NEWS

 

WE RECEIVED a CHRISTMAS GIFT

26 Dec 2013, Posted by Liv Saalbach Holse in Uncategorized @en

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Thomas Gammeltoft, CEO, Copenhagen Film Fund says:

It is, of course, great that we are receiving a share of the revenue from the DR licence fee. It would, however, have been a more natural thing to do to increase funding for TV drama by a higher sum than that allotted to next year’s Eurovision Song Contest, which under the present arrangement receives almost double the amount.

That said, we are happy to have been worthy of consideration, and now we need to decide how we can best use the sum at our disposal to achieve our main aims – to benefit the production sector and create growth. There are many opportunities and many projects to be evaluated, but it is also important that the three Regional Funds awarded grants by the Public Service Fund (FilmFyn, West Danish Film Fund and the Copenhagen Film Fund) find a common purpose, and if possible a common project on which to spend the money. This opens up some extremely interesting prospects for the Copenhagen Film Fund in particular, in that we are asked to spend this money outside Greater Copenhagen. This offers possibilities for new Municipalities as members of the Fund.

It’s rather like a Christmas Gift we’re keen to unpack, and see what’s inside!