Public funding for film and audiovisual works in Europe
Subtitle: a comparative approach
By: André Lang and Tim Westcott ; with the collaboration of Olivier Debande and Susan Newman.
Contributors: Westcott, Tim.; European Audiovisual Observatory.; European Investment Bank.
Publisher: European Audiovisual Observatory
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Strasbourg
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
Subjects: Motion picture industry -- Europe -- Finance.; Television broadcasting -- Europe -- Finance.
Description: This report compares models of public funding in 35 European States, analyzes terms, conditions and targets of funding programs, and analyzes missions, activities and budgets of funding bodies. It includes national, regional and supranational funding bodies, and compares economic parameters of production. In addition, it shows the role of private investors and banks, and introduces recent developments in the debate on public aids and EU competition law, the reform of Eurimages, the mid-term evaluation of MEDIA PLUS, new film laws in Germany, Italy, Hungary, and new draft laws in Norway, Poland, Portugal.--Publisher's description.
Notes: Published in cooperation with the European Investment Bank.