Reference film funding
Reference film funding is a production funding for film productions . The prerequisite for this film funding is that the manufacturer of a full-program cinema film can produce an artistically or economically successful reference film .
Germany
Since January 1, 1968, a producer who had achieved gross rental income of at least 500,000 marks with his film in the two years since its premiere received funding of 150,000 marks. If the film received an award from the Wiesbaden film evaluation office , it was considered a "rated film", and rental income of 300,000 marks was sufficient, with three films awarded the "particularly valuable" rating being allowed to fall below this limit. Award films and so-called "good entertainment films" were able to receive an additional amount of 250,000 marks from the Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA). On August 9, 1972, an amendment to the law came into effect that would exclude films of poor quality and those with intrusive depictions of sexuality from funding.
Austria
A film is considered to be artistically successful if it has been selected for participation or awarded a prize by an internationally important film festival specified in the funding guidelines . A film is considered to be economically successful if it has attained the number of visitors in Austrian cinemas of 40,000 specified in the funding guidelines . In children , documentaries and youth films easier eligibility criteria apply. A young film is the first and second film for which the director is responsible for directing a feature film.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Austria Press Agency : Study on Austrian film presented. Der Standard , January 21, 2009 (accessed on January 22, 2009)