CANADA-JERUSALEM CO-DEVELOPMENT AND CO-PRODUCTION INCENTIVE GUIDELINES 2017
The Canada-Jerusalem C-Develpment and C-Prductin Incentive The Canada-Jerusalem C-Develpment and C-Prductin Incentive ( Incentive ) is a cllabratin between the Canada Media Fund ( CMF r Party ) and the Jerusalem film fund at the Jerusalem Develpment Authrity ( JDA r Party ) ( CMF and JDA, cllectively the Parties ) t create a jint prgram that encurages c-develpment and cprductin f televisin and digital media prjects. The ttal maximum cntributin fr each funded prject in develpment shall be CDN $100,000 (r apprximately 287,000 Israeli shekel), and the ttal maximum cntributin fr each prject in prductin shall be CDN $250,000 (r apprximately 715,000 Israeli shekel). Cntributin frm each cuntry in each prject will be determined n a case by case basis. The Canadian cntributin t each prject will take the frm f a repayable advance fr develpment prjects and a repayable cntributin fr the prductin prjects ver the Canadian share f the budget (see Appendix fr details). The Israeli cntributin t each prject will take the frm f a repayable cntributin ver the Israel share f the budget. Fr the Canadian share f the budget, the maximum cntributin awarded thrugh the Incentive shall nt exceed: Fr develpment prjects in televisin and digital media, 75% f the Canadian eligible csts; Fr prductin f televisin prjects, 49% f the Canadian eligible csts; Fr prductin f digital media prjects, 75% f the Canadian eligible csts 1. Fr the Jerusalem share f the budget, the maximum cntributin awarded thrugh this incentive shall nt exceed the JDA s supprt systems criteria regarding the genre and suitable supprt track f the prject. Eligible Prjects must meet the fllwing criteria: 1. The prject is a live-actin televisin prject in ne f the fllwing genres: drama, children and yuth, variety and perfrming arts; r a digital media prject f ne f the fllwing types: dcumentary, drama, animatin, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, vide game, and is prduced fr the apprpriate digital platfrm. 2. The prject must invlve at least ne Israeli prducer and/r Israeli prductin cmpany r studi that perates in Jerusalem with prven experience in the audivisual market, in additin t ther criteria established by JDA as details fr every genre and suitable supprt track n the Jerusalem Film Fund website, and at least ne Canadian prductin cmpany eligible under CMF criteria. 3. The minrity c-prducer shuld wn at least 20% f the prject s cpyright. The share f wnership f cpyright f each c-prducer shuld be prprtinate t each cuntry s cntributin t the prject. 4. In the case f a tripartite c-prductin, the investment by the third-cuntry c-prducer must be frmally invlved in the prject develpment and/r prductin befre the applicatin t the Incentive. 5. The Israeli prtin f the prject must respect ther criteria established by JDA and the Canadian prtin f the prject must respect ther criteria established by the CMF. 6. Televisin prjects must cmply with the rules pre-established in the Israel-Canada Audivisual C-Prductin Agreement, Signed in March 18th 1985. 1 Fr all digital media prjects (develpment and prductin): at least 75% f the eligible csts are Canadian csts. 1
7. The wnership, financial cntrl and creative cntributins (based n key creative psitins) are t be determined in the c-develpment and/r c-prductin agreement between prducers; hwever, the CMF and JDA encurage that these elements be prprtinal t each party s funding cntributins; 8. Fr the Canadian share f a prject, if the prject is a prject made fr televisin, it shuld include a financial cntributin f 10% f the Canadian share f the budget frm an eligible Canadian bradcaster. If the prject is meant fr digital platfrms, there is n requirement fr a bradcaster cntributin. 9. Withut prejudice f these and ther criteria established by the parties, all prjects and respective cntracts must bserve natinal legislatin in its respective cuntry f prductin. 10. The maximum perid fr the delivery f the results f the develpment phase shall nt exceed 12 mnths fllwing the first payment. The maximum perid fr the delivery f the results f the prductin phase shall be determined n a case-by-case basis. Evaluatin criteria Prjects will be evaluated by representatives f the CMF and JDA based n the fllwing criteria: Cultural value f the prject: 50 pints Originality and creativity f the prpsal (max. 30 pints) Blending f Israel and Canada cultural r cmmunity cncepts in a way that engages audiences frm bth territries and beynd (max. 20 pints) Track recrd and target audience: 30 pints Track recrd, experience and achievements f the creative team (max. 15 pints) Track recrd, experience and achievements f the prductin cmpany (max. 15 pints) Feasibility f the prject: 20 pints Feasibility f the develpment financial plan (max 10 pints) Realism f the agenda/timeline f the prject (max 10 pints) Key Dates Launch f the Call fr prjects: February 15, 2017 Clsing date t submit prjects: Octber 19, 2017 Annuncement f selected prjects: Nvember 30, 2017 The incentive team will facilitate intrductins between prducers and digital media agencies r territrial service prviders lcated in bth Canada and Jerusalem. Prducers wh wish t be a part f this cntact netwrk shuld fllw this link t create their prfile nline. 2
Applicatin Imprtant Infrmatin and Required Dcumentatin Applicatins must be submitted accrding t the deadlines published abve and n the Parties websites and in accrdance with the stipulatins nted in the applicatin frm. The prject must be submitted in English r French in Canada. Israeli prducers shuld cmply with the applicatin rules established in the JDA prgrams. The perid f eligibility f csts will start n the date the applicatin has been submitted and n funding will be applied t csts which ccurred prir t the applicatin submissin date. Only the csts related t the acquisitin f authr right is eligible retractively fr a perid f 12 mnths preceding the date f the submissin. Each cprducer will be respnsible t submit the cmplete applicatin t the authrity (CMF r JDA) f its wn cuntry. The same set f dcuments must be submitted by each cprducer and the applicatin frm must be signed by all cprducers. Canadian Prducers shuld submit the cmplete applicatin thrugh https://telefilm.ca/en/etelefilm Jerusalem prducers shuld submit the cmplete applicatin at JDA, under the applicatin prcesses established by JDA. Applicatins must include the fllwing Administrative infrmatin: Fr all prjects (develpment/prductin, televisin/digital media) A list f the prjects prduced by the Jerusalem prductin cmpany A list f the prjects prduced by the Canadian prductin cmpany The deal mem r the c-develpment r c-prductin agreement Cntracts prving the acquisitin f necessary rights (e.g. ptin cntract, script writer s cntract etc.) Calendar n prject stages Budget Financing plan Fr develpment r prductin prjects in televisin Develpment Fee r License Fee frm an eligible Canadian bradcaster representing at least 10% f the Canadian share f the prject Applicatins must include the fllwing Creative infrmatin: Fr all prjects (develpment/prductin, televisin/digital media) CV f creative and prductin teams (screenwriters, directrs, prducers r equivalent psitins in digital media) Brief prject summary Fr televisin and digital media develpment prjects Treatment 3
Fr televisin prductin prjects Draft script (final draft, if available) Detailed series bible Fr digital media prductin prjects Descriptin f the prject and its main features (technlgy, architecture, navigatin, interface, graphic design, creative elements, user experience, functinalities, etc.). Supprt materiel (prttype, screenshts, vides, mck-ups, diagrams, tables, etc.) The Parties reserve the right t require ther dcumentatin frm applicants fr the cmpletin f the assessment f the prject. There will be n bligatins fr the CMF and JDA t supprt any f the prjects submitted if the standards and bjectives f the JDA and CMF are nt met. Applicatin frms can be fund n the CMF website. Cntact fr the prgram in Canada: Fr the Canada Media Fund Jill Samsn jill.samsn@telefilm.ca Cntact fr the prgram in Israel: Prducers shuld cntact the Jerusalem film fund at the Jerusalem Develpment Authrity. Please nte: These Guidelines may be changed r mdified as required, withut ntice. Please cnsult the CMF website at www.cmf-fmc.ca fr the latest Guideline news and dcumentatin. 4
Appendix Develpment: Repayable advance fr the Canadian share f the prject Please refer t the CMF 2017-2018 Develpment Guidelines - sectin 2.2. Prductin: Repayable cntributin fr the Canadian share f the prject The CMF will recup its cntributin frm revenue generated by explitatin f the prject. The cntributin will be recupable by the Parties n a pr rata pari passu basis until it is fully recuped. Once the CMF has recuped 100% f its cntributin, the CMF will participate in prfits in the same manner in which it recuped its cntributin, except that it will limit their share f prfits at 10% f the revenues. Fr greater clarity, pr rata and pari passu includes the cncept that the recupment cntributin will be prprtinal t the share f prject financing cmpared t ther surces f recupable financing. 5