Co-production Agreements
Film co-production review
Imbalance In Co-Production Relations
New Co-Production Guidelines Revised September 2004
Applications
Co-production Agreements Treaties
UK/India bilateral co-production treaty – Signed main body of text
Co-production news – February 2006
Co-productions made under the terms of one of the UK's bilateral film co-production agreements, or under the European Convention on Cinematographic Co-production, may be considered as:
- British for the purposes of Schedule 1 to the 1985 Films Act, and therefore eligible for a Certificate of British Nature of a Film
- British for the purposes of the 1963 EC Directive - on condition that the artistic and technical contribution of the member State or States in question is not less than 30% - and therefore eligible for an EC Certificate of Nationality.
DCMS announced on 27th April 2004 that it is tackling a significant and ongoing imbalance in co-production relations with France, Italy, Denmark and Iceland. DCMS guidelines on co-production will be updated shortly to reflect these changes. Further information - New minimum contributions note PDF (32kb)
Applications
Applicants should pay particular attention to the deadline for the receipt of provisional applications, which should arrive in DCMS 6-8 weeks before commencement of principal photography. As from 5th January 2004, any application which arrives later than 4 weeks (28 days) before the commencement of principle photography will be rejected. Any questions regarding certification or co-production should be e-mailed to filmcertification@culture.gov.uk
Application forms
The application form for a film to be granted provisional status under an official co-production agreement is available online and should be submitted at least four weeks before the commencement of principal photography.
From 5th January 2004 only these are acceptable.
To use the following forms you must:
Right-mouse button over the links and choose ' Save Target As...' , you'll then be able to save the application form in the appropriate place on your computer and complete the form offline at your leisure.
Provisional co-production application (RTF 1.43MB) January 2004
Provisional Co-production application form January 2004 (Word Version 528K)
Final Co-production application form (RTF 1.41MB) January 2004
Final Co-production application form January 2004 (Word Version 545k)
The published texts, except for the UK/Italy agreement and the European Convention, may be bought from The Stationery Office Photocopying Department: tel 020 7873 8455 by referencing the command numbers/ISBN numbers set out below.
Copies of the UK/Italy agreement and the European Convention may be bought from The Stationery Office direct on tel 0870 600 5522 by referencing the relevant numbers.
You can also access copies of the treaties below:
UK/Australia - 1990 (51kb) Cmd No 1758 Treaty Series No. 90 (1991) ISBN 0101175825
UK/Canada (110kb) (full amended text including last revision by Protocol 1992)
UK/Canada Protocol PDF (149kb) Cmd No 1807 Treaty Series No 9 (1992) ISBN 0101180721
UK/France (87kb) Cmd No 2992 Treaty Series No .82 (1995) ISBN 0101299222
UK/Germany (61kb) Cmd No 6155 Treaty Series No. 103 (1975) ISBN0101615507
UK/Italy (83kb) Cmd No 4840 Treaty Series No. 105 (2000)
UK/New Zealand (112kb) Cmd No 2638 Treaty Series No 39 (1994) ISBN 0101263821
UK/Norway (54kb) Cmd No 9007 Treaty Series No 46 (1983) ISBN 0101900708
European Convention on Cinematographic Co-production Cmd No 2495 Treaty Series No 14 (1994) ISBN 0101249527. The text of the Convention, a list of the countries where the Convention is in force, and details of the competent authorities in those countries, may all be found at the Council of Europe website. Inside this site, you will need to search for the treaty by number. The number you will need is 147.
Details of competent authorities in those countries with which the UK has bi-lateral co-production agreements.
AUSTRALIA
Catherine Waters Manager, Legal Affairs The Australian Film Commission Level 4, 150 William Street Woolloomooloo NSW 2011 GPO Box 3984 Sydney 2001 AUSTRALIA http://www.afc.gov.au/ TEL 00 612 9321 6444
FAX 00 612 9357 3737
CANADA
Brigitte Monneau
Manager - Co-productions
Services des relations internationales
Téléfilm Canada
360 St. Jacques Street
Suite 700
Montreal (Quebec)
H2Y 4A9
CANADA
TEL 001 514 283 6363
FAX 001 514 283 2648
FRANCE
Francois Hurard
Le Directeur de la production cinematographique
Centre National de la Cinematographie
12 rue de Lubeck
75784 Paris Cedex 16
FRANCE
TEL 0033 1 44 34 36 26
FAX 0033 1 44 34 37 24
GERMANY
Herr Peter Reuß
Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle (BAFA)
Post fach 5171
65726 Eschborn
GERMANY
TEL 0049 6196 908 403
FAX 0049 6196 404 442
ITALY
Dr Francesco Ventura
Ministero per i Beni e le Attivita' Culturali
Direzione Generale per il Cinema
Dirigente Servizio III Produzione
e Distribuzone Cinematografgiaca
Via della Ferraratella in Laterano
51 - 00184
Roma
ITALY
TEL 00 39 06 773 2484
FAX 00 39 06 773 2430
NEW ZEALAND
Mladen Ivancic
Deputy Chief Executive
New Zealand Film Commission
PO Box 11-546
Wellington
NEW ZEALAND
TEL 00 64 4 382 7680
FAX 00 64 4 384 9719
NORWAY
Stein Slyngstad
Director General
Norwegian Film Fund
Filmens Hus
Dronningensgate 16
P.O Box 752, Sentrum
NO-0106 Oslo
NORWAY
TEL 0047 22 47 80 40
FAX 0047 22 47 80 41
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