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All of Austria’s nine regional states offer film funding. The States of Vienna, Styria, Tirol, and Salzburg offer funding through independent funding institutions.

Some regional states accept applications for funding directly from international production companies. Pre-requisites are compliance with funding guidelines and the hiring of local film crews.

 

Vienna Film Fund

The primary goal of the Vienna Film Fund is to position Vienna, amidst a culturally diverse Europe, as a film and media center and strengthen the city’s role as an international film industry hub. Financing is provided by the City of Vienna.

The City of Vienna’s cultural and economic interests are the main deciding factors for supporting a project with the Vienna Film Fund. Productions set to film in Vienna will receive priority treatment. The City of Vienna is interested in the “Film Industry Effect” of the submitted project, therefore 100% of the awarded funds need to benefit the film industry in Vienna and/or the surrounding Vienna region.

The Vienna Film Fund grants financial support to competitive feature films during project development, production, and distribution. Eligible projects include films with theatrical release, TV productions, or other audio-visual productions.

Funding may be awarded in form of a non-repayable grant and/or a performance-related, repayable subsidy.

Funding decisions are made by an independent, international four-member jury in agreement with the Vienna Film Fund’s managing director.

Vienna Film Fund
Gerlinde Seitner, Managing Director
Stiftgasse 6
A-1070 Wien
Ph: +43 (0)1 5265088
Fax: +43 (0)1 5265088 -20
Email: office@filmfonds-wien.at

 

Cine Styria

Cine Styria’s areas of support include, among others, film production, and film festival participation. Feature films and TV productions are eligible for funding support if they have international distribution and touristic value.

More details and information about the Cine Styria Film Commission can be found on their webpages.

Cinestyria Film Commission & Fonds
Enrico Jakob, Gudrun Schweinzger
St. Peter Hauptstraße 243
A-8042 Graz, Austria
Ph: +43 (0)316 400354
Fax: +43 (0)316 400310
Email: office@cinestyria.com

 

Cine Tirol

Cine Tirol is a joint initiative by the State Government of the Tirol and the Tirol Tourist Board with the goal to position the Tirol as the leading international film location in the Alps.

Cine Tirol offers selected applicants a production incentive in form of a non-repayable grant of up to 50% of all production expenses incurred in the Tirol. Grant awards are subject to available funds.

Cine Tirol’s website offers further details and information about the services of the Cine Tirol Film Commission.

Cine Tirol Film Commission & Fund  
Johannes Köck, Angelika Pagitz, Anna Griesser, Thomas Fuchs
c/o Tirol Werbung
Marie-Theresien-Straße 55
A-6010 Innsbruck, Austria
Ph: +43 (0)512 5320 -182
Fax: +43 (0)512 5320 -200
Email: cinetirol@tirolwerbung.at

 

Film Funds of Lower Austria

The State of Lower Austria provides financial support to film productions which reference Lower Austria in content or person, and/or, which are filmed in Lower Austria. All genres are eligible for support. Aside from the artistic aspect, economic and tourism-related factors play a role in support decisions. The most important funding criteria are references to Lower Austria and/or filming on location in Lower Austria.

Movies with a theatrical release, TV productions, low-budget feature films, documentaries, experimental films, and short films are all eligible for support.

Productions which are primarily supported for economic reasons, need to demonstrate a regional economic effect that is at least twice as high as the funding amount. Funding is designed as a completion fund. Currently, the funding amount for big-budget production lies around 7.5% of total net production costs. Productions which are primarily supported for their content or artistry, may be allotted higher percentages. Funding may be distributed as a non-repayable grant or a conditional, repayable loan, or, as a combination thereof.

Applications can be submitted at any time. Funding decisions are made after a review by a board of expert consultants.

Lower Austrian Film Commission & Fund
Susanne Schuster
Amt der NÖ Landesregierung (Lower Austria State Government)
A-3109 St. Pölten, Landhausplatz 1
Ph: +43 2742 9005-13110
Email: noe-film@noel.gv.at

 

Filmlocation Salzburg

Filmlocation Salzburg was established as part of SalzburgAgentur to strengthen the film industry in Salzburg. This service and consulting center serves as a "first-stop shop" offering bundled assistance and services from a single location, especially for commercial film and television productions with international distribution.

Filmlocation Salzburg
Edith Urban
Salzburg Agentur
Südtrioler Platz 11
A-5020 Salzburg
T: +43 (0)662 451 327-0
F: +43 (0)662 451 327-11
E: office@salzburgagentur.at, e.urban@salzburgagentur.at

 

Regional Governments

In addition to the above mentioned independent regional funding sources, the remaining regions offer funding directly from the Cultural and Economics Departments of their State Governments. Subsidies are in accord with the respective cultural promotional laws and amount to €1.5 million. .

Funding applications are generally informal. Applications are required to include a curriculum vitae including filmography (reference films) of the applicant, a detailed project description (screenplay or treatment), a budget and financing plan, a cast and crew list, and a production schedule.

With a few exceptions, applications can be submitted at any time and are evaluated by a selection committee. Funding criteria always include a thematic and content-related connection to the respective region or State. Since some subsidies derive directly from cultural budgets, the creative value of the project may be significant. Processing times vary from State to State. It is advised to submit applications as early as possible.

Burgenländische Landesregierung (Burgenland State Government)
Abteilung 7 – Kultur, Wissenschaft und Archiv (Department of Culture, Science, and State Archives)
Europaplatz 1
A-7000 Eisenstadt, Austria
Ph: +43 (0)57 600 -2082 
Fax: +43 (0)57 600 -2058
Email: josef.tiefenbach@bgld.gv.at

Niederösterreichische Landesregierung (Lower Austria State Government)
Abteilung Kunst und Kultur (Department of Art and Culture)
Landhausplatz 1, Haus 2
A-3109 St. Pölten, Austria
Ph: +43 (0)2742 9005 -13110
Fax: +43 (0)2742 9005 -13029
Email: noe-film@noel.gv.at

Salzburger Landesregierung (Salzburg State Government)
Kulturabteilung (Cultural Department)
Franziskanergasse 5a
A-5010 Salzburg, Austria
Ph: +43 (0)662 8042 -2530
Fax: +43 (0)662 8042 -2919
Email: olaf.weinhold@@salzburg.gv.at

Oberösterreichische Landesregierung (Upper Austrian State Government)
Abteilung Wirtschaft (Department Economic Affairs)
Promenade 37
A-4021 Linz, Austria
Ph: +43 (0)732 77200
Email: kd.post@ooe.gv.at

Landesregierung Steiermark (Styrian State Government)
Abteilung 9 Kultur; Filmkunst (Department of Film and Film Art)
Trautmannsdorffgasse 2
A-8010 Graz, Austria
Ph: +43 (0)316 877 -3161
Fax: +43 (0)316 877 -3156
Email: sandra.kocuvan@stmk.gv.at

Landesregierung Kärnten (Carinthia State Government)
Kompetenzzentrum Bildung, Generationen und Kultur
(Department for Education, Generations, and Culture)
Mießtaler Straße 1
A-9021 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria
Ph: +43 (0)50 536 -16002
Fax: +43 (0)50 536 -16000
Email: abt6.post@ktn.gv.at

Landesregierung Tirol (Tirol State Government)
Abteilung Kultur (Cultural Department)
Leopoldstraße 3
A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Ph: +43 (0)512 508 -3772
Fax: +43 (0)512 508 -3755
Email: christoph.klingler@tirol.gv.at

Amt der Vorarlberger Landesregierung (Vorarlberg State Government)
Kulturabteilung (Cultural Department)
Römerstraße 24
A-6901 Bregenz, Austria
Ph: +43 (0)5574 511 -22316
Fax: +43 (0)5574 511 -920095
Email: andrea.themessl@vorarlberg.at