The Cultural Institution Film Center of Serbia has announced public competitions for financing and co-financing projects in cinematography for 2021 in the categories: Co-financing the production of domestic documentary features, Co-financing the production of domestic documentary shorts and Co-financing the production of domestic short film.

Competition for Co-financing the production of domestic documentary features

Legal entities and individuals, copyright holders, with feature films lasting at least 50 minutes, which meet the following requirements, have the right to participate in the competition: they are registered in the appropriate register of the Business Registers Agency maintained for the territory of the Republic of Serbia, with registered predominant activity of production of cinematographic works, audio-visual products and television program or distribution of cinematographic works, audio-visual works and television program or showing of cinematographic works; that their business bank accounts are not blocked in the period from the day of submitting the application to the day of decision of the Management Board on the selection of the winners of the competition funds; and that they have no unpaid tax obligations or other unpaid public benefits on the day of submitting the competition application. Details about the Competition for Co-financing the production of minority co-productions can be found here.

Competition for Co-financing the development of domestic short films

Legal entities and individuals, copyright holders, with feature films lasting no more than 30 minutes, which meet the following requirements, have the right to participate in the competition: they are registered in the appropriate register of the Business Registers Agency maintained for the territory of the Republic of Serbia, with registered predominant activity of production of cinematographic works, audio-visual products and television program or distribution of cinematographic works, audio-visual works and television program or showing of cinematographic works; that their business bank accounts are not blocked in the period from the day of submitting the application to the day of decision of the Management Board on the selection of the winners of the competition funds; and that they have no unpaid tax obligations or other unpaid public benefits on the day of submitting the competition application. Details about the Competition for Co-financing the production of minority co-productions can be found here.

Competition for Pre-digitalization and digitalization of cinemas

Legal entities and individuals, copyright holders, with feature films lasting no more than 50 minutes, which meet the following requirements, have the right to participate in the competition: they are registered in the appropriate register of the Business Registers Agency maintained for the territory of the Republic of Serbia, with registered predominant activity of production of cinematographic works, audio-visual products and television program or distribution of cinematographic works, audio-visual works and television program or showing of cinematographic works; that their business bank accounts are not blocked in the period from the day of submitting the application to the day of decision of the Management Board on the selection of the winners of the competition funds; and that they have no unpaid tax obligations or other unpaid public benefits on the day of submitting the competition application. Details about the Competition for Co-financing the production of minority co-productions can be found here.

All additional information and explanations of importance for the implementation of the competition procedure can be obtained by calling the phone number: +381 11 2625-131, or via e-mail at: konkurs2021@fcs.rs