Co-production agreement between Austria and Germany

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The co-production agreement Austria - Germany is one of the governments of Germany and Austria Met Film Agreement . The current version came into force on November 1, 1990. The agreement regulates, for example, which film roles and staff positions must be filled by Germany if it co-produces a film as a minority partner and which country represents a co-produced film at the film festival.

To review the agreement, there is a mixed commission made up of government representatives and experts from both countries. This commission meets every three years, unless an extraordinary meeting takes place.

Policy provisions

Some fundamental points in the contract determine that:

  • the artistic and technical contribution of a co-producer should in principle correspond to his financial contribution (Art. 6, Paragraph 1)
  • the minimum participation of the minority producer in the production costs of the film is usually 30% - in special cases by mutual agreement, however, also 20% or as an Austrian minimum participation 10% (Art. 6, Para. 2 and 3)
  • a film produced in co-production is generally to be shown at film festivals as a contribution by the majority producer or the producer who provides the director. However, the co-production contract may stipulate that the film can also be shown as a contribution from both producers. (Art. 6, Paragraph 9)
  • co-produced films in both countries can apply for funding

Cast and staff of a co-production

Regarding the question of the staff and the cast of the film, the agreement regulates exactly which positions a German minority producer may take:

  1. a screenwriter or dialogue editor
  2. an assistant director or some other essential artistic or technical staff member
  3. one actor in a leading role and one actor in a major role or two actors in major roles and one actor in a supporting role. If the German minority producer provides the director, one actor in an important role is sufficient.

In the case of an Austrian minority production, there are no specific provisions. It is merely stated that the “ artistic or technical participation of the Austrian minority producer is given if the percentage of persons authorized to make artistic or organizational decisions corresponds to the financial participation. "

criticism

The close Austrian-German cooperation in film and other cultural projects does not meet with unanimous approval in Austria . The main argument cited here is that it is being taken over by the larger neighbor.

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