Austria

MEDIA
Project, irrespective of length, including animation and documentary productions, produced either on film, videotape or videodisc, or in any other format hitherto unknown, for exploitation in theatres, on television, videocassette, videodisc or by any other form of distribution.

MINIMUM PARTICIPATION
Bipartite:  20%
Multipartite:  20%

SHOOTING AND PERFORMERS – LAB WORK – VERSIONING/DUBBING

Live action shooting and animation works such as storyboards, layout, key animation, in between and voice recording must, in principle, be carried out either in Canada or in The Republic of Austria.

Location shooting, exterior or interior, in a country not participating in the co-production may, however, be authorized, if the script or the action so requires and if technicians from Canada and The Republic of Austria take part in the shooting.

The producers, writers and directors of co-productions, as well as the technicians, performers and other production personnel participating in such co-productions, must have Austrian citizenship or the nationality of a member state of the European Economic Area and hold work permits in Austria and must be citizens, or permanent residents of Canada. Performers are excluded from this regulation if script requires another nationality.

The laboratory work shall be done in either Canada or The Republic of Austria, unless it is technically impossible to do so, in which case the laboratory work in a country not participating in the co- production may be authorized by the competent authorities of both countries.

The original sound track of each co-production shall be made in either English, French or German. Shooting in any two, or in all, of these languages is permitted. Dialogue in other languages may be included in the co-production as the script requires.

The dubbing or subtitling of each co-production into French and English, or into German shall be carried out respectively in Canada or in The Republic of Austria.  Any departures from this principle must be approved by the competent authorities of both countries.