DKE – Ured MEDIA Hrvatske s veseljem objavljuje uspjehe hrvatskih korisnika u sklopu Potprograma MEDIA, kao i za potpore koje su dodijeljene hrvatskim kinima putem Europa Cinemas te Collaborate to Innovate u 2023. godini.
Naime, u sklopu programskog razdoblja Potprograma MEDIA 2021. – 2027. objavljeno je 17 poziva, pri čemu su hrvatski korisnici Potprograma MEDIA u 2023. godini uspješno osigurali potpore u sedam kategorija i poziva europske mreže kina Europa Cinemas i Collaborate to Innovate / Suradnja na području inovacija. Uzevši u obzir tri klastera poziva, najveći je iznos ostvaren u sklopu klastera za publiku od ukupno 470.682,05 eura, zatim u sklopu klastera za poslovanje s ukupnim iznosom od 383.072,95 eura, a potom u sklopu klastera za sadržaj u kojem je osiguran iznos od 379.448 eura.
U sklopu klastera za sadržaj putem poziva za razvoj videoigara i imerzivnog sadržaja, europski mini razvoj skupnih projekata te europski korazvoj, pet hrvatskih tvrtki osiguralo je ukupan iznos od 379.448 eura.
U sklopu poziva CREA-MEDIA-2023-DEVVGIM pristiglo je 119 prijava iz 25 zemalja članica Potprograma MEDIA, dok je potporu osiguralo 56 projekata iz 22 zemlje članice, i to u ukupnom iznosu od 7.463.953,50 eura. Među odobrenim projektima svoje su mjesto zauzele dvije hrvatske tvrtke s osiguranim iznosom od 208.850 eura te se tako Hrvatska među zemljama niskog produkcijskog kapaciteta pozicionirala na odlično drugo mjesto prema broju odobrenih projekata – dva odobrena projekta u ovoj kategoriji ima i Litva, dok je Poljska, kao vodeća, osigurala sredstva za razvoj četiri videoigre.
Tvrtka Macanga Games j.d.o.o., koja stoji iza projekta pod nazivom Murder Book, osigurala je potporu u iznosu od 150.000 eura, a projekt će realizirati kreativni tim u sastavu: Kristian Macanga (game direktor, game dizajner, programer), Andrej Mrkonjić (programer), Kendrick O. Villaruel (programer), Serena Vanić (art), Antonio Manuel Villamandos (art), Matija Vigato, Siniša Bahun (priča), Noemy De Guzman, Lucija Pilić (marketing) te Damjan Mravunac (glazba).
Kao drugi uspješni hrvatski prijavitelj u ovoj kategoriji, tvrtka Studio Spektar d.o.o. osigurala je iznos od 58.850 eura za realizaciju projekta Cloak and Boffer, iza kojeg stoji sljedeći kreativni tim: Zvonimir Barać (animacija), Sonja Hranjec (programiranje), Lea Konjetić (glazba i zvuk), Sven Nemet (art), Ana Vukadin (vođenje projekta), Zvonimir Barać i Sven Nemet (priča).
U sklopu poziva CREA-MEDIA-2023-DEVMINISLATE (namijenjenog isključivo producentskim kućama iz zemalja niskog produkcijskog kapaciteta) zaprimljene su ukupno 103 prijave iz 18 zemalja članica Potprograma MEDIA, a potporu je osiguralo 40 projekata iz 16 zemalja članica s ukupnim iznosom od 5.490.000 eura.
U sklopu ovog poziva uspjeh je ostvarila i hrvatska producentska tvrtka Pipser d.o.o., iza koje stoji producentica Miljenka Čogelja, osiguravši potporu u iznosu od 120.000 eura i i to za realizaciju sljedećih projekata: dugometražni igrani film Muzara redatelja Miroslava Sikavice koji je s Marijom Šimoković Sikavica napisao scenarij; dokumentarnu seriju Sve je lako kad si mlad redatelja Đure Gavrana koji s Antom Zlatkom Stolicom stoji iza scenarija; kratkometražni animirano-dokumentarni film Jetzt redateljice i scenaristice Katrin Novaković te dokumentarni film 3 minute dovoljne da te ubiju redatelja Damiana Nenadića.
U sklopu poziva CREA-MEDIA-2023-CODEV zaprimljeno je 169 prijava, dok je potpora odobrena za 53 projekta u ukupnom iznosu od 6.480.704 eura. Među uspješnim prijaviteljima svoje mjesto su zauzele i dvije hrvatske producentske tvrtke koje su u ulozi partnera na odobrenim projektima osigurale ukupan iznos od 50.598 eura.
Potprogram MEDIA tako je odobrio potporu u vrijednosti od 30.000 eura tvrtki MP Filmska produkcija d.o.o. kao partneru na projektu Jutlandia, igranom filmu danskog redatelja Andersa Ølholma, scenaristice Fanny Talmone te producenata Katrin Pors, Eve Jakobsen i Mikkela Jersina, a u suradnji s produkcijskim tvrtkama Snowglobe (DK) i Charades (FR).
S druge strane, producentska tvrtka PomPom Film d.o.o. iznos od 20.598 eura ostvaruje kao partner na projektu 1970 srpskog redatelja i scenarista Darka Lungulova, koji se realizira u koprodukciji s producentskim kućama This and That Productions (RS) i Andromeda (HU).
U sklopu klastera za poslovanje putem poziva za europsku filmsku distribuciju te filmova koji putuju hrvatski su prijavitelji osigurali potpore u ukupnom iznosu od 383.072,95 eura.
U sklopu poziva CREA-MEDIA-2023-FILMDIST potpora je odobrena za čak 243 prijave iz 30 zemalja članica Potprograma MEDIA u ukupnom iznosu od 34.000.000 eura, pri čemu je pet hrvatskih korisnika u ovoj kategoriji osiguralo potporu u iznosu od 320.768,95 eura.
Tvrtka Blitz d.o.o. je tako osigurala potporu u iznosu od 232.539,69 eura namijenjenih za distribuciju europskih naslova kroz mreže multipleks i art house kina u Hrvatskoj te kako bi pospješili nabavu tih naslova od europskih producenata i prodajnih agenata.
Drugi hrvatski prijavitelj kojemu je odobrena potpora u sklopu ovog poziva jest Discovery d.o.o., i to u iznosu od 30.839,18 eura, što će ovoj tvrtki omogućiti da nastavi distribuirati i promovirati samostalne filmove te da širi svijest o nezavisnoj kinematografiji kod hrvatske filmske publike.
Nadalje, potpora Potprograma MEDIA u iznosu od 27.912,88 eura dodijeljena je Zagreb Film Festivalu za distribuciju najbolje ocijenjenih nezavisnih, uglavnom europskih filmova u Hrvatskoj, upoznavajući tako publiku diljem zemlje s europskom kinematografijom.
Iznos od 22.081,01 euro dodijeljen je Festivalu mediteranskog filma Split, i to za projekt Kino Mediteran koji predstavlja regionalnog distributera te kino izlagača s mrežom od 20 kina u malim hrvatskim primorskim mjestima, uglavnom na otocima. Katalog filmova Kina Mediteran sastavljen je od nezavisnih, uglavnom europskih, nagrađivanih filmova te onih manjih produkcijskih kuća.
Naposljetku, tvrtka MCF d.o.o., koja je u sklopu ovog poziva osigurala potporu u iznosu od 7.396,19 eura, ističe se kao jedan od distributera koji naglašava važnost autorskog i europskog filma, kao i važnost domaćih filmskih festivala.
U sklopu poziva CREA-MEDIA-2023-FILMOVE, putem kojeg je podržan 331 europski distributer s ukupnim iznosom od 9.805.682,50 eura, čak 14 hrvatskih distributera osiguralo je potpore u iznosu od 62.304 eura.
U sklopu klastera za publiku putem poziva za europske filmske festivale te razvoj publike i filmsko obrazovanje hrvatskim je prijaviteljima odobrena potpora u ukupnom iznosu od 470.682,05 eura.
U sklopu poziva CREA-MEDIA-2023-FEST osigurano je čak 95 potpora za festivale iz 31 zemlje članice Potprograma MEDIA, i to u ukupnom iznosu od 9.960.000 eura, pri čemu su tri hrvatska festivala osigurala iznos od 352.000 eura.
Hrvatski festivali nastavljaju dobru praksu u sklopu ovog poziva pa je tako tvrtka Hulahop d.o.o. osigurala 150.000 eura za Animafest Zagreb, Festival mediteranskog filma Split osigurao je 110.000 eura, dok je Zagreb Film Festivalu odobrena potpora u ukupnom iznosu od 92.000 eura, a isti je festival rangiran na visokom 12. mjestu prema ukupnom broju bodova.
U sklopu poziva CREA-MEDIA-2023-AUDFILMEDU, za koji je zaprimljeno 55 prijava, potporu je osiguralo 12 projekata s koordinatorima iz 9 zemalja članica Potprograma MEDIA u ukupnom iznosu od 6.350.165,90 eura. Dvoje hrvatskih prijavitelja nastavlja tradiciju partnerskog sudjelovanja na odobrenim projektima te su tako osigurali potpore u iznosu od 118.682,05 eura.
Prva od njih jest udruga Djeca susreću umjetnost koja iznos od 62.144,53 eura ostvaruje kao partner na projektu Film u bolnici omogućavajući djeci u bolnicama pristup kvalitetnim europskim filmovima. Koordinator projekta je BUFF Film Festival (SE), a partneri su Drac Màgic (es), Il Nuovo Fantarca (IT), Javni zavod Kinodvor (SI), JEF - Young European Federalists (BE), Sächsischen Kinder- und Jugendfilmdienst (DE) te Kreativni tim za razvoj audiovizualne komunikacije i izražaja mladih (EL).
S druge strane, Udruga Restart kao partner na projektu „KineDok“ osigurala je potporu u iznosu od 56.537,52 eura. Riječ je o projektu povezivanja jedinstvenog filmskog kluba i alternativne distribucijske platforme koja spaja ljubitelje i autore dokumentarnih filmova, čiji je koordinator Institut dokumentarnog filma (CZ), a drugi su partneri Anthropolis Egyesület (HU), Chai Khana (GE), Filmtopia (SK) te One World Romania Association (RO).
Kada govorimo o uspješnim rezultatima hrvatskih prijavitelja, važno je spomenuti i podatak da je čak 18 hrvatskih kina koja su dio europske mreže kina Europa Cinemas iz Potprograma MEDIA 2023. godine osiguralo sredstva u vrijednosti od 166.065 eura.
Također, poziv Collaborate to Innovate, koji je 2021. godine pokrenuo Europa Cinemas uz potporu Programa Kreativne Europe/Potprograma MEDIA te koji za cilj ima nagraditi izvanredne inovativne i suradničke projekte koje provode članovi mreže Europa Cinemas, 2023. godine održao je svoje treće izdanje za koje je odabrano 17 projekata. Među navedenim projektima svoje je mjesto zauzeo i jedan projekt hrvatskog koordinatora te tri projekta na kojima sudjeluju hrvatska kina, osiguravši tako ukupan iznos od 188.302 eura.
Tako je Kino Mediteran (Split) kao koordinator projekta „Let's Start From 0+!“ / Krenimo od 0+! osigurao iznos od 100.000 eura, a partneri projekta su sljedeća kina: Art-kino Croatia (Rijeka), Kino Sloboda (Dubrovnik), Ljetno kino Jadran (Dubrovnik), Kino Mediteran Bol, Kino Mediteran Supetar, Kino Mediteran Hvar, Kino Mediteran Lastovo, Kino Mediteran Imotski, Kino Mediteran Podgora te Kino Mediteran Makarska.
Osim toga, Kino Urania (Osijek) partner je na projektu Cinemas 4 You(th) osiguravši iznos od 30.000 eura, zajedno s kinima partnerima iz Mađarske i Slovačke, Kino Gaj (Varaždin) osigurao je 14.656 eura, a Kino Valli (Pula) 16.816 eura te sudjeluju na projektu Razigrano kino u suradnji s kinom iz Litve s ukupnim iznosom projekta od 81.168 eura, dok Kino Velebit (Koprivnica) surađuje s kinima iz Mađarske, Slovenije i Srbije na projektu Regional Synergy for New Cinema Going Experience te je osigurao iznos od 26.830 eura.
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The CED – MEDIA Office Croatia is delighted to announce the successes of Croatian beneficiaries within the MEDIA Sub-programme, as well as the grants awarded to Croatian cinemas through Europa Cinemas and Collaborate to Innovate in 2023.
Specifically, within the MEDIA Sub-programme's 2021–2027 programming period, 17 calls have been published, with Croatian beneficiaries of the MEDIA Sub-programme successfully securing grants in seven categories and calls of the Europa Cinemas European cinema network and Collaborate to Innovate in 2023. Taking into account the three clusters of calls, the largest amount was achieved within the Audience cluster, totalling EUR 470,682.05, followed by the Business cluster with a total amount of EUR 383,072.95, and then the Content cluster, which secured EUR 379,448.
Within the Content cluster, through the calls for the Development of Video Games and Immersive Content, European Mini Slate Development, and European Co-development, five Croatian companies secured a total amount of EUR 379,448.
Development of Video Games and Immersive Content – CREA-MEDIA-2023-DEVVGIM (application deadline: 1 March 2023) – total amount: EUR 208,850
A total of 119 applications were received under the CREA-MEDIA-2023-DEVVGIM call from 25 MEDIA Sub-programme member countries, while 56 projects from 22 member countries secured funding, amounting to a total of EUR 7,463,953.50. Among the approved projects, two Croatian companies secured their place with an awarded amount of EUR 208,850, positioning Croatia in an excellent second place among low-production-capacity countries by number of approved projects – Lithuania also has two approved projects in this category, while Poland, as the leader, secured funding for the development of four video games.
The company Macanga Games j.d.o.o., behind the project titled Murder Book, secured a grant of EUR 150,000, and the project will be realised by a creative team consisting of: Kristian Macanga (game director, game designer, programmer), Andrej Mrkonjić (programmer), Kendrick O. Villaruel (programmer), Serena Vanić (art), Antonio Manuel Villamandos (art), Matija Vigato, Siniša Bahun (story), Noemy De Guzman, Lucija Pilić (marketing), and Damjan Mravunac (music).
As the second successful Croatian applicant in this category, the company Studio Spektar d.o.o. secured an amount of EUR 58,850 for the realisation of the project Cloak and Boffer, behind which stands the following creative team: Zvonimir Barać (animation), Sonja Hranjec (programming), Lea Konjetić (music and sound), Sven Nemet (art), Ana Vukadin (project management), Zvonimir Barać and Sven Nemet (story).
European Mini Slate Development – CREA-MEDIA-2023-DEVMINISLATE (application deadline: 1 June 2023) – total amount: EUR 120,000
Within the CREA-MEDIA-2023-DEVMINISLATE call (intended exclusively for production companies from low-production-capacity countries), a total of 103 applications were received from 18 MEDIA Sub-programme member countries, while 40 projects from 16 member countries secured funding totalling EUR 5,490,000. Within this call, the Croatian production company Pipser d.o.o., headed by producer Miljenka Čogelja, also achieved success, securing a grant of EUR 120,000 for the realisation of the following projects: the feature film Muzara by director Miroslav Sikavica, who co-wrote the screenplay with Marija Šimoković Sikavica; the documentary series Sve je lako kad si mlad by director Đuro Gavran, who co-wrote the screenplay with Ante Zlatko Stolica; the short animated documentary film Jetzt by director and screenwriter Katrin Novaković; and the documentary film 3 minute dovoljne da te ubiju by director Damian Nenadić.
European Co-development – CREA-MEDIA-2023-CODEV (application deadline: 26 April 2023) – total amount: EUR 50,598
A total of 169 applications were received under the CREA-MEDIA-2023-CODEV call, with funding approved for 53 projects totalling EUR 6,480,704. Among the successful applicants, two Croatian production companies also secured their place, obtaining a total amount of EUR 50,598 as partners on the approved projects.
The MEDIA Sub-programme thus approved a grant worth EUR 30,000 to the company MP Filmska produkcija d.o.o. as a partner on the project Jutlandia, a feature film by Danish director Anders Ølholm, screenwriter Fanny Talmon, and producers Katrin Pors, Eva Jakobsen, and Mikkel Jersin, in collaboration with the production companies Snowglobe (DK) and Charades (FR).
On the other hand, the production company PomPom Film d.o.o. obtained the amount of EUR 20,598 as a partner on the project 1970 by Serbian director and screenwriter Darko Lungulov, which is being realised in co-production with the production companies This and That Productions (RS) and Andromeda (HU).
Within the Business cluster, through the calls for European Film Distribution and Films on the Move, Croatian applicants secured grants totalling EUR 383,072.95.
European Film Distribution – CREA-MEDIA-2023-FILMDIST (application deadline: 27 April 2023) – total: EUR 320,768.95
Within the CREA-MEDIA-2023-FILMDIST call, funding was approved for as many as 243 applications from 30 MEDIA Sub-programme member countries, totalling EUR 34,000,000, with five Croatian beneficiaries in this category securing grants amounting to EUR 320,768.95.
The company Blitz d.o.o. thus secured a grant of EUR 232,539.69 intended for the distribution of European titles through the networks of multiplex and art house cinemas in Croatia, and to enhance the acquisition of these titles from European producers and sales agents.
Another Croatian applicant awarded a grant under this call is Discovery d.o.o., in the amount of EUR 30,839.18, which will enable the company to continue distributing and promoting independent films and raising awareness of independent cinematography among Croatian film audiences.
Furthermore, a MEDIA Sub-programme grant of EUR 27,912.88 was awarded to the Zagreb Film Festival for the distribution of the highest-rated independent, predominantly European films in Croatia, thereby introducing audiences across the country to European cinematography.
An amount of EUR 22,081.01 was awarded to the Mediterranean Film Festival Split for the Kino Mediteran project, which represents a regional distributor and cinema exhibitor with a network of 20 cinemas in small Croatian coastal towns, mostly on islands. The Kino Mediteran film catalogue consists of independent, mostly European, award-winning films and films from smaller production companies.
Finally, the company MCF d.o.o., which secured a grant of EUR 7,396.19 under this call, stands out as one of the distributors that emphasises the importance of auteur and European cinema, as well as the importance of domestic film festivals.
Films on the Move – CREA-MEDIA-2023-FILMOVE (application deadline: 13 March 2024 / 4 July 2023) – total: EUR 62,304
Within the CREA-MEDIA-2023-FILMOVE call, through which 331 European distributors were supported with a total amount of EUR 9,805,682.50, as many as 14 Croatian distributors secured grants amounting to EUR 62,304.
Within the Audience cluster, through the calls for European Film Festivals and Films and Audience Development and Film Education, Croatian applicants were awarded grants totalling EUR 470,682.05.
European Film Festivals – CREA-MEDIA-2023-FEST (application deadline: 9 March 2023) – total: EUR 352,000
Within the CREA-MEDIA-2023-FEST call, as many as 95 grants were secured for festivals from 31 MEDIA Sub-programme member countries, totalling EUR 9,960,000, with three Croatian festivals securing an amount of EUR 352,000.
Croatian festivals continue their good practice within this call, with the company Hulahop d.o.o. thus securing EUR 150,000 for Animafest Zagreb, the Mediterranean Film Festival Split securing EUR 110,000, while the Zagreb Film Festival was awarded a grant totalling EUR 92,000, with the same festival ranked at a high 12th place by total number of points.
Audience Development and Film Education – CREA-MEDIA-2023-AUDFILMEDU (application deadline: 30 March 2023) – total: EUR 118,682.05
Within the CREA-MEDIA-2023-AUDFILMEDU call, for which 55 applications were received, funding was secured for 12 projects with coordinators from 9 MEDIA Sub-programme member countries, totalling EUR 6,350,165.90. Two Croatian applicants continue the tradition of partner participation in the approved projects, thereby securing grants amounting to EUR 118,682.05.
The first of these is the association Djeca susreću umjetnost, which secures the amount of EUR 62,144.53 as a partner on the project Film u bolnici, providing children in hospitals with access to high-quality European films. The project coordinator is the BUFF Film Festival (SE), and the partners are Drac Màgic (ES), Il Nuovo Fantarca (IT), Javni zavod Kinodvor (SI), JEF – Young European Federalists (BE), Sächsischen Kinder- und Jugendfilmdienst (DE), and Kreativni tim za razvoj audiovizualne komunikacije i izražaja mladih (EL).
On the other hand, the Restart Association, as a partner on the KineDok project, secured a grant of EUR 56,537.52. This project connects a unique film club and an alternative distribution platform that brings together lovers and authors of documentary films, with the coordinator being the Institute of Documentary Film (CZ), and the other partners being Anthropolis Egyesület (HU), Chai Khana (GE), Filmtopia (SK), and One World Romania Association (RO).
When speaking about the successful results of Croatian applicants, it is also important to mention that as many as 18 Croatian cinemas that are part of the Europa Cinemas European cinema network secured funding worth EUR 166,065 from the MEDIA Sub-programme in 2023.
Additionally, the Collaborate to Innovate call, launched in 2021 by Europa Cinemas with the support of the Creative Europe Programme / MEDIA Sub-programme, which aims to reward outstanding innovative and collaborative projects implemented by members of the Europa Cinemas network, held its third edition in 2023, for which 17 projects were selected. Among these projects, one project with a Croatian coordinator and three projects involving Croatian cinemas secured their place, thereby obtaining a total amount of EUR 188,302.
Kino Mediteran (Split), as the coordinator of the project Let's Start From 0+!, thus secured the amount of EUR 100,000, with the project partners being the following cinemas: Art-kino Croatia (Rijeka), Kino Sloboda (Dubrovnik), Ljetno kino Jadran (Dubrovnik), Kino Mediteran Bol, Kino Mediteran Supetar, Kino Mediteran Hvar, Kino Mediteran Lastovo, Kino Mediteran Imotski, Kino Mediteran Podgora, and Kino Mediteran Makarska.
In addition, Kino Urania (Osijek) is a partner on the Cinemas 4 You(th) project, securing the amount of EUR 30,000, together with partner cinemas from Hungary and Slovakia; Kino Gaj (Varaždin) secured EUR 14,656, and Kino Valli (Pula) EUR 16,816, both participating in the Razigrano kino project in collaboration with a cinema from Lithuania, with the total project amount being EUR 81,168; while Kino Velebit (Koprivnica) collaborates with cinemas from Hungary, Slovenia, and Serbia on the Regional Synergy for New Cinema Going Experience project and has secured the amount of EUR 26,830.
We extend our sincere congratulations to everyone and wish you much success in the future!
Your CED – MEDIA Office Croatia!
