DAnish animation financing
Opportunity #1
The Danish Film Institute supports international co-production of shorts, features and documentary films. In addition to national support, there are three regional funds covering the Copenhagen area (Copenhagen Film Fund), the west area of Denmark (Den Vestdanske Filmpulje), and the Funen area (FilmFyn). Copenhagen Film Fund invests mainly in Danish major or minor co-productions, in TV series and, in exceptional cases, documentaries. The regional funds focus their investment on co-productions that have artistic or technical participation from, or provide business and exposure to, their specific region. Danish co-productions in recent years include the Oscar-nominated feature film Song of the Sea (2014).
Opportunity #2
The Norwegian Film Institute supports co-productions of feature films, shorts, documentaries and TV series. The grants are non-recoupable and there are no spend requirements. Norway also has three regional investments funds, provided that parts of the production takes place in the region of either Northern Norway (Filmfond Nord), Central Norway (Filminvest 3), or Western and Southern Norway (Mediefondet Zefyr). And if you are a feature film producer based in Asia, Africa or Latin America, you can team up with a Norwegian producer an apply to Sør Fond. In addition, Norway has a 25% tax rebate on spend in Norway, but the scheme is not automatic and has application deadlines twice a year.
Opportunity #2
The Swedish Film Institute supports international co-productions of feature films, shorts, and documentaries. Sweden also has four regional investment funds, with spend requirements covering the Stockholm region (Filmregion Stockholm-Mälardalen), the South-Western area (Film i väst), the Northern region (Filmpool Nord), and the Southern region (Film i Skåne). Sweden will also from 2022 have a 25% tax rebate, the scheme will not be automatic and has a cap at $11.6m.