Nandu News Reporter Jian Yue On March 11, the Guangdong Provincial Film Bureau issued a notice on applying for special film funding and award projects. The notice mentioned that in order to promote the prosperity and development of the film industry in Guangdong Province, in acco

Nandu News Reporter Jian Yue On March 11, the Guangdong Provincial Film Bureau issued a notice on applying for special film funding and award projects. The

notice mentioned that in order to promote the prosperity and development of the film industry in Guangdong Province, in accordance with the relevant regulations on the use and management of film exclusive funds of the country and Guangdong Province, and in combination with the actual situation of film work in Guangdong Province, it is planned to provide funding and rewards for relevant projects. The competent film authorities at or above the local level can notify qualified film organizations to apply in a timely manner in accordance with the application guide requirements. The "Guangdong Province Film Special Funding and Award Project Application Guide (2024 First Batch)" is attached with the notice. The attachment of

shows that there are 8 categories of projects applied for this time, including movie box office awards, award-winning awards, filming and post-production awards in Guangdong, publicity and distribution subsidies (awards), supporting subsidies for projects that have won the National Film Administration’s high-quality special funds, and funding for new construction County and township cinemas, subsidize cinemas to install advanced technology and equipment, and reward outstanding cinema chain companies in the province.

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Rewards outstanding Cantonese films

The application conditions for "box office awards" are: the first film produced by the Guangdong film organization, released in 2023, the domestic box office revenue of story films is more than 100 million yuan (inclusive), and the domestic box office revenue of animated films is 5 0 00 million (inclusive) or more, and the domestic box office revenue of documentary films is more than 10 million yuan (inclusive).

Application conditions for "award awards" is the first film produced by the Guangdong Film Organization and has won one of the following awards since 2022: 1. Nominated for the comprehensive award of China Film Huabiao Award and China Film Golden Rooster Award; 2. Best of the Popular Film Hundred Flowers Award Nomination for the Feature Film Award; 3. Award for the main competition unit of the International Category A Film Festival.

The application conditions for "Guangdong filming and post-production awards" is a film jointly produced by Guangdong film organizations, to be released in 2023, with a domestic box office revenue of more than 100 million yuan (inclusive), and to meet one of the following conditions: 1. The film screen has Clearly identifiable Guangdong landmarks, with more than half of the identifiable screen time reflecting Lingnan culture, telling the story of Guangdong, and showing the style of Guangdong, which is conducive to positive publicity and improvement of the image of Guangdong; 2. More than 80% of the feature length of the film is produced in Guangdong Province The film agency completes post-production.

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Establish publicity and distribution funding (reward)

The first film produced by Guangdong Film Organization, which is not included in the Guangdong Provincial Key Film Project Library and does not meet the box office or award award standards, can apply for publicity and distribution funding if it meets the relevant conditions; the Guangdong Film Organization's first film Films produced but not included in the Guangdong Provincial Key Film Project Library will receive special funds from the National Film Administration for high-quality films in 2023 and can apply for matching funding.

In addition, newly built county and township theaters in 2023, theaters with updated advanced technology and equipment installed from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2023, and outstanding cinema chain companies in the province in 2023, which meet relevant conditions, can also Apply for funding awards.

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The same project can only apply for one kind of funding.

The application guide mentions that if the same project meets multiple funding conditions, it can only apply for one of the funding; the same project that meets multiple award conditions can apply at the same time, and the higher priority will be applied. Rewards; the same project can enjoy both early-stage funding and later-stage incentives.