The 153rd meeting of the Eurimages Steering Committee was held from December 10th to 13th in Tbilisi, Georgia. Afterwards the Committee announced the accession of a new member: Montenegro. The Balkan country was already part of Creative Europe’s sub-programme MEDIA, the European Audiovisual Observatory and the European Film Promotion.
It joins the 38 member countries of the Council of Europe’s cultural fund. Co-production projects with a Montenegrin producer can now be submitted to the Steering Committee. “Being part of Eurimages has been a long-term goal for the Montenegrin film industry,” commented Sehad Cekic, director of the Montenegro Film Centre. “Collaboration, exchange and co-production are at the heart of Montenegrin cinema, just as they are for Eurimages’ mission and vision.”
The Council of Europe’s cultural fund promotes co-productions between member states. With a budget of €25 million a year it has supported nearly 2,000 co-productions since its creation in 1988.
The Eurimages Steering Committee also announced the support of 11 feature film and documentary projects for a total amount of €3,188,000.
Sources: https://www.audiovisual451.com/ , https://cineuropa.org
