Eurimages is the Council of Europe's cultural support fund for the co-production, distribution and exhibition of European cinematographic works. Its Co-production Support scheme backs feature-length fiction, animation and documentary films (minimum 70 minutes) produced by companies from at least two member states. Eurimages offers up to EUR 500,000 per project, capped at 17% of total production cost for fiction and animation (rising to 25% when one or more directors are women) and 25% for documentaries. Three calls are held each year. Since 1988 it has supported more than 2,300 co-productions, and remains one of the most important sources of pan-European production finance outside the national funds themselves.
Stacking with national incentives
Eurimages sits on top of national production incentives rather than replacing them: producers typically assemble Eurimages support alongside tax credits, cash rebates and selective grants from each co-producing territory. National funds generally treat Eurimages as third-party financing that counts toward the producer's own contribution — but every national fund applies its own rules on maximum public aid intensity, so stacking limits should always be verified with the lead producer's national body. Projects cannot combine Eurimages Co-production Support with other Eurimages schemes for the same phase of the same project.
Repayment terms
Awards up to EUR 150,000 are structured as non-refundable subsidies. Awards above EUR 150,000 are structured as conditionally repayable interest-free advances: they are repaid from the producer's share of net receipts from first euro, with no interest, and repayment obligations lapse if the project never generates qualifying revenue. Disbursement is typically 50% at the start of principal photography and 50% on delivery and final audit.
Industry standing
Eurimages carries significant cultural and industry prestige. A Eurimages award is widely read by festivals, sales agents and broadcasters as a marker of artistic ambition and credible European co-production structuring, and is often a de facto prerequisite for serious festival-track European auteur projects.
Programmes
1Funding tracks administered by this body.
Member Countries
39Eligible territories. Click any country to open its national co-production profile.