# C_2008246EN.01001501.xml

| 27.9.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 246/15 |
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27.9.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 246/15

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CALL FOR PROPOSALS — EACEA/13/08

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Support for the transnational distribution of European films

Agents for the international sale of European cinema films

(2008/C 246/09)

1.   Objectives and description

This call for proposals is based on the decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a single pluriannual programme for Community actions in the audiovisual field for the period 2007-2013.

2.   Eligible applicants

This notice is aimed at European companies specialising in the international sale of European cinema films.

Applicants must be based in one of the following countries:

| — | the 27 countries of the European Union, |
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the 27 countries of the European Union,

| — | the EFTA and EEA countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, |
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the EFTA and EEA countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway,

| — | the candidate countries: Croatia, |
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the candidate countries: Croatia,

| — | Switzerland. |
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Switzerland.

3.   Eligible actions

The support system operates in two phases:

| 1. | the generation of potential funds determined according to the performance of the company on the European market over a given period; |
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the generation of potential funds determined according to the performance of the company on the European market over a given period;

| 2. | reinvestment: the selling agents may use the potential funds generated only to invest:






  — | in the acquisition of rights for international sale, for example by means of guaranteed minimum cover or advances, of non-national European films, and/or |
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reinvestment: the selling agents may use the potential funds generated only to invest:

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in the acquisition of rights for international sale, for example by means of guaranteed minimum cover or advances, of non-national European films, and/or

| — | in the selling, promotion and advertising costs for new non-national European films. |
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in the selling, promotion and advertising costs for new non-national European films.

The duration of the projects and the period of eligibility of the costs may not exceed 16 months.

4.   Award criteria

Potential support shall be calculated for the eligible European selling agents on the basis of their performance on the European market (i.e. countries participating in the MEDIA 2007 programme). The support shall take the form of a potential credit (‘the potential support’) available to the selling agents for reinvestment in new non-national European films.

On the basis of the calculation of the potential support generated, the Agency shall inform each of the beneficiaries of the amount of potential support available to them for reinvestment.

The potential support generated may be reinvested:

| 1. | minimum guaranteed cover for the distribution of new non-national European films; |
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minimum guaranteed cover for the distribution of new non-national European films;

| 2. | in promotion costs (copies/advertising) for new non-national European films. |
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in promotion costs (copies/advertising) for new non-national European films.

5.   Budget

The maximum budget available under this call for proposals is EUR 1 million, subject to the availability of funds for the 2009 financial year.

The financial aid may not exceed 60 % of the total eligible costs.

The Agency reserves the right not to allocate all the available funds.

6.   Submission deadline

The deadline for sending applications is 15 November 2008. Applications must be sent to the following address:

15 November 2008

| ‘Education, Audiovisual and Culture’ Executive Agency |
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| MEDIA Programme |
| Call for proposals — EACEA/13/08 |
| FAO: Mr Constantin Daskalakis |
| BOUR 03/30 |
| Avenue du Bourget 1 |
| B-1040 Brussels |

‘Education, Audiovisual and Culture’ Executive Agency

MEDIA Programme

Call for proposals — EACEA/13/08

FAO: Mr Constantin Daskalakis

BOUR 03/30

Avenue du Bourget 1

B-1040 Brussels

Only applications presented on the appropriate form, duly completed, dated, and signed by the person authorised to enter into legally binding commitments on behalf of the applicant body will be accepted.

Applications sent by fax or e-mail will not be accepted.

7.   Full information

The full text of the call for proposals and the application forms can be found at the following address: http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/media. Applications must comply with the provisions of the full text and be submitted using the form provided and contain all the annexes and information requested.

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