ANALYSIS OF FILM CO-PRODUCTION AND COOPERATION ENVIRONMENT

SUMMARY

This series of reports aims to describe:

•  Existing co-production treaties,
•  Existing alternative cooperation strategies in the audiovisual/film sector.

The first document analyses the different co-production agreements existing between EU member States and third countries. In particular the different advantages following from these agreements are classified and explained.

The three following reports analyse existing co-production agreements and regional cooperation strategies in: Asia, South-America and Africa.

CONTENT

Section I. Existing co-production agreements between EU member States and third countries (34p, 2003)

I. Table of existing co-production agreements between EU member States and third countries

II. Typology of benefits deriving from the different co-production agreements:

1. Access to support schemes
2. Access to fiscal measures
3. Additional opportunity to benefit from specific funds
4. The possibility to benefit from “financial support only”
5. Exemption of custom duties
6. The issue of visa policy
7. Distribution and access to third markets
8. Country profiles – EU 15

Section II. Regional audiovisual and film cooperation in Africa

Section III. Regional audiovisual and film cooperation in Latin-America

Section IV. Regional audiovisual and film cooperation in Asia