2020

On 30.07.2020, in Rzeszów, a meeting of the Competition Committee of the Podkarpackie Regional Film Fund (hereinafter referred to as PRFF) was held, consisting of: Marta Kraus, Robert Godek, Aleksandra Gorzelak-Nieduży, Kamil Czyż, Katarzyna Dybaś. The operator of the PRFF is the Podkarpackie Film Commission, operating in the structure of the Regional House of Culture.

As a result of the concluded competition, the Regional House of Culture will become a co-producer of selected productions. Due to the large number of valuable projects in this year's edition of PRFF, the budget of PRFF 2020 has increased to PLN 1,300,000 gross. The funds come from the budgets of the Podkarpackie Voivodeship, the City of Rzeszów and the Regional House of Culture.

As part of the recruitment to the PRFF, 16 applications were received for a total subsidy amount of PLN 5,613,727.38 (gross). 15 applications were qualified for the expert evaluation stage.

The Competition Committee decided on the Competition, decided on the amount and type of the co-production contribution, taking into account the available financial resources, assessments and recommendations of the Program Council's experts.

During the proceedings of the Competition Committee, the following Applicants were selected, who will be invited to negotiate co-production contracts:

In the event of non-signing of the co-production agreement, non-spending of the entire contribution awarded or resignation by the selected Applicants, the Competition Committee will convene a meeting at which it will decide on the allocation of funds.

The Podkarpackie Film Commission invites producers to participate in the competition to support film production. The Fund's funds come from subsidies from the budgets of the Podkarpackie Voivodeship and the City of Rzeszów. The operator of the Fund will be the Podkarpackie Film Commission, operating in the structure of the Regional House of Culture in Rzeszów. As a result of the concluded competition, the Regional House of Culture will become a co-producer of selected productions.

The budget of the Podkarpackie Regional Film Fund for 2020 is PLN 1,100,000 gross.

The maximum amount of funding for one project is PLN 800,000 gross.

The aim of the Competition is to support film productions related to the Podkarpackie Voivodeship. The condition for receiving financial support is to link the production with the Podkarpackie Voivodeship through, among others: subject matter, creators (entrepreneurs and specialists from the audiovisual industry operating in the region) or the place of the film's production.

A minimum of 100% of the equivalent of the net co-production contribution, financed by the Podkarpackie Regional Film Fund, must be spent in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship or the City of Rzeszów.

The deadline for applications is April 30, 2020.

The deadline for submitting the application is the date of its receipt to the Regional House of Culture in Rzeszów in paper form.

Applications must be submitted in paper and electronic form.

Applications to the Fund, drawn up in Polish according to the current model, together with the applicable annexes, should be submitted to the secretariat of the Institution's headquarters, at Okrzei 7 st. in Rzeszów, until April 30, 2020. The application should be submitted in 1 copy (1 original of the Application together with the Attachments) for fiction films/series, animated films and documentaries.

The application together with the attachments should be sent to the address: office@podkarpackiefilm.pl or delivered on a CD/DVD, by April 30, 2020.

Regulations and other document templates (application application, important provisions of the contract) are available below, in the paragraph "documents to download".

The institution reserves the right to suspend the competition procedure or cancel the competition.

DUE TO THE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SITUATION, THE INSTITUTION RESERVES THE RIGHT TO EXTEND THE RECRUITMENT OR MAKE OTHER CHANGES TO THE REGULATIONS.

Any questions related to the Competition can be sent to:

Agnieszka Gonciarz - film fund specialist tel. 697 402 587 - e-mail: a.gonciarz@podkarpackiefilm.pl or: office@podkarpackiefilm.pl