Minor Co-Productions Scheme

The program applies exclusively to the category of Feature Fiction Films and Documentaries of a 60’ minimum duration.

Applications open three to four times a year, during the months of February, May, July and November.

The program aims to connect Cypriot and European  producers with filmmakers and producers from third countries, through co-productions. The following Films qualify for participation:

Α.  International Co-productions, from member-states of the Council of Europe or countries with which Cyprus has signed a bilateral agreement, in which the Cypriot co-producer shall participate with a minimum percentage of 10%.

Β. Co-productions with third countries who have ratified the European Convention on Cinematographic  Co- productions, where the Cypriot Co-producer may participate with a minimum percentage of 5%.

Note: Once the European Convention on Cinematographic Co-Production is ratified (Rotterdam30.1.2017) the aforementioned rates shall be amended in order to be in line with the above Convention.

• The application is submitted to the Cinema Section of the Dept. of Modern & Contemporary Culture through a Cyprus-registered production company
• The application must meet at least three of the eligibility criteria of the cultural test.
• State participation may amount up to €120.000 and cannot exceed 25% of the total budget of the film.
• State participation shall be determined according to the financial capabilities of the Fund
• Basic prerequisite according to which the intensity of aid shall be determined:
  • The number of Cypriot contributors participating in the film’s production (Production or Post Prod)
  •  The days of filming in Cyprus (minimum 1 week)

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE REFER TO THE FUNDING PROGRAMMES REGULATION FOR THE SUPPORT OF CINEMATOGRAPHIC FILMS CHAPTER E “Minor Coproduction” (page 51)

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Application Form (Sample)