MEDIA Production Guarantee Fund workshop in Cannes

Call for applications

Call for projects: Producers looking for minority coproduction with Germany

Within the framework of the MEDIA Production Guarantee Fund (MPGF),we are looking for feature film, animation and TV projects from MEDIAprogram member countries* to apply for one-to-one session with Germanfinanciers in Cannes.

MEDIA Production Guarantee Fund is a new initiative that makes it easier forfilm producers to receive bank loans. Its aim is to partially guarantee loans madeby banks, based in the MEDIA 2007 territories, to film producers to cash-flow filmproductions on the basis of "receivables".

This special one to one session will help the selected participants finding cofinancing and bridge financing attached to the Guarantee.

Project criteria:

• Major producer from a MEDIA program country

• Feature film, animation and TV projects

• Total budget starting from EUR 2M€

• At least 50% of funding in place

• Interest in attaching a German co-producer to project

• Available on 22nd May 2012 afternoon for a 1 to 1 meeting during the Cannes Film Festival

The session will help you to potentially find:

• a minor German co-producer

• a bridge financing contract including a 50% guarantee with a major German bank

Apply until 7th May by sending a budget and financial plan as well as synopsis inEnglish to: marika@peacefulfish.com

Additional information on Media Production Guarantee Fund available at: www.audiovisualsgr-mgf.eu

*Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany,Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal,Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK, Croatia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.

Page published 30 April 2012.