Funds and Programmes

CREATIVE EUROPE PROGRAM

European culture, cinema, television, music, literature, performing arts, heritage and related areas will benefit from increased support under the European Commissions new Creative Europe program. With a budget of EUR 1.46 billion over the next seven years - 9% more than previous levels - the program will provide a boost for the cultural and creative sectors, which are a major source of jobs and growth. Creative Europe will provide funding for at least 250 000 artists and cultural professionals, 2 000 cinemas, 800 films and 4 500 book translations. It will also launch a new financial guarantee facility enabling small cultural and creative businesses to access up to EUR 750 million in bank loans.

CREATIVE EUROPE Desk Bulgaria has two offices:

CREATIVE EUROPE MEDIA
c/o National Film Center
2 A, Dondukov Blvd., last floor
Sofia 1000, Bulgaria
tel.: +359 2 988 32 24
info@mediadesk.bg
Mr. Kamen Balkanski (head) and Mr. Stanislav Stanev (assistant)

CREATIVE EUROPE Culture
c/o Ministry of Culture
17, Stamboliiski Blvd.
Sofia 1000, Bulgaria
tel.: +359 2 940 09 15
vesela_ko@mc.government.bg
Mrs. Vessela Kondakova

EURIMAGES
Eurimages is a cultural support fund established in 1989 within the framework of the Council of Europe. Since 2011 Russia has become its 35th member state. Eurimages promotes the European audiovisual industry by providing financial support to European cinematographic works. In doing so, it encourages cooperation between professionals established in different European countries.
The Board of Management defines the policy of the Fund and takes the decisions on support. It is composed of representatives of all member states and meets four times a year. Eurimages has four support schemes: coproduction, theatrical distribution, exhibition, theatre digitisation.
A main condition of obtaining Eurimages support is the project to be an international coproduction between at least two member states. Every coproducer has to have at least 50% of the financing in place.
The official site of Eurimages is available at: www.coe.int/eurimages

Eurimages and Bulgaria
Bulgaria has been a member of Eurimages since 1993. The state has signed the European Convention of Cinematographic Coproduction in 2005 and has bilateral coproduction agreements with France, Italy, Canada and Russia.

EURIMAGE National Representative
Head: Mrs. Irina Kanousheva
2 A, Dondukov Blvd., Fl. 7, BNFC
1000 Sofia, Bulgaria
tel.: + 359 2 981 66 31
fax: + 359 2 987 36 26
e-mail: irina@nfc.bg
website: www.nfc.bg