An $11.8m (Dkk 70m) cash injection and a new pool for low-budget productions are included in a new film agreement, announced by the Danish Culture minister.
All political parties in the Danish Parliament have backed the 2015-2018 pact, which defines the ambitions and objectives of Danish cinema, establishing the guidelines for supporting features, documentaries and video games.
“The Danish film industry is currently financially strained, so we are ready with a helping hand of $11.8m over the next four years,” said culture minister Marianne Jelved, when she presented the agreement.
“At the same time it is clear that it must find new business models matching the digital development.”
A new pool for low-budget productions – between 12 and 24 in the period – should give both experienced filmmakers and new talents the opportunity for experiments; the total state appropriation for film political efforts, annually $94.7m/Dkk 563m (up from $89.6m/Dkk 530m), includes the production of up to 26 features ans 35 documentaries...
All political parties in the Danish Parliament have backed the 2015-2018 pact, which defines the ambitions and objectives of Danish cinema, establishing the guidelines for supporting features, documentaries and video games.
“The Danish film industry is currently financially strained, so we are ready with a helping hand of $11.8m over the next four years,” said culture minister Marianne Jelved, when she presented the agreement.
“At the same time it is clear that it must find new business models matching the digital development.”
A new pool for low-budget productions – between 12 and 24 in the period – should give both experienced filmmakers and new talents the opportunity for experiments; the total state appropriation for film political efforts, annually $94.7m/Dkk 563m (up from $89.6m/Dkk 530m), includes the production of up to 26 features ans 35 documentaries...
- 11/10/2014
- by jornrossing@aol.com (Jorn Rossing Jensen)
- ScreenDaily
Lars von Trier and Peter Aalbæk Jensen’s Zentropa Entertainments has been put under “stricter control” by the Danish Film Institute over future state support for its productions and its auditor has been reported to the National Audit Committee.
The decision, made in consultation with the legal advisor of the Danish Government, follows a report by the Deloitte accountancy firm on certain irregularities in the financial records of four Zentropa productions subsidised by government money, including Danish director Susanne Bier’s Oscar-winning In a Better World (Hævnen).
“Stricter control” involves that a number of requirements for “good bookkeeping” must be met prior to subsidising films from Zentropa. The Danish production company is controlled by producer Peter Aalbæk Jensen and director/producer Lars von Trier.
According to the Deloitte report, Zentropa had refused the auditors access to accounts which may confirm that funding from publicly subsidised companies was transferred to firms privately owned by Aalbæk Jensen. Zentropa is an organisation...
The decision, made in consultation with the legal advisor of the Danish Government, follows a report by the Deloitte accountancy firm on certain irregularities in the financial records of four Zentropa productions subsidised by government money, including Danish director Susanne Bier’s Oscar-winning In a Better World (Hævnen).
“Stricter control” involves that a number of requirements for “good bookkeeping” must be met prior to subsidising films from Zentropa. The Danish production company is controlled by producer Peter Aalbæk Jensen and director/producer Lars von Trier.
According to the Deloitte report, Zentropa had refused the auditors access to accounts which may confirm that funding from publicly subsidised companies was transferred to firms privately owned by Aalbæk Jensen. Zentropa is an organisation...
- 5/28/2014
- by jornrossing@aol.com (Jorn Rossing Jensen)
- ScreenDaily
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