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PFM 1|2018
HOW TO FIND MONEY IN POLAND Daugavpils
OPERATIONAL PROGRAM FOR FILM PRODUCTION Polish Film Institute
Ternopil
FOR PRODUCERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD Participation of Polish co-producer neccessary DEADLINES There are three application sessions per year
2018
SESSION 1
SESSION 2
SESSION 3
January 17-31, 2018
April 9 - 23, 2018
August 16 - 31, 2018
REQUIREMENTS The Polish producer’s own contribution must amount to no less than 5% of the amount of the subsidy
To be eligible for consideration, applications must include the following: script, director’s statement, synopsis, budget, estimated production costs, script rights agreement.
MINORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS •• A separate selection commission for minority co-productions; •• Bilateral treaty not necessary, even for non-European projects; •• One more session in 2018 (August 16-31).
FINANCING For a Polish co-producer, the maximum subsidy is:
FINANCING For a Polish co-producer, the maximum subsidy is:
PLN
PLN
2 000 000 approx. EUR 470 000
4 000 000 approx. EUR 932 000
POLISH BUDGET
MAX. PFI SUBSIDY
30%
50%
70%
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REQUIREMENTS •• For bilateral co-productions, the Polish contribution must be at least 20% of the total budget; •• For multilateral co-productions, the Polish contribution must be at least 10% of the total budget; •• At least 80% of the subsidy must be spent in Poland; •• There must be at least one Polish Head of Department.
MAJORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS
50%
subsidy of up to 50% of the total budget
WHO TO BOTHER FOR MORE INFORMATION: Robert Baliński, tel.: +48 22 42 10 387, email: robert.balinski@pisf.pl.