Special Announcement: New EAVE partnership with OLFFI
Press release
EAVE, a leading training program in Europe and OLFFI, the largest database on public funding for film and television are partnering to bring more information and tools to producers.
OLFFI - Online Film Financing, the Paris based startup has established itself as the online toolbox for film and television financing.
Launched by Ilann Girard a multi awarded producer and a financing consultant and Joelle Levie a former senior executive of Telefilm Canada and Sodec in Canada, Olffi.com put together the largest database on public funding and regulatory criteria for film and television production.
The database now covers more than 85 countries and delivers precise information on over 260 funding bodies, 500 support programs, 130 tax mechanisms and 270 coproduction treaties. It also covers 470 film commissions and 450 professional associations. The database is updated regularly by the Olffi team in close cooperation with the relevant organizations.
On top of its huge database, Olffi.com offers several tools including the comparison of funding programs and tax mechanisms, access to the deadline calendar of all the programs, main criteria of the coproduction treaties, etc.
OLFFI is FREE and available on desktop, mobile devices and is now embedded in the Olffi app.
“We have 17000 users and each month 3000 professionals come and browse check our database. With this partnership we want to increase our reach to experienced producers and also develop new tools with EAVE participants. OLFFI widget will be available on the EAVE website and we will provide tailor-made documentation for EAVE workshops enabling producers to prepare themselves better”, says Ilann Girard
This partnership between EAVE, an essential starting point for producers to learn about international coproductions, and OLFFI will represent a unique opportunity for our participants to further develop their skills and knowledge. It shows our commitment to the European independent film community and the synergy with other programs supported by Creative Europe.
“OLFFI has become a catalyst for coproduction and assists funds in promoting their new funding schemes” says Joëlle Levie, co-founder of OLFFI.
EAVE CEO, Kristina Trapp, remarked that: "As one of the leading training providers for producers in Europe, with a network of over 1,700 producers we are happy to partner with OLFFI and spread the word about their free services and useful tools for producers to our members."
The OLFFI widget is available on the EAVE website: www.eave.org
Page published 18 April 2016.
