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MD.IE://Funding/New Technologies/VOD and Digital Cinema
Scheme Overview
The Video on Demand and Digital Cinema Distribution scheme constitutes one of the ways in which the MEDIA 2007 programme ensures that the latest technologies and trends are incorporated into the business practices of beneficiaries of the programme. Digital technologies have made European audiovisual works more easily accessible outside their country of origin thanks to new ways of transporting audiovisual content. The competitiveness of the audiovisual content industry in Europe will strongly depend on the use of these new technologies at the distribution stage.
The main objective of this scheme is to support the creation and exploitation of catalogues of European works to be distributed digitally across borders to a wider audience and/or to cinema exhibitors through advanced distribution services, integrating where necessary digital security systems in order to protect online content. This Call for Proposals encourages the European audiovisual industry to adapt to new developments in digital technology.
The Digital & Online environment will be a powerful vector for all types of content and will also feature the entry into the audiovisual market of powerful new players. Rights Holders of European Audiovisual works will need to respond vigorously to this challenge if they are to maximise their return on investment and the potential of European creation. The development of partnerships and the pooling of resources is an essential component of this response.
The scheme is aimed at rights holders of European audiovisual works (i.e. independent European production and distribution companies), cinema networks and European operators making European content available.
Sample Project
UniversCiné is an established VoD aggregator/distributor of French and European independent cinema in France.
The UniversCiné project aims at continuing its development in 2010, both, internationally, in Europe, by creating a Federation of independent VoD platforms and in France, by raising the market reach of its European cinema offer.
In Ireland, Belgium and Switzerland, UniversCiné will pursue the development of three VoD services that are managed locally by independent producers and distributors. They will operate in their respective national languages to provide their domestic audiences with a strong editorial environment.
Furthermore, UniversCiné aspires to create a larger 'Federation', also including VoD platforms from Spain and Germany and a Finnish production company.
The goals of this network will be to pool resources in order to achieve cost-efficiency, especially in the technical field; to allow for cross-territory rights clearing and to share innovative marketing strategies, with a special focus on the development of community-oriented features and recommendation tools.
HOW TO APPLY
CALL FOR PROPOSALS EACEA N° 6/2011
(Support for Video on Demand and Digital Cinema Distribution)Deadline: June 20, 2011 (Active)
All Information for this call is below..
| Document | Type - Size |
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| Results call VoD&DCD 2009 |  - 117.9 KB
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| Results call VoD&DCD 2010 | - 94.36 KB
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| VoD & DCD App Form 2011 |  - 876.5 KB
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| VoD & DCD Budget 2011 |  - 23 KB
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| VoD & DCD Guidelines 2011 | - 226.75 KB
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