The scheme targets eligible productions on private television stations that require investment to develop works that often lack access to private funding. The scheme targets difficult audiovisual works and also provides an additional incentive to independent audiovisual companies to produce quality-driven television programmes through international co-productions with a potential for international distribution. The KulturaTV fund may cover the following:
– innovative cultural programmes presenting specific or various aspects of the cultural and artistic world.
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– documentaries about culture in Malta (for example focusing on Public Cultural Organisations, lives of artists, cultural activities, artistic projects, behind the scenes etc)
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– original, fictional audiovisual works that can be a one-off, two-part, three-part drama or a series intended primarily for the purposes of television and also digital platform exploitation.
Eligibility
The scheme will support the production of TV programmes produced or commissioned by private broadcasting stations licensed to operate in Malta or produced by independent audiovisual production companies and aired on private broadcasting stations licensed to operate in Malta. Eligible works can be ‘one-off’ or serialised and may include:
- Creative TV documentaries
- Culture programmes
- Drama
For projects to be eligible, a private television broadcaster must be attached to the project, and the proposed content must be made available to Maltese audiences. To be considered eligible, projects must have a commitment from a private broadcaster in place and a copy of the relevant agreement, contracts and/or deal-memos must be included in the application. Apart from TV broadcast, innovative audience reach strategies through related content and platforms are encouraged.
Proposed works must qualify as difficult audiovisual works and applications will only be submitted for evaluation if they achieve 80% or more in the test that determines whether the proposed work can be defined as a difficult audiovisual work according to set criteria.
