Regulations/funding

Regulations/funding

Regulations/funding

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The Czech Film Fund is the main public financing body for cinema in the Czech Republic. It supports all stages of film production, as well as promotion, distribution and other film-related areas. The Fund also administers production incentives for audio-visual projects made in the Czech Republic. Out of an annual operating budget of approximately 70 million euro, 56 million go to production incentives and 14 million to selective support.

The Czech Film Fund was established on 1. January 2013, based on the new Act No. 496/2012 on Audiovisual Works and Support for Cinematography. 
Act No. 496/2012 on Audiovisual Works and Support for Cinematography.

The Czech Film Center as a division of the Czech Film Fund  promotes and markets Czech films and the local film industry worldwide. It collaborates with major international film festivals and co-production platforms and utilizes a global network of partners, seeking opportunities for creative exchange between Czech filmmakers and their international counterparts.

The Czech Film Commission as a division of the Czech Film Fund  promotes the country with its film infrastructure as one of the world's top destinations for audiovisual production. As a comprehensive resource for filming in the Czech Republic, the commission provides incoming filmmakers with consultation, guidance, and contacts.

Statutes of the Czech Film Fund (up-to-date regulations)

A Study of Feature Film Development in the Czech Republic (an Introduction)

Czech Film Fund Budget & Funding Schemes 2023

Total Annual budget:
EUR 70 million (CZK 1.75 billion)

Production Incentives:
EUR 56 million

Selective Support:
EUR 14 million

Exchange rate: 1 EUR = 25 CZK

Selective support:
CZK 350 000 000
EUR 14 000 000

Funding Schemes:

Scheme CZK EUR
Development 29 600 000 1 184 000
Fiction films 17 600 000 704 000
Documentaries 8 500 000 340 000
First draft of feature or animated film 3 500 000 140 000
Development / Production 45 600 000 1 824 000
Animated films *  45 600 000 1 824 000
Production 199 400 000 7 976 000
Fiction films *    121 600 000 4 864 000
Documentaries *   22 800 000 912 000
Minority co-productions    40 000 000 1 600 000
First features  10 000 000 400 000
Shorts **   3 000 000 120 000
Experimental **   2 000 000 80 000
Distribution    14 500 000 580 000
Individual films  12 000 000 400 000
Distribution projects  2 500 000 120 000
Promotion   18 500 000 740 000
Film Festivals   27 000 000 1 080 000
Other schemes: film studies publications and professional education, cinema modernisation 15 400 000
616 000

* min. 40 % or 30 % Czech involvement (in case of animation valid only for production support)
** more than 50% Czech involvement or largest co-production share

Czech Film Center
division of the Czech Film Fund promoting Czech cinema worldwide

Email: info@filmcenter.cz
 

 

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