public call for fss at the beijing iff & hotdocs 2022

EFP (European Film Promotion) is issuing a call for the submission of applications for Film Sales Support (FSS) for Hot Docs (28 April – 8 May 2022) and the Beijing International Film Festival (April tbc).

Please submit applications via https://application.efp-online.com/

Who may submit?

European world sales companies registered in and validated by the Participant Register of the European Commission and approved by the respective European film promotion institute

What is covered by FSS?

Costs/investments for online promotion and marketing campaigns to buyers outside of Europe
Costs/investments for physical material for attendance on site

What is not covered by FSS?

Travel and hotel cost for attendance on site

Which films are eligible?

Majority-produced European films with a minimum length of 60' and an origin of country which is part of Creative Europe Media and part of FSS Guidelines
Recent films which have an original copyright established in 2020/2021
Fiction films, animation films and documentaries (feature length)

How much is available?

An investment of up to 50% of the total costs and up to EUR 5,000 per campaign

Application deadline

Please submit applications via https://application.efp-online.com/

by 1st April at the latest for the Beijing International Film Festival, China
by 14 April at the latest for Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, Toronto

Gender balance, diversity & inclusion and sustainability are important for EFP. Therefore, we appreciate and encourage promotion campaigns that respect the environment as well as the diversity of filmmakers.

Important Information

As EFP is still in the process of applying to Creative Europe MEDIA for FSS 2021/2022, individual grant confirmations and disbursements are subject to the signing of the contract between EFP and Creative Europe MEDIA at the end of 2021. This means that all costs part of the FSS application to EFP are undertaken at the world companies own risk with no claim to EFP should funding not become available from the European Commission.

support for films from switzerland

EFP additionally offers FSS for the promotion of films from Switzerland outside of Europe thanks to new international measures by the Federal Office of Culture, Media Desk Suisse and SWISS FILMS. This support has been confirmed and takes immediate effect.