics:
- The applicant must be a producer based in one of the countries participating in the MEDIA Sub-programme.
- The project must be co-produced with at least one producer from a country which is neither participating in the MEDIA Sub-programme (*) nor member of Eurimages (**).
- The share of the co-producer(s) coming from countries participating in the MEDIA sub-programme must amount to a minimum of 20% in the project. Under no circumstances the share of the co-producer(s) coming from countries participating in the MEDIA Sub-programme can exceed 70%.
- The project must be scheduled to be completed (delivery of the final printing of the film) within May 1st 2023.
2. Consultations with TFL experts and participation to the TFL Meeting Event
The selected project will receive tailored made consultancies with various trainers, who are internationally experienced in the main areas of filmmaking. The trainers will be chosen according to the film needs and the consultancy sessions will be held online in Autumn 2021.
On top of the individual consultations, the project will have the opportunity to participate to the TorinoFilmLab Meeting Event in November 2021. TFL’s co-production forum will be an occasion to find new partners thanks to networking moments and one-on-one meetings organized during the event. The TFL Meeting Event is attended every year by over 200 European and international professionals (producers, distributors, sales agents and broadcaster) and all the projects participating in the forum are granted visibility thanks to the TFL Catalogue.
The attendance of the team (writer/director and producer) to the online consultancy sessions and the TFL Meeting Event is compulsory.
TFL Consultancy sessions: October 2021
TFL Meeting Event: December 2021
TorinoFilmLab covers hotel during the TFL Meeting Event (for max. 2 people per team). Participants must pay all travel costs.
3. Payment of the funding
The payment will be transferred in 3 phases:
- 40% two weeks prior to the start of shooting, upon presentation of a document certifying the exact commencement of work.
- 30% at the end of the shooting, upon presentation of receipt or invoice copies corresponding to the amount of the award.
- 30% upon delivery of the final printing of the film, which should be no later than May 1st 2023.
By no means the funding will be given if the film is not completed within the deadline of May 1st 2023.
4. Required Submission Materials
The requested materials to submit in the on-line application form, all together in one PDF (10 MB max.), in English, are:
1) Long synopsis
2) Intention note – 2 pages max.
3) Audio-visual references
4) Web links to previous film(s) of the director
5) Biographies of writer, director & producer
6) Production company profile and co-producers’ profile – 4 pages max. in total
7) Cover Letter to demonstrate the producer’s track record of international co-productions and/or explain the plan to address her/his career in this direction – 2 pages max.
8) Detailed budget
9) Financing plan – including structure of co-production (names & countries of companies/film fund, percentages of financing from each country, status of each funding to apply/applied/confirmed/etc.). Suggested form for the financing plan.
10) Detailed development/production timetable (specify Month and Year)
11) Marketing & distribution strategy
12) Copy of co-production agreement or deal memo detailing the percentage of each co-producer, the revenue share between them, the joint ownership of the rights
13) Financial agreements and/or letters of intent from financing partners
14) Script (at least 1st draft), to be attached as the last element of the dossier
Before starting the application process, you will need to create an account on the TFL Visitor Page.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: April 15th, 2021 12:00 p.m. CET (Midday)
For information about the Fund please contact Greta Fornari: greta.fornari@torinofilmlab.it
Additional information
- The selected project must indicate Creative Europe and TorinoFilmLab support in the opening and closing credits, as well as in all promotional, communication and advertising materials, by displaying the Creative Europe Logo (together with the caption “with the support of the Creative Europe – MEDIA Programme of the European Union”) and the TorinoFilmLab Logo (together with the caption: “funded by TorinoFilmLab”).
- The project must be in advanced development stage (at least 25% of the budget confirmed) or pre-production. Shooting must not begin before December 2021.
- The fund is focused on supporting experienced filmmakers, from the 3rd long feature film onward (NB: are considered long features all those films over 60 minutes including fiction feature films, experimental films, animations and documentaries).
- The selected project shall be presented at the Coming Soon event of TorinoFilmLab, a showcase of the work in progress film supported by TFL. Any participation in a different WIP programme shall be discussed with TorinoFilmLab team first.
- The selected project shall reserve the Italian Premiere for the consideration of Torino Film Festival, with the exception of a selection at Venice International Film Festival. Any different Italian Premiere shall be discussed with TorinoFilmLab team first.
- Funding does not need to be spent in Europe.
- The minimum share of 20% coming from MEDIA countries can be the result of several co-producers.
* Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom.
** Albania, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine.
