Name: Film support via Screen Flanders by VLAIO
Maximum funding: €400,000 per project
Support type: Repayable advance on net revenues
Recurring grant with two calls per year
Supports audiovisual productions spending budget in Flemish Region
Beneficiaries: Independent Belgian producers; foreign producers via Belgian co-producers
Focus on long fiction, documentary, animation films and series
Part of Screen Flanders economic fund to boost local audiovisual industry
Independent Belgian audiovisual producers eligible
Foreign producers must apply via Belgian co-producer meeting criteria
Must demonstrate minimum €250,000 eligible expenses in Flemish Region
Project not previously supported and only one submission allowed
Must meet cultural test criteria
Audiovisual work must have at least 50% financing secured at application
Minimum €250,000 eligible expenses in Flemish Region
Application before first shooting or animation day
Cultural test requires minimum criteria related to scenario location, personnel domicile, cultural ties, language, themes
Supports projects with cultural relevance to Belgium or EEA/EFTA
Cultural test includes domicile of director or screenwriter
Eligible expenses must be documented
Co-productions allowed
Maximum support €400,000 per project
Minimum eligible expenses €250,000
Support is repayable advance on net revenues proportional to support vs total financing
Maximum state aid 50% of production budget; up to 60% for multi-EU co-productions; 75% for difficult audiovisual works
Payment in three installments: 40%, 30%, 30% based on financing and expense milestones
Two calls in 2025: 7 March 2025 12:00 and 5 September 2025 12:00
Applications must be digital and submitted within call periods
Application before first shooting or animation day
Must comply with cultural test criteria
Foreign producers must collaborate with Belgian co-producer
Support linked to federal Tax Shelter scheme
Fully digital application
Evaluation based on financing, cultural test, eligible expenses
VLAIO provides assistance and contact points
Project can only be submitted once if no prior support
Support is repayable advance on net revenues
Strong cultural content requirements
Supports Flemish audiovisual industry development
Recipients are independent Belgian audiovisual producers
Grant size up to €400,000
Focus on projects with cultural relevance and Flemish production expenditures