II. Grants» MEDIA»

In 2012 the total support of the Czech audiovisual industry from the MEDIA programme was more than CZK 52 million.

The largest share of support, over EUR half a million, obtained the organizers of educational programmes again. Traditionally, it is IDF with its programme for documentarists from Central and Eastern Europe Ex Oriente, and 2nd year of a successful programme DOK.Incubator, which is designed for documentary projects at the stage of completion. The Institute of Multimedia Production CIANT with the support of MEDIA organizes an educational project for film professionals named TransISTor. The final beneficiary is the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, which has been organizing 4th year of programme MIDPOINT aimed at dramaturgy of student´s and graduate´s screenplays.

An amount of more than EUR half a million was also received by Czech distributors. In the system of automatic support – potential fund generated on the basis of attendance of European films – the distributors used the amount of almost EUR 400,000 for the implementation of 32 reinvestments, which is almost double of titles compared to 2011. The highest amount – EUR 38,751 acquired the distribution company Film Europe for the distribution of British film The Story of Film: An Odyssey. In the context of selective support, there was a film Love by director Michael Haneke released, which won an Oscar for the best foreign language film, or the latest film of the holder of the European Film Award for Best Screenplay Thomas Vinterberg The Hunt.

In the field of MEDIA Development producers received the amount of EUR 312,000 for the preparation and development of their projects. Among the supported projects there are four feature films, one documentary and four animated projects. Three of them are created in the production company Maur Film, which received EUR 90,000 for a file of projects. With the support of MEDIA a new project of the director Petr Zelenka Lost in Munich is arising and there is being created an animated feature film Lips Tullian, inspired by Czech legendary comic by Jaroslav Weigel and Kája Saudek.

The MEDIA Programme also supports film festivals. This year the support was EUR 368,000. Among the supported projects there are Uherské Hradiště Summer Film School, Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival, ANIFEST – International Festival of Animated Films, International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival – One World and the International Festival of First Features and Student Films – FRESH FILM FEST.

In the field of New technologies the company Doc-Air traditionally obtained the support for the project Doc Alliance Films, which is a VoD portal allowing downloading or streaming of documentaries.

The MEDIA Programme also supports Czech cinemas through the participation in European network, the Europa Cinemas. There are already 28 Czech cinemas, of which two thirds are out of Prague, such as Drahomíra Cinema in Karlovy Vary, Star Cinema in Uherské Hradiště, Panorama Cinema in Boskovice or Metropol Cinema in Olomouc.

1. MEDIA Development | EUR
a) Single Projects |
Bc. Veronika Finková |
– Lips Tullian (dir. Petr Nikolaev) | 25,000
Bratři s.r.o. |
– Útěk ze Somálska (Escape from Somalia, dir. David Čálek) | 15,000
Fog'n'Desire Films s.r.o. |
– Klauni (Clownwise, working title Klauniáda, dir. Viktor Tauš) | 40,000
three brothers, spol. s r.o. |
– Cyril a Metoděj – Apoštolové Slovanů (Cyril and Methodus – Apostles to the Slavs, dir. Petr Nikolaev) | 50,000
LUCKY MAN FILMS s.r.o. |
– Ztraceni v Mnichově (Lost in Munich, dir. Petr Zelenka) | 50,000
endorfilm s.r.o. |
– Rodinný film (Family Film, dir. Olmo Omerzu) | 42,000
b) Slate Funding |
MAUR film s.r.o. |
– Jedenáctka (The Eleven, dir. Denisa Grimmová Abrhámová), Karavana – Malý kat (dir. David Súkup) | 90,000
Total | 312,000
2. MEDIA Distribution |
a) Automatic Support – reinvestment – minimum guarantee |
AEROFILMS s.r.o. |
– Královská aféra/Royal Affair/En kongelic affaære/Dronningen og Livoegen (dir. Nikolaj Arcel, 2012, DK/SW/CR) | 6,000
– Lovci hlav (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, dir. Tomas Alfredson, 2011, UK/FR/SRN) | 6,000
– Jeden musí z kola ven (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, dir. Tomas Alfredson, 2011, UK/FR/SRN) | 9,758
Cinemart, a.s. |
– Happy, Happy (Sykt lykkelig, dir. Anne Sewitsky, 2010, NO) | 2,880
– Máme papeže! (Habemus Papam, dir. Nanni Moretti, 2011, IT/FR) | 1,200
– Le Havre (dir. Aki Kaurismäki, 2011, FI/FR/SRN) | 6,063
– Lollipop Monster (dir. Ziska Riemann, 2011, SRN) | 400
Magic Box, a.s./AQS, a.s. |
– 96 hodin: Odplata (Taken 2, dir. Olivier Megaton, 2012, USA/FR) | 39,588
– Železná lady (The Iron Lady, dir. Phyllida Lloyd, 2011, UK/FR) | 15,104
– Arthur a souboj dvou světů (Arthur et la guerre des deux mondes, dir. Luc Besson, 2010, FR) | 9,693
– Speciální jednotka (Forces spéciales, dir. Stéphane Rybojad, 2011, FR) | 9,096
– Útěk z MS-1 (Lockout, dir. Stephen St. Leger, James Mather, 2011, FR) | 21,351
35mm s.r.o. |
– 7 dní v Havaně (7 días en la Habana/7 jours à la Havane, dir. Benicio Del Toro, Pablo Trapero, Julio Medem, Elia Suleiman, Gaspar Noé, Juan Carlos Tabio, Laurent Cantet, 2012, SP/FR) | 5,000
– Sammyho dobrodružství 2 (Sammy's avonturen 2/Sammy's Adventures 2, dir. Ben Stassen, Vincent Kesteloot, 2012, BE) | 18,000
– Červená světla (Red Lights, dir. Rodrigo Cortés, 2012, SP) | 5,000
– 360 (dir. Fernando Meirelles, 2011, GB/AU/FR/BL) | 6,000
b) Automatic Support – reinvestment – promotion |
AEROFILMS s.r.o. |
– Milování (Les bien-aimés, dir. Christophe Honoré, 2011, FR) | 20,000
– Jeden musí z kola ven (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, dir. Tomas Alfredson, 2011, UK/FR/SRN) | 7,531
Asociace českých filmových klubů, o.s. |
– Černá Venuše (Vénus Noir, dir. Abdellatif Kechiche, 2010, FR) | 7,541
– Stud (Shame, dir. Steve McQueen, 2011, UK/CN) | 10,000
– Musíme si promluvit o Kevinovi (We Need to Talk About Kevin, dir. Lynne Ramsay, 2010, UK/USA) | 8,000
Cinemart, a.s. |
– Happy, Happy (Sykt lykkelig, dir. Anne Sewitsky, 2010, NO) | 6,477
– Lollipop Monster (dir. Ziska Riemann, 2011, SRN) | 2,427
FILM DISTRIBUTION ARTCAM, s.r.o. |
– Nevěstinec (L’apollonide – souvenirs de la maison close, dir. Bertrand Bonello, 2011, FR) | 10,272
FILM EUROPE, s.r.o. |
– Hodný syn (Hyvä poika, dir. Zaida Bergroth, 2011, FI) | 13,690
– Verbo (dir. Eduardo Chapero-Jackson, 2011, SP) | 9,244
– Příběh filmu: Odysea (The Story of Film: An Odyssey, dir. Mark Cousins, 2011, UK) | 38,715
– Bojovnice (Kriegerin, dir. David Wnendt, 2011, SRN) | 10,153
Magic Box, a.s./AQS, a.s. |
– Železná lady (The Iron Lady, dir. Phyllida Lloyd, 2011, UK/FR) | 28,205
– Arthur a souboj dvou světů (Arthur et la guerre des deux mondes, dir. Luc Besson, 2010, FR) | 21,944
– Speciální jednotka (Forces spéciales, dir. Stéphane Rybojad, 2011, FR) | 19,582
– Útěk z MS-1 (Lockout, dir. Stephen St. Leger, James Mather, 2011, FR) | 15,878
c) Selective Support |
AEROFILMS s.r.o. |
– Svatba mezi citrony (Den skaldede frisør/Love Is All You Need, dir. Susanne Bier, 2012, DK/SW/IT/FR/SRN/JA) | 12,000
– Královská aféra/Royal Affair/En kongelic affaære/Dronningen og Livoegen (dir. Nikolaj Arcel, 2012, DK/SW/CR) | 11,500
– Andělský podíl (Angels' Share, dir. Ken Loach, 2012, UK/FR/BE/IT) | 5,000
– Holy Motors (dir. Leos Carax, 2012, FR/SRN) | 5,000
– Láska všemi deseti (Populaire, dir. Régis Roinsard, 2012, FR) | 6,000
Asociace českých filmových klubů, o.s. |
– Hasta la Vista! (Hasta la vista, dir. Geoffrey Enthoven, 2011, BE) | 2,500
Cinemart, a.s. |
– Máme papeže! (Habemus Papam, dir. Nanni Moretti, 2011, IT/FR) | 2,500
– Superclásico! (SuperClasico, dir. Ole Christian Madsen, 2011, DK) | 3,500
– Konečná uprostřed cesty (Halt auf freier Strecke, dir. Andreas Dresen, 2011, SRN) | 4,000
– Le Havre (dir. Aki Kaurismäki, 2011, FI/FR/SRN) | 2,500
– Co kdybychom žili společně? (Et si on vivat tous ensemble?, dir. Stéphane Robelin, 2011, FR/SRN) | 2,800
– Hon (Jagten, dir. Thomas Vintenberg, 2012, DK) | 3,000
D-cinema, s.r.o. |
– Něžnost (La délicatesse, dir. David Foenkinos, Stéphane Foenkinos, 2011, FR) | 2,600
EEAP Film Distribution CZ-SK s.r.o. |
– 2 dny v New Yorku (2 Days in New York, dir. Julie Delpy, 2012, FR/SRN/BE/USA) | 3,400
FILM DISTRIBUTION ARTCAM, s.r.o. |
– Kluk na kole (Le gamin au vélo, dir. Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, 2011, FR/BE/IT) | 4,000
– Caesar musí zemřít (Cesare deve morire, dir. Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani, 2011, IT) | 7,300
– Láska (Amour, dir. Michael Haneke, 2012, FR/SRN/AU) | 6,500
– Je to jen vítr (Csak a szél, dir. Bence Fliegauf, 2012, HU/SRN/FR) | 7,500
FILM EUROPE, s.r.o. |
– Křtiny (Chrzest, dir. Marcin Wrona, 2010, PL) | 1,200
– Babycall (dir. Pål Sletaune, 2011, SRN/NO/SW) | 4,000
– Crulic – cesta na onen svět (Crulic – The Path to Beyond/Droga na drugą stronę/Crulic. Drumul spre dincolo, dir. Anca Damian, 2011, PL/RM) | 2,500
– Kuma (dir. Umut Dağ, 2012, AU) | 4,000
– Z prezidentské kuchyně (Les saveurs du Palais, dir. Christian Vincent, FR, 2012) | 4,000
Forum Film Czech s.r.o. |
– Lov lososů v Jemenu (Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, dir. Lasse Hallström, 2011, UK) | 4,000
Magic Box, a.s./AQS, a.s. |
– Vrtěti ženou (Hysteria, dir. Tanya Wexler, 2010, USA/UK/LU/FR) | 6,600
35mm s.r.o. |
– 7 dní v Havaně (7 días en la Habana/7 jours à la Havane, dir. Benicio Del Toro, Pablo Trapero, Julio Medem, Elia Suleiman, Gaspar Noé, Juan Carlos Tabio, Laurent Cantet, 2012, SP/FR) | 5,000
Total | 513,692
3. MEDIA Festivals |
AniFest s.r.o. |
ANIFEST 2012 – the 11th International Festival of Animated Films | 59,438
ANIFEST 2013 – the 12th International Festival of Animated Films | 59,438
Asociace českých filmových klubů, o.s. |
The 38th Summer Film School Uherské Hradiště 2012 | 75,000
Člověk v tísni, o.p.s. |
The International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival One World | 35,782
Filmfest, s.r.o. |
ZLÍN FILM FESTIVAL – The 52nd International Film Festival for Children and Youth | 62,780
FRESH FILMS, s.r.o. |
The International Festival of First Features and Student Films – FRESH FILM FEST | 40,712
Jihlavský spolek amatérských filmařů |
The Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival | 35,000
Total | 368,150
4. MEDIA Promotion – Access to Markets |
Institut dokumentárního filmu – IDF |
– East Doc 2013 | 150,000
Total | 150,000
5. MEDIA Training |
a) Professional Continuous Training |
Bohemian Multimedia, spol. s r.o. |
– ANOMALIA – Professional Training in 3D Animation | 48,800
CIANT – Mezinárodní centrum pro umění a nové technologie v Praze |
– TransISTor 2012 | 100,000
Institut dokumentárního filmu – IDF |
– DOK.Incubator 2012 | 100,000
– Ex Oriente Film 2013: Workshop of Creative Documentary | 132,875
b) Cooperation and mobility of schools |
Filmová a televizní fakulta Akademie múzických umění v Praze |
– MIDPOINT – CENTRAL EUROPEAN SCRIPT CENTER | 167,498
Total | 549,173
6. MEDIA New Technologies |
Doc-Air, o.s. |
– Doc Alliance Films | 140,000
Total | 140,000
TOTAL EUR | 2,033,015
Source materials provided by the MEDIA Desk Czech Republic office. |