# C_2005075EN.01001501.xml

| 24.3.2005 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 75/15 |
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24.3.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 75/15

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MEDIA PLUS (2001-2005)

Implementation of the programme to encourage the development, distribution and promotion of European audiovisual works

Call for Proposals — DG INFSO Media 03/05

I2I Audiovisual

(2005/C 75/08)

1.   Objectives and description

This notice of a call for proposals is based on Council Decision 2000/821/EC concerning the implementation of a programme to encourage the development, distribution and promotion of European audiovisual works (MEDIA PLUS — Development, Distribution and Promotion 2001–2005), adopted by the Council on 20 December 2000 and published in the
  Official Journal of the European Communities L 13 of 17 January 2001, p. 35.

Official Journal of the European Communities

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 25 countries of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Bulgaria, and from 1 January 2006, Switzerland.

3.   Budget and duration of the projects

The total budget available is EUR 2,7 million. The financial contribution of the Commission 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 January and 31 December 2005. The maximum duration of the projects is 30 months.

4.   Deadline

Applications for this Call for Proposals must be submitted at the latest by:

| — | 15 July 2005, for projects that start between 1 January 2005 and 30 June 2005; |
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15 July 2005, for projects that start between 1 January 2005 and 30 June 2005;

| — | 16 January 2006, for projects that start between 1 July 2005 and 31 December 2005. |
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16 January 2006, for projects that start between 1 July 2005 and 31 December 2005.

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:

| European Commission |
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| Mr. Costas Daskalakis |
| DG INFSO.A.2 |
| Office B100 4/27 |
| Rue de Genève 1 |
| B-1049 Brussels |
| Fax (32-2) 299 92 14 |

European Commission

Mr. Costas Daskalakis

DG INFSO.A.2

Office B100 4/27

Rue de Genève 1

B-1049 Brussels

Fax (32-2) 299 92 14

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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