European film financing and co-production

Brief description

Legal and economic frameworks of European co-productions
Models of co-productions
Role of public funding as financing instrument, role of private and public TV channels as financiers
Cooperation with distribution as a marketing instrument, means of market assessment (sales estimates) and as financing instrument (minimum warranty)
Risk management in co-production
Recoupment structures and plans

Mode of delivery

face to face

Type

compulsory

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lecture, discussion, case analysis, group and individual work.

Assessment methods and criteria

Final written exam (70%)
Content criteria: degree of problem determination and problem characterisation
Formal criteria: completeness of answers, linguistic expression, autonomy of result presentation
Continuous assessment (30%): Individual and group work und presentation including evaluated partial exams, active contributions in the course, complexity of solutions with regards to professional competence and methodical expertise, quality of presentation.

Prerequisites and co-requisites

Module “Production calculation” and the course “Logistics in film production”.

Infos

Degree programme

Produktionsmanagement Film-, TV- und Streaming

Cycle

Bachelor

ECTS Credits

3.00

Language of instruction

German

Curriculum

Full-Time

Academic year

2023

Semester

5 WS

Incoming

Learning outcome

After successful completion of the course, the students can
name possible European financing sources for film projects
analyse their compatibility and connections with one another
identify structures, frameworks and processes of co-productions
develop financing models for co-production groups
identify and evaluate opportunities and risks of co-productions

Course code

1702-23-01-VZ-DE-52

European film financing and co-production