Reform
Following the approval of the reform of the Eurimages Fund by the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers last September, the Eurimages Board of Management decided at its strategic meeting held by videoconference on 16 October 2020 for the reform to be effective as from 1 January 2022. The modalities of this new governance will be finalised in 2021.
Creative Europe comprises the EU-funding schemes CULTURE and MEDIA and aims at supporting and strengthening the European cultural, creative and film sector. Creative Europe has a total budget of 1.46 billion Euro and is running from 2014-2020. 56 % of the budget are dedicated to the sub-programme MEDIA, 31 % of the budget go to the culture programme. A third sub-programme implements trans-sectoral measures and includes a € 121 million guarantee facility to enhance the access to finance of SMEs in the cultural and creative sector (CCS).
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Eurimages is the cultural support fund of the Council of Europe. Established in 1989, it currently numbers 37 of the 47 member states of the Strasbourg-based Organisation, plus Canada as Associate member.Eurimages promotes independent filmmaking by providing financial support to feature-length films, animation and documentary films. In doing so, it encourages co-operation between professionals established in different countries.
Eurimages has a total annual budget of € 25 million. This financial envelope derives essentially from the contributions of the member states as well as returns on the loans granted.
Contact
Mag.a Iris Zappe-Heller
History
Having functioned over the years as informal network for collaboration, coordination and exchange of ideas on issues of common interest with regard to European audiovisual policy, the European Film Agency Directors (EFADs) became on 9 December 2014 an international non-profit Association of the European Film Agency Directors.
Work
The EFADs have three Working groups, dealing respectively with: cinema in the digital era, copyright and fight against piracy and film education. They meet on regular basis in different countries and following the main topics on the agenda. You can also find our common Position papers and press-releases.
Members
The EFADs bring together the Directors of Film Agencies in 31 countries in Europe (the 28 Member-States of the EU + Norway, Iceland and Switzerland). The EFADs’ Board is composed of 12 countries’ representatives.
Events
EFADs members meet at three or four plenary meetings every year and at numerous working group and Think Tank meetings across Europe. The EFADs also co-organise events, workshops and screenings with Creative Europe MEDIA and various audiovisual stakeholders.
EFADs Board members
Luis Chaby Vaz, Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual, President of the ICA Board of Directors
Edith Sepp, Estonian Film Institute, Vice-President of the EFADs
Bero Beyer, Netherlands Film Fund
Jeanne Brunfaut, Centre du Cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel (CCA) de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles
Nataša Bučar, Slovenian Film Center Guy Dalaiden
Guy Daleiden, Film Fund Luxembourg
Peter Dinges, FFA German Federal Filmboard
Chiara Fortuna, Directorate General for Cinema of the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Activities and Tourism
Désirée Finnegan, Screen Ireland
Oliver Henrard, Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée (CNC)
Lasse Saarinen, Finnish Film Foundation
Roland Teichmann, Austrian Film Institute
Press releases
Alle aktuellen Informationen der European Film Agencies