Scholarship for film-makers

With the award of the grant according to this invitation the Province of Carinthia and the Town of Villach wish to promote the art of contemporary film and media, actively encouraging them in the context of cultural exchange.

Therefore Province of Carinthia, in cooperation with the Town of Villach, is awarding a 3,600.- € grant (1,200.- € per month) from 1st July 2020 to 30th September 2020, including accommodation and work placement in Villach.

The 3,600.- € grant will be provided by the Province of Carinthia. The rent and utility costs of the accommodation as well as the work placement at FreiRaum Otelo will be paid by the Town of Villach. All additional costs are to be paid by the grant-holder.

This grant aims to give film-makers the opportunity to establish lasting contacts with the local film scene and ideally realise a project. Apart from the accommodation and work placement, the existing local network provides the best possible support. The results of the work completed during the three-month period will be presented at the K3 film festival.

Eligible for the grant are:

– production of a short, documentary, art or animation film – film script or material development (open for all formats)

Eligible applicants

Eligible applicants include aspiring as well as established film-makers. The submitted projects do not have to be realised completely during the three-month period. It is also possible to complete a previously started project. Completed projects cannot be taken into account.

1. Requirements and conditions for funding: Application forms (completed and signed) including attachments must be submitted within the given deadline. Attachments: – CV and artistic career (max. 1 DIN A4 page, pdf-file) – Portfolio (max. 5 DIN A4 pages, pdf-file) – Description of planned project (max. 1200 characters incl. spaces) – In the case of „work in progress”, state current phase of work of the project (400 characters incl. spaces)

There is no legal entitlement to a grant. Applications which do not comply with the requirements of this grant, cannot be taken into account. If no submitted project is found to be eligible, the grant funds may be awarded for other purposes in the same category. Please note that no detailed verbal explanation of the jury’s suggestions will be given. Projects already completed cannot be considered. The grant holders are responsible for any tax payments that arise concerning the scholarship.

Compliance with house rules.

Data protection and publication:

The grant-holder must agree to the publication of data according to § 19 section 1 lit a) of the K-KFördG 2001 in the official cultural report of the Province of Carinthia. In accordance with Art. 6 section 1 lit. b, e and f of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the funding agency is authorized to process electronically all personal data contained in the application form, as well as personal data arising in the course of handling and checking the funding or any reclamation concerning the applicant/grant-holder, for the purpose of processing the funding agreement, for control purposes and for any reclamations. In accordance with Art. 6 section 1 lit. b, e and f (GDPR), the funding agency is authorised, in the course of processing the competition, to transmit the acquired data to the transparency data base (in accordance with the 2012 transparency data base act – TDBG 2012, BGBl. I no. 99, idgF) and to request data from the transparency data base, if these are necessary for the awarding, suspension or reclamation the grant. Further details consequent on the collection of personal data are given on the last three pages of the announcement.

Decision

The grant is awarded by the cultural advisor of the Province of Carinthia, whose decision is based on nominations by an independent jury consisting of the members of the advisory board for electronic media, photography and film of the Carinthian cultural committee (§ 8 section 1 lit h) of the K-KFördG 2001) and a representative of the Town of Villach. Depending on the individual submissions, further experts may be consulted.

Incompatibility: Members and substitute members of the Carinthian Culture Committee may not be proposed for this grant.

Report on expenditure of funds

In accordance with § 5 section. 5 of the 2001 Carinthian Culture Promotion Act, acceptance of the grant obliges the recipient to use the grant as designated and to submit a work report to the funding agency: abt14.kulturstipendien@ktn.gv.at (Abteilung 14 – Kunst und Kultur, Burggasse 8, 9020 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee) no later than three months after termination of the grant. The work report shall furnish evidence that the intended purpose of the grant has been fulfilled: *text and/or image display, *clear target definition, *description of reason for project, *formulation of the project and, where relevant, information on possibilities for presentation (exhibitions, readings, etc.) and follow-up projects. In the case of artist-in-residence programs, a brief experience report (Were contacts established? What were the local conditions? Were you satisfied with the accommodation, or have you suggestions for improvements?). These documents serve as a basis for verifying the appropriate use of the grant. Should the grant not be used as designated, it must be repaid immediately.

Reference and logo placement:

The grant-holder must use the logo „Land Kärnten Kultur” and Stadt Villach (incl. mention that the project was supported by the Province of Carinthia and the Town of Villach) in all project documents belonging to the study placement, and in the case of production of a film, in the opening or closing credits of the film project.

Submission deadline and place

Film-makers who comply with the requirements for this grant, are invited to submit the signed and completed application forms including attachments via e-mail by 15th March 2020 to: abt14.kulturstipendien@ktn.gv.at (pdf-file, max. 15 MB per e-mail). Please do not use file hosting services.