visions sud est Program to support Production and Post-Production

Aims

• To encourage independent production and subsequent distribution in Switzerland of feature-length (with a duration of at least 70 minutes) fiction and documentary films produced for cinema (no short films, no TV/web films), in production and postproduction, from the South and East. This support should furthermore play a ‘catalyst’ role for the film industry in the country of origin of the production.

Funding Information

• A fiction film project may be supported with a maximum of 50’000 Swiss francs for production or a maximum of 20’000 Swiss francs for post-production.
• A documentary film may be supported with a maximum of 20’000 Swiss francs for production or a maximum of 10’000 Swiss francs for post-production.
• The jury may decide to support a project in development rather than in production, with up to a maximum of 5,000 Swiss francs.

Eligibility Criteria

• Film Format: Feature-length fiction and documentary films (at least 70 minutes) are eligible.
• Nationality of Main Producer & Director: The applicant producer must be established in one of the countries eligible for visions sud est and regularly produce films in these countries. In addition, the director must be from one of these countries.
• Filming Location: Filming must take place mainly in eligible countries and in the local or regional language.

Selection Criteria

• There are two rounds of support per year – one deadline in February and another in July.
• Applications are the same for production or post-production, documentary or fiction films.
• Applications are made using a form. Information on the project, director and producer is required. To prepare your application, consult the checklist for all the material required for the submission.
• Applications received after the deadline will be considered for the next round.
• The selection process takes 16 weeks.
• Once your application has been verified as complete, you will receive an e-mail confirming that your project will be evaluated and the date on which you will receive a reply regarding the support you have requested.
• Submitted projects are evaluated by a jury of 5 experts. Jury members are free to make their own decisions and must remain unanimous.
• Due to the large number of projects submitted, visions sud est is unfortunately unable to give reasons for its decisions.

For more information, visit visions sud est.