The European documentary industry objects to MEDIA funding changes
25/05/2021 - More than 40 European associations and guilds have issued a statement objecting to changes in Creative Europe – MEDIA funding regulations for documentaries
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Entitled European Creative Documentaries, the Leftovers of the New MEDIA Programme , the statement singles out three technical modifications meant to simplify and standardise the programme rules, and which will have major consequences for creative documentaries in Europe.
The first point concerns development funds which will now only be awarded to projects that begin filming, at the earliest, ten months after the deadline for submission of the application for support – as opposed to eight months from the date of submission, as was the case previously. The signatories point out that this new deadline is incompatible with the production schedules of single creative documentaries, which are i
The European documentary industry objects to MEDIA funding changes
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Sofia Meetings hosts a new Europa Distribution workshop
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Europa Distributionâs workshops are back at Cartoon Movie and Sofia Meetings
08/04/2021 - The virtual gatherings felt to all of the participating European distributors like occasions to meet again after a long and challenging year
Last month Europa Distribution was part of two major events that open the European film industryâs spring calendar: Cartoon Movie (9-11 March) and Sofia Meetings (17-24 March). For the association it was the occasion to experiment for the first time with all-digital workshops. The gatherings, however virtual, felt to all participants like friendly occasions to meet again after a long and challenging year. During both workshops, distributors exchanged information, advices and best practices.