The Danish Film Institute can award subsidies to the co-production of feature films and short and documentary films that have a non-Danish delegate producer.
The purpose of subsidizing co-productions is to strengthen partnerships between Danish and international producers and to develop skills in the Danish film industry. Furthermore, the Danish Film Institute wishes to support the films' prospects of raising international financing and "travelling" across borders.
Requirements for applying for subsidies:
- The application must be submitted by a Danish production company.
- There must be Danish creative or technical participation in the production.
- There must be a distribution deal for theatrical distribution in Denmark or broadcast on national Danish television.
Applications will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
- Creative strength.
- Creative and financial collaboration between the Danish company and its co-producer, including previous projects and future plans.
- The level of creative and technical collaboration, the participation of Danish talent and crew and the overall Danish spend.
- The nature of the distribution deal signed by the producer.
The DFI is able to allocate funding up to a maximum of 60% of the Danish producer's share.
Applications are submitted to DFI's International Producer Noemi Ferrer, and are assessed by a DFI panel consisting of Commissioning Editors, the Head of Development for Feature Film, the International Producer, the Film Controller and the Head of Production and Development.