1. Friuli Venezia Giulia Autonomous Region, IT
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND INVESTMENT FORUM OF CREATIVE AND CULTURAL INDUSTRIES (CCI)
Innovative private and public financial instruments & How to maximize the impact of public funding in CCS
Friuli Venezia Giulia Autonomous Region, IT
Fabrizio Spadotto
Ljubljana, Wednesday 4th October 2017

2. CREATIVE AND CULTURAL INDUSTRIES (CCI)
IN CINEMA AND AUDIOVISUAL SECTOR
1) DEPARTMENT FOR CULTURE,
SPORTS AND SOLIDARITY
Aim to promote - in the field of cinema and audiovisual sector - festival, events, shows and other cultural activities settled in FVG territory

3. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS Grants (Regional Law 11 August 2014, n
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS Grants (Regional Law 11 August 2014, n.16 – Regulation n. 17/2016)
3-years-Grants ( ) for biggest movie regional festivals: euro ,00 (every year):
Trieste Film Festival
Far East Film Festival (Udine)
Silent Film Festival (Pordenone)
Science+Fiction Film Festival (Trieste)
«Anno Uno» Film Festival (Trieste)
«Sergio Amidei» screenplay prize (Gorizia)
«Mattador» screenplay prize (Trieste)

4. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS Grants (Regional Law 11 August 2014, n
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS Grants (Regional Law 11 August 2014, n.16 – Regulation n.16/2016)
3-years-Grants ( ) for biggest cinema cultural bodies: euro ,00 (every year)
«Cinemazero» (Pordenone)
«Centro Espressioni Cinematografiche (C.E.C.)» (Udine)
«Cappella Underground» (Trieste)
«Palazzo del Cinema» (Gorizia)

5. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS Grants (Regional Law 11 August 2014, n
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS Grants (Regional Law 11 August 2014, n.16 – Regulation n.15/2016)
3-years-Grants ( ) for biggest cinema private libraries: euro ,00 (every year)
«Cinemazero» (Pordenone)
«Centro Arti Visive» (Udine)
«Cappella Underground» (Trieste)
«Palazzo del Cinema» (Gorizia)
Cineteca del Friuli («Movie Library of Friuli»): euro ,00 (every year)

6. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS Grants (Regional Law 11 August 2014, n
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS Grants (Regional Law 11 August 2014, n.16 – Regulation n.33/2015)
Every year 1 Call for other small/medium size movie regional festivals, special events, shows and other activities in cinema and audiovisual sector
In 2017 Call: euro ,00 for 9 projects (ShorTS Film Festival (Trieste), Darko Bratina prize (Gorizia), Latin-American Film Festival (Trieste), Cervignano shorts film festival, Mountain film festival Tolmezzo, etc)

7. HOW TO MAXIMIZE THE IMPACT OF PUBLIC FUNDING
The grant can cover up to 100% of total project costs (because of strictly «cultural» and «no profit» nature of beneficiaries)
…but…
in each Call the project proposal is considered more relevant when it is capable to attract private grants in addition to public ones

8. CREATIVE AND CULTURAL INDUSTRIES (CCI)
IN CINEMA AND AUDIOVISUAL SECTOR
2) DEPARTMENT FOR PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES

10. The aim of Friuli Venezia Giulia Audiovisual Regional Fund is to support the development of local film companies and promote the regional audiovisual works in national and international markets.
The Fund operates in three main sectors:
development, to cover all the activities between the idea and the production phase, from the script writing and the research, to the casting, the fund raising and the preparation of a promo;
distribution, along with the promotion of the projects, this action includes a financial support to cover the production expenses, so as to create more competitive products.
training, to encourage the participation of local audiovisual professional in national and international courses for directors, scriptwriters, producers, editors, camera operators, and sound engineers.

11. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS DEVELOPMENT The applicant should be a regional production company or a foreigner company with operational headquarters in the region (and by the way, in case the production company is not based in Friuli Venezia Giulia the team involved in the development of the project – director, writer, etc – must be resident in Friuli Venezia Giulia). These are the support measures for the development stage:
In any case the support can cover up to 50% of the total estimated budget of the development.

12. DISTRIBUTION This financial support covers production, post-production and promotional costs, but the project must already have a confirmed distribution at the moment of the application. To accept the application, the estimated budget must be already covered for at least the 40% and the distributor should cover at least the 10% of the budget. (MAXIMIZATION OF THE IMPACT OF PUBLIC FUNDING) In order to get the financial support the application should match one of these three criteria:
the majority producer is based in Friuli Venezia Giulia;
if the production company based in Friuli Venezia Giulia is the minority producer, the project should be realized thanks to a relevant participation of regional professionals and facilities. The participation will be considered relevant when obtaining 6 points out of 21 on the basis of the scheme below;
if the production company is not based in Friuli Venezia Giulia the project should be realized thanks to a relevant participation of regional professionals and facilities. The participation will be considered relevant when obtaining 11 points out of 21 on the basis of this scheme:

13. Fiction/Documentario/Cortometraggio
Punti
Animazione
Regista 3
Sceneggiatore
Musicista 1
Attore1/Voce over (solo per fiction e cortometraggio)
Autore Storyboard 2
Attore 2/Voce over (solo per fiction e cortometraggio)
Designer dei personaggi
Producer
Supervisore Animazione
Direttore della fotografia
Art Director
Montatore
Suono di presa diretta
Luoghi delle riprese
Suono
Laboratorio di postproduzione video
Location Studio
Laboratorio di postproduzione audio
Totale
21 (19) 21
The support for the distribution can cover up to 30% of the eligible costs and can be maximum €.

14. TRAINING to encourage the participation to national and international courses for audiovisual professionals. The application can be presented from a company (for a collaborator) or directly from a professional. Financial support:
Up to 50% of total costs (company for a collaborator)
Up to 90% of total costs (scholarship for a professional)

15. Grants (Regional Law 6 November 2006, n
Grants (Regional Law 6 November 2006, n.21 – Regulation 22 September 2015, n.196)
3 Calls every year (in every sector: development, distribution and training)
22 Calls from June 2007
Total amount of grants from June 2007 (1st Call) to June 2017 (21st Call): euro ,81
[for example, in 20th Call: total amount of grants euro ,35 (euro ,66 for development, euro ,00 for distribution and euro ,69 for training)]
Total amount of projects financed from June 2007 (1st Call) to June 2017 (21st Call): n. 382

17. The aim of Friuli Venezia Giulia (FVG) Film Commission is to promote the FVG territory and its assets supporting movies, documentaries, TV series, music videos and commercials projects
Tools:
FVG Film Fund (FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT)
Location Guide
Production Guide on line
“Zone di Cinema” magazine
“fvgfilmcommission.com” web site
Participation in international movie festival

18. Grants are given to film and audio-visual production companies working on feature films, animation films, TV fiction, TV series, web series, web fiction, documentaries, music videos.
Applications must be filed at least one day prior to the beginning of filming, with deadlines on February 28th, June 30th or September 30th.
A technical committee will be selecting eligible projects every year by March 30th, July 31st and October 31st.

19. The amount of grants depends on the kind of project and the number of days of filming in FVG. The total grant will never amount to more than 50% of the whole film budget.
FEATURE FILMS, ANIMATED FILMS, TV DRAMAS, TV SERIES AND WEB SERIES
more than 24 days of filming in FVG up to euros 150% expenditures in FVG (MAXIMIZATION OF THE IMPACT OF PUBLIC IMPACT)
up to 24 days of filming in FVG up to euros 150% expenditures in FVG (MAXIMIZATION OF THE IMPACT OF PUBLIC IMPACT)
DOCUMENTARIES, SHORT FILMS AND MUSIC VIDEOS
more than 10 days of filming in FVG up to euros 100% expenditures in FVG
up to 10 days of filming in FVG up to euros 100% expenditures in FVG

20. LOCATION GUIDE
Data base with more than pictures of potential FVG location

21. PRODUCTION GUIDE ON LINE
Friuli Venezia Giulia Film Commission offers its collaboration, and provides the following free services to movie, TV, advertising and multimedia companies:
welcome and lodgings
direct liaison with local Public Officers
introductory information about technical, logistical and bureaucratic matters
assistance with bureaucratic proceedings
general information about production resources
visits to the locations detected by the production
location scouting regarding other possible shooting sets
liaison with resident professionals offering production services

22. PRODUCTION GUIDE ON LINE
Film productions choosing Friuli Venezia Giulia have not only helped promoting the area and earning profits, but also increased the development of local business. crews and the local technical and logistics teams are first-class, thanks to the dozens of national and international film productions they have assisted.
Qualified and experienced professionals, casting agencies, catering and other expert staff are listed in production guide, as well as all the local human, technical and professional resources needed during production and post production. The online Production Guide is constantly updated with names, and addresses of Friuli Venezia Giulia’s film professionals available to guest production companies.

23. FVGFC is also a member of the Coordination of Film Commissions Italian (Italian Film Commission), which operates a joint promotion of the various regional offices, and founding member of EUFCN (European Film Commission Network) representing the Film Commission associated with the European market.
FVGFC closely involved, at regional, national and European level, with some of the most important institutions in the film and promotional: ICE, Anica, AGIS, CINECITTA ‘HOLDING, Eurimages, MEDIA SALLES, ANTENNA MEDIA, CINEREGIO, DOC IT, etc.

24. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS Grants (Regional Law 6 November 2006, n
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS Grants (Regional Law 6 November 2006, n.21 – Regulation 6 May 2015, n.86)
3 Calls every year (both films, animation films, TV fiction, TV series, web series, web fiction, and documentaries, short films, music videos)
2016 Call:
total amount of grants euro ,00
total amount of projects financed: n. 26
days of work: n.434 (days of shooting: n.329)

25. HOW TO MAXIMIZE THE IMPACT OF PUBLIC FUNDING
2016 Call:
FVG workers: n.231 local technicians, n.88 local actors, n local background actors
Total spending in FVG: euro ,00 (much more than 150% of expenditure required):
for 1 euro of FVG public grant the production company spended in FVG 6 euros
Expenditure generated (multiplier ratio of 1,8%*): euro ,00)
* The ratio is between 1,8% and 2,8% (Kelly, A and Kelly M, Impact and values, Assessing the Arts and Creative Industries in the South West, Bristol Cultural Development Partnership, Bristol, 2000)