Business Registry under ATECO code 59.11, and legally based in the European Union. Eligible companies include:
– Sole production companies
– Co-production companies
– Executive production companies
production company.
First Call
Opening Date: April 8, 2025, at 10:00 AM
Closing Date: May 20, 2025, at 5:00 PM
Results Announcement: Within 120 days after closing
Project Completion Deadline: March 31, 2027
Second Call
Opening Date: October 7, 2025, at 10:00 AM
Closing Date: November 18, 2025, at 5:00 PM
Results Announcement: Within 120 days after closing
Project Completion Deadline: September 30, 2027
Type A
– Feature-length fiction films: Minimum duration of 52 minutes, intended for theatrical and/or television distribution (including VoD and SVoD platforms).
– Series: Fiction, documentary, or docufiction series with a total minimum duration of 90 minutes, intended for theatrical and/or television distribution (including VoD and SVoD platforms).
– Animation: Feature-length animated films and animated series with a minimum duration of 30 minutes, primarily intended for theatrical distribution. Animated works with a total minimum duration of 30 minutes, primarily intended for television broadcasting (including VoD and SVoD platforms).
Type B
– Documentaries: Minimum duration of 30 minutes.
– Short films: Fiction, animation, or live-action short films with a maximum duration of 30 minutes.
– XR (Extended Reality): VR (Virtual Reality), AR (Augmented Reality), MR (Mixed Reality).
– The project must not have started production in Veneto at the time of applying for the funding.
– Each company may submit only one funding application per project type under this call.
– Minimum eligible expenditure within the Veneto Region:
€200,000 for projects under Category A.
€20,000 for projects under Category B.
– Personnel: Workers, technical staff, and artistic staff in the audiovisual sector employed on a fixed-term or permanent basis and residing in Veneto.
– Specialized consultancy: Services provided by audiovisual professionals, technical and artistic personnel, or service providers directly connected to the production plan. These must be individuals or entities residing or operating in Veneto with a VAT number.
– Rental of real estate: Rental of goods from individuals or entities residing or operating in Veneto, including theaters and locations exclusively associated with the project located within Veneto.
– Hotel accommodation expenses: For workers and professionals residing both in Veneto and outside Veneto.
– Indirect costs: Up to 7% of the total eligible expenses listed above.
*Essential condition: All contracts and invoices must be dated after the submission of the application. Documents dated prior to submission will not be considered eligible.
eligible)
First call
€3,000,000.00 total
– €2,700,000.00 for Type A
– €300,000.00 for Type B
Second call
€3,000,000.00 total
– €2,700,000.00 for Type A
– €300,000.00 for Type B
Funding is awarded as a grant and has the following upper limits:
Category A – Feature-length films:
– 49% of eligible expenses within the region, up to a maximum of €343,000.
– With an environmental certification protocol: 50% of eligible expenses, up to a maximum of €350,000.
Category A – Series:
– 49% of eligible expenses within the region, up to a maximum of €490,000.
– With an environmental certification protocol: 50% of eligible expenses, up to a maximum of €500,000.
Category B:
– 59% of eligible expenses within the region, up to a maximum of €59,000.
– With an environmental certification protocol: 60% of eligible expenses, up to a maximum of €60,000.
Applications are evaluated by a commission composed of experts in both economic and cultural fields. Projects are assessed based on qualitative and quantitative criteria.
These criteria primarily focus on the project's economic potential and its impact on the audiovisual industry in Veneto.
Funds are awarded to applicants with the highest scores (minimum score: 40), in descending order until the available funds are exhausted.
The application for support must include the following mandatory documents:
- The project form (Annex A1) along with its related attachments.
- Documentation concerning the applicant company and the technical and artistic personnel involved.
Note: Additional documentation listed in the official call for proposals is not mandatory but is strongly recommended as it will be considered during evaluation.
Advance: (if requested) 40% of the awarded fund, there will be no automatic entitlement to this
Payment of the approved funding: upon delivery and acceptance of receipts and delivery of the copies of the audiovisual work
The application for support must be completed and submitted exclusively electronically through the Unified Information System of Unified Programming (SIU) of the Veneto Region. Link to the announcement page: https://bandi.regione.veneto.it/Public/Dettaglio?idAtto=11699&fromPage=Elenco&high=
Please note that the application and all the paperwork is in Italian only.
For any further question, feel free to get in touch with us:
info@venetofilmcommission.com
+39 041 2794338
Technical problems:
call.center@regione.veneto.it