Applying and decisions
The applications are submitted through AVEK’s application system. The system allows applications to be submitted as a private person, a work group or a representative of an organisation. Before you can apply, you must register in the system.
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Private individuals can apply for scriptwriting support or a project grant for the creation of an audiovisual work and training support.
The DigiDemo grant can provide support for the concept planning of a serial production and the production of a pilot episode.
You can apply for support for multiple works at the same time. You cannot apply for more than one type of support for a single work/production at the same time. It is important that the applicant decides which project to promote and does not delegate this choice to the commissioner.
You can reapply for support for a rejected application if the work/production has developed substantially since the previous application. The assessment is carried out by the film or media art commissioner.
Yes, if the reporting time for the support has not expired. If the reporting time has expired, you must submit the report before you can apply for new support for any project, regardless of the type of support.
In other words, if you have applied for support for international promotion and the deadline for its report has expired, your new application for any type of support will not be processed until the overdue report has been approved.
You may apply for extra time for an overdue report. The extra time is requested in the application details in the application system.
Applications for audiovisual work support are processed in the order they are submitted. The aim is to reach a decision in less than ten weeks. Applications are processed on working days. No decisions are issued at weekends and during holidays. The processing time depends on the number of applications at any given time. The amount of time that it takes to issue the support decision may also depend on the content of the application and whether it has to be returned to the applicant for completion. The processing time may also be affected by the possible application period.
Decisions on support for international promotion are made approximately every six weeks. The processing times of course support and education grant applications are dependent on the meetings of the Education Section, which makes the decisions on the support and grants. The Education Section usually meets four times a year.
The timetables of support for audiovisual culture, DigiDemo and CreaDemo decisions are tied to the application periods.
You can start creating the work/production at your own risk before the support decision is made.
For DigiDemo and CreaDemo grants, costs incurred after the submission of the application can be included as project costs.
If the work does not yet have a producer and production company and the workshop has educational elements, you can apply for a personal grant as training support. If the work to be developed already has a producer and it is a documentary project support is applied for through the production company as support for international promotion in accordance with the support guidelines for that support.
The support application must be submitted before the start of the event. Decisions on training support are made at AVEK’s Education Section meetings, the decision dates and the deadlines for applications will be announced separately.
The support for international promotion is decided on by the CEO of Kopiosto, and the decision meetings are held about once a month.
No, you can’t. AVEK only grants support for costs related to the creation of the work of art.
Final reports
On the front page of the application system, you can see your applications in the system. Click on the application link to access your application. On the application page, select the report tab, through which you can complete your report.
The attachments to the final report depend on the support for which the final report is being prepared. The attachments required can be found in the final report instructions for each type of support. Please read the instructions carefully.
Self-financing and budget
Approved forms of self-financing are
- work carried out by production company owners as part of a production
- use of a company’s own equipment (max. 60% of the rental price of similar equipment)
- salary transfers from key members of the work group with a written agreement
- bank guarantees or other such guarantees from a financial institution
- free equity.
A written description of self-financing must be provided as an attachment to the application.
No.
However, it can also be useful for the author to present their self-financing in both expenses and income. This way, the correct costs are visible, and the author has the opportunity to recognise their share of the profits as revenue.
Training support can cover up to 80 % of eligible costs, and support for internalional promotion 50%. So, the applicant needs to have their own funding or some other funds for the rest.
Self-published productions are made entirely without public funding or funding from outside the production company /authors.
Does the applicant have to report the total production budget in addition to the budget for the production stage or is it sufficient to simply present the total production budget and indicate the part that is the subject of the application?
Either way will do. When an applicant receives a grant, they must report the budget based on what was presented at the time of application. If the total budget was included at the time, the entire budget must be reported, not just AVEK’s part.