III. Grants» Eurimages»

SUPPORT FROM THE EURIMAGES FUND

The Eurimages Fund supports the co-production of feature, documentary and animated films at least 70 minutes long that are designated for distribution in cinemas. At least two fund member states must take part in the co-production.

Eurimages also supports the distribution of European films beyond the borders of the countries in which the film was created and contributes. Support of distribution and cinemas however only concerns states that are not members of the MEDIA (which is why this part of the Eurimages fund was only open for the Czech Republic up to the end of 2002). These forms of support are provided by the MEDIA programme.

In 2007 the fund began support for the digitizing of films that previously received support from the fund.

The Eurimages fund currently has 33 members, the latest member to be admitted was Lithuania.

The Eurimages fund supported in 2007 four projects with Czech participation: The Karamazov Brothers (Karamazovi) by director Petr Zelenka – První veřejnoprávní (CR)/Warsaw Pact Production (Poland); The Village Teacher (Venkovský učitel) by director Bohdan Sláma) – Negativ s. r. o. (CR)/Pallas Film GmbH (Germany)/Why Not Production (France); Pluto/Small Celebrations (Pluto/Malé oslavy) by director Zdeněk Tyc – ALEF Film and Media Group (SR)/Filmové Ateliéry (CR)/Carlo d´Ursi Produzioni (Italy) and the film Faubourg 36 by French director Christophe Barratier – Galatée Films (France)/Constantinon Film Produktion GmbH (Germany) Blue Screen Prod. (CR).

In 2007 the Czech Republic paid membership contributions of EUR 205 416,

73 and in 2007 EUR 390 800 was returned to it.

The Eurimages Fund continues to be for the Czech Republic the single supranational fund that supports the creation of European co-productions and contributes to the stimulation of cooperation with filmmakers in other countries.

Film title | Director | Total amount | Support | Support
|  | of support in € | for the CR in % | for the CR in €
Karamazovi | Petr Zelenka | 200 000 | 62,90 | 125 800
Venkovský učitel | Bohdan Sláma | 300 000 | 41,60 | 124 800
Pluto/Malé oslavy | Zdeněk Tyc | 180 000 | 39,00 | 70 200
Faubourg 36 | Christophe Barratier | 700 000 | 10,00 | 70 000