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| 23.12.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 317/20 |
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23.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 317/20

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MEDIA 2007 — Development, distribution promotion and training

Call for Proposals EACEA 13/06 — i2i Audiovisual

(2006/C 317/09)

1.   Objectives and Description

This notice of a call for proposals is based on Decision No 1718/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 November 2006 concerning the implementation of a programme of support for the European audiovisual sector (MEDIA 2007)

The measures covered by the Decision include the development of production projects.

The objective of this support is to facilitate independent European Production companies' access to funding from banks and financial institutions, by co financing part of the costs of:

| — | Insurance for audiovisual productions: Module 1 — Support the ‘Insurance’ item in a production budget; |
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Insurance for audiovisual productions: Module 1 — Support the ‘Insurance’ item in a production budget;

| — | Completion guarantee for the production of an audiovisual work: Module 2 — Support for the item ‘Completion Guarantee’ in a production budget; |
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Completion guarantee for the production of an audiovisual work: Module 2 — Support for the item ‘Completion Guarantee’ in a production budget;

| — | Bank financing for the production of a work: Module 3 — Support for the item ‘Financial Costs’ in a production budget. |
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Bank financing for the production of a work: Module 3 — Support for the item ‘Financial Costs’ in a production budget.

2.   Eligible candidates

This Call for Proposals is open to independent European production companies registered in the Member States of the European Union and countries of the European Economic Agreement participating in the MEDIA 2007 Programme (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway), as well as Switzerland, subject to the conclusion of a new cooperation agreement with this country in the framework of the MEDIA Programme.

3.   Budget and duration of the projects

The total budget available is EUR 1,3 million. The financial contribution may not exceed 50 % — (60 %) of the eligible costs. The amount of the support is between EUR 5 000 and EUR 50 000. The maximum amount of support is limited to EUR 50 000.

The present Call for Proposals is valid for projects that start between 1 July 2006 and 31 December 2006. The maximum duration of the projects is 30 months.

4.   Deadline

Applications for this Call for Proposals must be submitted at the latest by 2 February 2007, for projects that start between 1 July 2006 and 31 December 2006.

5.   Further Information

European companies wishing to respond to this Call for Proposals and receive the document ‘Guidelines for the submission of proposals — i2i audiovisual’ should send their request to by post or fax to:

| Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) |
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| Mr Constantin Daskalakis (BOUR 03/30) |
| Head of MEDIA Unit — P8 |
| B-1049 Brussels |
| Fax: (32-2) 299 92 14 |
| EACEA-P8@ec.europa.eu |

Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)

Mr Constantin Daskalakis (BOUR 03/30)

Head of MEDIA Unit — P8

B-1049 Brussels

Fax: (32-2) 299 92 14

EACEA-P8@ec.europa.eu

The full text of this call for proposals may be found on the internet:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/avpolicy/media/i2iav_en.html

Applications must respect the guidelines for this call for proposals and be submitted using the relevant application forms.

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