Financing your projects

The maximum amounts were set by the Board of Directors as follows:

1. AFS in writing and/or development

1. Animation / "virtual reality - augmented" short film project - by an established director
2. For the production of a pilot: €7,500

• Foreign" Fiction or Animation production project for a feature film / a series / a TRANSMEDIA / a Documentary
• For the writing phase: €30,000
• For the development phase: €30,000
• For the production of a pilot: €15,000 (Animation project / XR)

• Luxembourg" Fiction or Animation production project for a feature film / a series / a TRANSMEDIA / a Documentary
• For the writing phase: €60,000
• For the development phase: €60,000
• For a pilot project: €30,000 (Animation and/or XR project)

1. AFS in production

1. AFS for the production of a short film - Fiction or Animation :

1. 1st production run: €120,000
2. 2nd and subsequent productions: €150,000

• AFS for the production or co-production of a feature film / series - FICTION :

1. Foreign co-production

The maximum amount of AFS for production is €1,500,000 per 100% of expenditure in favour of the Luxembourg production sector, excluding writing and development costs.

1. Luxembourg production of a first film or series

The maximum amount of AFS for production is €1,800,000 for 90% of expenditure in favour of the Luxembourg production sector, excluding writing and development costs. This percentage may be reduced to 70%, particularly in the case of an international co-production.

1. Luxembourg production of a second and subsequent films or series

The maximum amount of AFS for production is €3,000,000 for 70% of expenditure in favour of the Luxembourg production sector, excluding writing and development costs. This percentage may exceptionally be reduced to 55%, in particular when the project's situation involves imponderables requiring a particular distribution of the project's execution, this being left to the discretion of the Selection Committee.

c) AFS for the production or co-production of a feature-length DOCUMENTARY :

1. Formats of 52 minutes or more (50 minutes for IMAX projects) by an unproven director

The maximum amount of AFS for production is €290,000 per 100% of expenditure in favour of the Luxembourg production sector, excluding writing and development costs.

1. Formats of 52 minutes or more (50 minutes for IMAX projects) by an established director

The maximum amount of AFS for production is €500,000 for 70% of expenditure in favour of the Luxembourg production sector, excluding writing and development costs. This percentage may exceptionally be reduced to 55%, in particular when the project's situation involves imponderables requiring a particular distribution of the project's execution, this being left to the discretion of the Selection Committee.

• AFS to produce or co-produce an XR project:

An "XR" project is any "virtual reality" (or immersive multimedia or computer-simulated reality) or "augmented reality" production. XR projects must currently be submitted in accordance with the terms and conditions for an international co-production; in the case of an XR Fiction project; in the case of an XR Animation project. It is understood that the criteria defining the length of a feature film (over 52 minutes) will not apply to an XR project.

• AFS in the production or co-production of a TRANSMEDIA Project

1. The maximum amount of aid is €200,000.

The AFS for the production or co-production of a TRANSMEDIA Project can be combined with the other AFS for production (Fiction, Animation, Documentary) for the same application.

Details of the rules and operation of the various Film Fund Luxembourg financial support mechanisms can be consulted at :

http://www.filmfund.lu/t/documents/film-fund-luxembourg-funding-schemes

1.  Minority co-production vs. majority co-production

At the time the application is submitted - a minority co-production must be able to prove 50% of the project's financing (valid supporting document). The majority co-production - being initiated in Luxembourg - needs the endorsement of the Film Fund's financial participation before being able to approach/apply for other state and private aid at European and/or world level.

The Selection Committee's criteria are based on two principles:

1.  The artistic package - which takes into account :

• script: story, subject, characters, dialogue, originality, narrative structure and tone
• at director level: vision, intentions and experience
• casting: relevance and appropriateness
• at the level of the artistic team (varies according to the stage of the project): relevance and appropriateness.

•  The visibility aspect of the project - which takes into account :

• marketing and communication strategy
• the consistency of the funding and the level of funding confirmed
• the degree of confirmation of distribution
• the potential for circulation in Luxembourg and internationally: at festivals and when shown in cinemas, on television or on platforms
• international sales
• the value of a project in terms of raising the profile of the country's image can be a certain advantage.

Decisions are taken by consensus, which does not mean "unanimously". All votes are equal.

The rules of procedure of the Selection Committee can be found in detail under : http://www.filmfund.lu/t/documents/selection-committee-decisions-and-more

In the event of a positive decision by the Selection Committee :

• Each project is assigned a project manager responsible for processing and monitoring the AFS agreement and allocation process.
• all checks and controls are carried out by two project managers who also handle the payment of instalments and the final accounts
• payments are made according to precise scales set during production
• the final statement requires an external audit report on all expenditure incurred
• the final validation of the checks and the final statement of account is the responsibility of the Director of the Fund.

The rules and operation of the various Film Fund Luxembourg financial support mechanisms can be consulted at :

http://www.filmfund.lu/t/documents/film-fund-luxembourg-funding-schemes

Expenditure in favour of the Luxembourg economy for the purposes of a production / co-production, i.e. :

• purchases of goods from suppliers established in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and subject to Luxembourg law
• purchases of services from service providers subject to Luxembourg law
• services provided under a fixed-term or open-ended employment contract and subject to Luxembourg tax, labour and social legislation
• student contracts during the school holidays, compulsory work placement agreements for students at the Lycée des Arts et Métiers in the BTS Cinéma & Audiovisuel or in the BTS Dessin d'animation, as well as compulsory work placement agreements with students with a proven link to the Luxembourg cultural and/or audiovisual sector.
• any figuration carried out on Luxembourg soil and entered on the service sheet.