Romania

[RO] Film Subsidies Contest and Eurimages Support

IRIS 2011-2:1/34

Eugen Cojocariu

Radio Romania International

In December 2010 the Centrul Naţional al Cinematografiei (National Cinematography Centre - CNC) announced that the applications for the second 2010 direct subsidising session for Romanian film productions and the development of cinematographic projects could be submitted until 31 January 2011 (see IRIS 2010-7/34).

The total funds allocated for the session are of RON 10 million (EUR 2,331,000), of which RON 1.7 million (EUR 396,300) are for first fiction full-length films, RON 700,000 (EUR 163,200) for fiction short reel films, RON 1 million (EUR 233,100) for documentaries and for cartoons respectively, RON 5.5 million (EUR 1,282,000) for fiction full-length films and RON 100,000 (EUR 23,300) for developing film projects (fiction long reel, documentaries and cartoons).

On the other hand, the CNC addressed a warning to those persons who did not fulfil their obligations under existing contracts with the Centre or did not observe the contractual terms with regard to finishing a film and depositing a standard copy of it, upon starting exploitation of the film. These persons are not allowed to take part in the subsidising sessions. At the same time, those producers who give up a project, which receives funding in this session, will not be allowed to apply for the next subsidising session.

The CNC also announced that the Board of Directors of Eurimages agreed during its 121st meeting in Lucerne, Switzerland, in December 2010, to support more Romanian film projects or distributors.