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

2025

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