Vienna Film Fund
The Vienna Film Fund , the film promotion agency of the city of Vienna . It emerged from the Wiener Filmförderungsfonds founded in 1976, five years before the first Austrian Filmförderungsfonds was founded . After the Austrian Film Institute of the State of Austria, the Vienna Film Fund is the largest film funding agency in Austria . It awards around 11 million euros in funding every year.
The Vienna Film Fund is a member of the Cine Regio , an association of regional European film funding institutions founded in 2005 with the aim of bringing funding guidelines closer together and making international co-productions easier.
history
In November 1976 the Vienna Film Fund was founded as an institution of the State of Vienna. In 1992 film funding was spun off from the regional administration and transformed into the Vienna Film Financing Fund with a managing director who was also the “film commissioner” for the City of Vienna . The film commissioner was the highest authority in the decision on the funding of individual film projects.
In 1999 the film fund was reformed. “ Separation of powers ” between the management, a board of trustees with a supervisory board function and an independent jury was introduced. No Austrian producers should decide on their colleagues' applications in the jury . For the first time, the jury was also made up of foreign experts, the board of trustees was formed from Austrian industry representatives and the post of managing director was advertised from now on. The funding guidelines have also been updated and reference film funding introduced.
Guidelines
Aim and purpose: “ The primary aim of the Vienna Film Fund is to strengthen Vienna as a film and media location and as a hub for international filmmaking. "
The Vienna Film Fund supports project development (including script development) and production of films as well as their theatrical release and participation in film festivals. Feature and documentary films with a minimum duration of 70 minutes for cinema use, children's and documentary films with a duration of at least 59 minutes as well as television films are funded. The grants are awarded in the form of “non-repayable grants” and “success-related repayable grants”. In the years 2012 to 2016, the Vienna Film Fund also took over the funding for cinemas from the City of Vienna.
In order to receive funding or not have to repay received funding, various conditions must be met. A film funded by the Vienna Film Fund may appear on an image data carrier ( DVD ) at the earliest six months after its cinema release . The Viennese film industry effect is also one of the funding requirements . This stipulates that “ when the project is carried out, at least 100 percent of the funds granted will benefit the film industry in and around Vienna. "
Funding
The City of Vienna financed the Vienna Film Fund in 2019 with 10.5 million euros. In 2019, the Vienna Film Fund awarded 13.4 million euros in funding. The majority, around 11.7 million, was used for the production of cinema and television films. Around 600,000 euros will be used to exploit the films. Over 500,000 euros were available for project development prior to film production and structural measures.
Employee
The core team of the Vienna Film Fund consists of five employees. The jury consists of four main and four substitute members who are appointed for a maximum of three years. It is made up of domestic and foreign experts with relevant experience in the art or film industry. The board of trustees with a supervisory board function consists of eight people from the Austrian film industry - producers, representatives of the City of Vienna and public art and cultural institutions. Gerlinde Seitner has been managing director since November 2011.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mission statement and funding goals - Vienna Film Fund , www.filmfonds-wien.at (page accessed on June 16, 2017)
- ↑ Funding guidelines , www.filmfonds-wien.at (page accessed on May 8, 2015)
- ↑ Annual report 2019 (PDF), www.filmfonds-wien.at (page accessed on July 7, 2020)
Web links
Website www.filmfonds-wien.at
Facebook page www.facebook.com/filmfondswien
Vimeo page www.vimeo.com/filmfondswien