Funding

• 2019 (deadline for submissions of applications 15 October 2019): 10 supported projects, total amount of grants CZK 5.000.000

Objective:

• to strengthen the local economy, competitiveness, and the region’s attractiveness to the domestic and international audiovisual industry
• to support the “Moravian-Silesian Region” as a modern, cultural, film-friendly region through the use of audiovisual projects with marketing and promotional potential

Eligible projects:

• feature and documentary films, series and episodes of series
• intended for cinema distribution or television transmission and television retransmission (video on demand)

Criteria:

• the manner and extent of utilization of locations, local services, the public, the local cultural and creative industries, and local film professionals
• the total amount of funds spent in the region
• the presentation of the region in the audiovisual work, content and thematic linking the project to the region
• the total number of shooting days scheduled in the region
• the promotional and marketing potential for the region
• the form and extent of distribution

For more information: Moravian-Silesian Film Office, Hana Vítková, +420 734 766 746, hana.vitkova@mstourism.cz

• 1/2020 (deadline for submissions of applications 15 January – 15 February 2020)
• 2/2019 (deadline for submissions of applications 25 October 2019): 3 supported projects, total amount of grants CZK 5.1m
• 1/2019 (July 2019), 7 supported projects, total amount of grants CZK 6.9m
• 3/2018 (October 2018): 3 supported projects, total amount of grants CZK 2.5m
• 2/2018 (June 2018): 4 supported projects, total amount of grants CZK 7.8m
• 1/2018 (January 2018): 9 supported projects, total amount of grants CZK 9m 
• 2017 (May 2017): 4 supported projects, total amount of grants CZK 5.3m

Objective:

• to attract film and television projects with marketing potential to promote the city

Eligible projects:

• feature, documentary, and animated films, series or episodes in a series
• international co-productions or foreign productions

Criteria:

• the city of Prague depicted as Prague
• international cinema distribution, television broadcasting, television rebroadcasting, or a video on demand service

Contact: Prague Film Fund, Tereza Moravcová, info@praguefilmfund.eu, +420 608 212 548

• 2019 (deadline for submission ofapplications 22 August 2019): 6 supported projects, total amount of grants CZK 10 million
• 2017/2018 (deadline for applications 31 January 2018): 6 supported projects, total amount of grants CZK 10 million

Objective:

• to maintain or improve the traditional creative sector
• to generate interest in the Zlín Region
• to use the potential of the Zlín Region for the development of the audiovisual sector

Eligible projects:

• feature and animated films intended for cinema distribution or television broadcasting (>70 min)
• documentary films intended for cinema distribution or television broadcasting (>50 min)
• fictional, scripted TV series or episodes (>25 min/episode)
• animated TV series episode (>12 min/episode)

Criteria:

• quality of project and team
• significance and contribution of project
• project organisation and financing
• regional effect and marketing potential

For more information contact: Zlín Film Office, Magdaléna Hladká, magdalena@zlin-film.cz

• 2019 – script development (July 2019): 11 supported projects, total amount of grants CZK 950,000
• 2018 – script development (April 2018): 8 supported projects, total amount of grants CZK 900,000

Objective:

• to maintain or develop the traditional creative/audiovisual sector in Zlín
• to generate interest in Zlín and use its potential for audiovisual productions

Eligible projects:

• films and series

Criteria:

• level of importance for the city of Zlín, evaluation of quality by experts
• the territory of Zlín (how much the city appears in the audiovisual project)
• involvement of the personality of Zlín – whether a personality associated with the city of Zlín appears in the audiovisual project (even questionable)

For more information contact:  Zlín Film Office, Magdaléna Hladká, magdalena@zlin-film.cz

• 2/2019 – script development (October 2019): 9 supported projects, total amount CZK 700,000
• 1/2019 – production (February 2019): 13 supported projects, total amount of grants CZK 9m
• 2/2018 – script development (October 2018): 8 supported projects, total amount of grants CZK 500,000
• 1/2018 – production (May 2018): 12 supported projects, total amount of grants CZK 8.5m

Objective:

• to support development of the audiovisual industry
• to boost employment in creative industries and keep talent in town
• to support the local economy and tourism sector
• to highlight Brno as a creative place

Eligible projects:

• feature, animated, and documentary films, series, online formats

Criteria:

• amount of production expenditure in the region
• promotional and marketing potential of the project for the city of Brno and South Moravia
• level of national/international distribution
• involvement of local audiovisual professionals
• use of local services
• 100% of the grant must be spent in the region

For more information contact: Brno Film Office, Ivana Košuličová, kosulicova@ticbrno.cz

• 2019: application deadline 28 February 2019, budget CZK 800,000
• 2018: two supported projects, total amount of grants CZK 390,000

Objective:

• to motivate filmmakers to shoot in the region
• to support the local economy, tourism, and marketing of the region through film and television

Eligible projects:

• feature and documentary film (>70 min)
• TV film (>60 min)
• fictional, scripted TV series or episodes (>30 min/episode)
• TV documentary film (>40 min)

Criteria:

• size and scope of shoots on location in the Olomouc Region
• potential for use in marketing the region for tourism

For more information contact: Jeseníky Film Office, Tomáš Rak, rak@jeseniky.cz