Membership in International Organizations
Eurimages is the Council of Europe fund for the co - production, distribution, exhibition and digitization of European cinematographic works. The fund was created in 1989 within the framework of the Council of Europe, as a Partial Agreement, under Committee of Ministers Resolution. It has currently 34 Member States.
The aim of Eurimages is to promote the European film industry by encouraging the production and distribution of films and fostering co-operation between professionals. It has a clear cultural aim and is complementary to the Media programme of the European Union. Eurimages has developed four funding programs: assistance for co-production, for distribution, to cinemas and support for digitization of Eurimages funded projects.
The fund supports fiction films, animated films and documentaries (of minimum 70min) destined for theatrical release. A main condition of obtaining Eurimages support is that the project is an international between at least two member states of Eurimages, but non-member states can also participate in the co-production.
More information about Eurimages at: www.coe.int/t/dg4/eurimages/default_en.asp
European Film Promotion (EFP) is an organisation which works for the worldwide promotion and marketing of European cinema.The EFP network incorporates 31 national promotion organisations from 32 European countries.
EFP was founded in 1997 by managing director Renate Rose at the Berlin International Film Festival. Having started with 10 founding members the network has meanwhile been extended to 31 promotion and export organisations from 32 European countries. Macedonian Film Fund is a member since 2009.
Under the EFP umbrella, all of these organizations work together on the promotion of European cinema and talent around the world. EFP is supported by the MEDIA Programme of the European Union and by the EFP member organizations.
EFP's major objectives are:
* to improve the competitive potential for European films in the international market
* to facilitate the market entry for European film professionals
* to support the development of new markets for European film
* to increase the distribution opportunities for European film
* to provide knowledge and experience of EFP’s members via its network
Initiatives and Projects
* Shooting Stars at the Berlin International Film Festival
* Shooting Stars On Tour at selected film festivals worldwide
* Producers on the Move at the Cannes Film Festival
* Variety’s Ten Euro Directors To Watch at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
* Industry Screenings in the USA in L.A. and New York
* Producers Lab Toronto at the Toronto International Film Festival
* Film Sales Support at several international non-European film festivals and film markets (e.g. Sundance, Toronto, Guadalajara, Shanghai, Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FILMART), Asian Film Market (Busan, Korea), American Film Market
* European Umbrella offices at selected international film markets (e.g. the Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FILMART), American Film Market, Guadalajara Film Market at the Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara)
More information about European Film Promotion at: www.efp-online.com
Set up in December 1992, the European Audiovisual Observatory is the only centre of its kind to gather and circulate information on the audiovisual industry in
More information about European Audiovisual Observatory at: http://www.obs.coe.int/