Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 975 Riga 2010 (October 12. No 52 36) the order in which the National Film Centre Award public funding for film projects have been issued in accordance with article 9 of the law of the Film the third part i. General questions 1. establish public financing (funding) applied for the competition film industry projects (hereinafter the project), the rules of preparation of evaluation criteria, decision-making procedures, as well as monitoring funded projects.
2. to assign to the project funding, national film Centre hosting the open tender.
3. Funding: 3.1 the Latvian feature film, documentary and animation film making, including project development, script writing and film production;
3.2. other film-related projects.
4. tender can submit Projects in Latvia registered merchants, associations or foundations.
5. the funding will not be eligible if: 5.1. project applicant is declared bankrupt, is wound up, its economic activity is paused or stopped, of legal proceedings on bankruptcy of the applicant of the project;
5.2. the project applicant project is the date of the tax debt and State social security payment arrears in accordance with the regulations;
5.3. the applicant has not fulfilled the obligations arising from the above with the National Film Centre funding contracts concluded;
5.4. the project shall be submitted to the broadcaster;
5.5. more than 25% of the issued share capital of the applicant of the project or the voting rights owned by the State or a municipality, or public broadcasting corporation.
6. The provisions referred to in 3.1 Latvian film making projects not less than 65% of project total national film Centre funding granted to be used in Latvia.
II. Project preparation and promulgation of the competition 7. National Film Centre developed and approved design contest rules (hereinafter referred to as the Charter), as well as a design contest advertised in the newspaper "Gazette", indicating the period for the submission of the project, total funding available, design competition, as well as the type of place where you can get acquainted with the rules and get more information.
8. Statement: 8.1 design competition funding objectives, eligible activities, processes and procedures;
8.2. the project applicants which qualify for funding the implementation of the project;
8.3. the presentation of the location, date and modalities;
5.2. project preparation and design rules;
8.5. the supporting documents;
8.6. the conditions of use of funding;
8.7. the minimum and maximum amount of funding that can be assigned to one project, as well as for the implementation of project co-financing by the applicant, if any;
5.5. position of the eligible cost;
8.9. the deadline for implementation of the project;
8.10. project evaluation procedures and methodology;
8.11. other information, if necessary.
9. Regulations added project submission form and other deliverable document forms, as well as project appraisal form (1., 2., and annex 3).
10. after the draft regulations of the invitation to tender shall be published in the national cinema Center home page on the internet.
III. submission of Project 11. the applicant shall submit the draft project of the national cinema Center in the month following the publication of the regulations in the national cinema Center home page on the internet.
12. the project consists of a completed project submission form and the documents referred to in the Statute. Prepare the project into Latvian language.
13. the applicant submits the project national cinema Center in paragraph 11 of these rules the time limit referred to in one of the following ways: 13.1 in paper form, in person or by mail;
13.2. the electronic document in the form of laws and regulations for the design of electronic documents.
14. when submitting a project in paper form, the page is cauršūt and numbered. National Film Centre shall determine the number of copies of the draft to be submitted, and may impose additional requirements or individual parts of it also submit electronically the electronic storage media or send to the National Film Centre's e-mail address.
15. The National Film Centre received recorded project and gave it the identification number.
IV. Project requirements To 16 raised funding for a full-length feature film or full-length animated films can qualify for the project, if the Project Director is a complete and public common in film genre film director.
17. the projects who design competition did not have support, resubmit a design contest may not more than twice.
18. The same project can submit several design competitions, but the overall project various project competitions the funding granted shall not exceed the amount of this provision 19, 20 and 21 above the maximum level. If the project is submitted by several project tenders, funding various projects related to the implementation of the activities.
19. The rules referred to in point 3.1. of the Latvian movie making project total funding granted will not exceed 50% of the total cost of the project regardless of the source of public funding.
20. the amount of funding allocated to low-budget filmmaking does not exceed 90% of the total cost of the project regardless of the source of public funding.
21. the amount of the financing granted to create elaborate movies does not exceed 80% of the total cost of the project regardless of the source of public funding.
22. The Film is considered to be low-budget movie if its total cost is less than: 22.1.  600 000 lats – a full-length feature film. Feature film within the meaning of these terms is filmmakers, of a duration of not less than 65 minutes;
22.2.1 000 000 lats – full-length animated film;
22.3.100 000 lats-the feature film and films made of films made animated film;
22.4.80 000 lats – documentary movie;
22.5.700 000 lats – co-production full-length feature film, created under the European Convention on cinematographic co-production.
23. The Film is considered to be a sophisticated movie, if it is not expected to have commercial success, and it meets at least two of the following criteria: 23.1. the text of the film is primarily a Latvian language;
23.2. the film is based on the issues related to science, including the Latvian ecology, social, political or economic environment in Latvia;
23.3. the film is based on Latvian history or cultural events;
23.4. highly artistic film, that use experimental or innovative forms of expression;
14.6. the film for children or young people, and the scenario is based on the author's literary Latvian benefit.
V. project evaluation project and project 24 the applicant evaluation happens in the following order: 24.1. evaluation of appropriate administrative compliance evaluation criteria (annex 1) to verify that the project applicant and project meets the requirements and is targeted for further evaluation;
24.2. the rules referred to in point 3.1., Latvian film making project evaluation in accordance with article 8 of the law of the Movie's first part terms (annex 2), as well as the rules referred to in paragraph 23 of the terms (except if the project is a low-budget film in accordance with the provisions referred to in paragraph 22 of the terms);
24.3. the evaluation of the quality evaluation criteria (annex 3), subject to the regulations of the said project evaluation methodology for assessing compliance with a quality-evaluation criteria may be assessed in relation to the quality of the project design competition.
25. the project and the applicant's assessment of the project pursuant to administrative compliance criteria for the evaluation of the National Film Centre within 20 days after this provision referred to in paragraph 11 of the project deadline.
26. If a project or project the applicant does not comply with any of the rules referred to in annex 1 to the project the applicant eligibility criteria or any of the provisions of annex 1 2.1., 2.2., 2.3 or 2.4 of the draft referred to the eligibility criteria, national film Centre shall take a decision on the project's non-compliance with administrative compliance evaluation criteria and refusal to grant funding.
27. If a project does not comply with any of the provisions of annex 1, 2.5 2.6 2.7., 2.8., 2.9 or 2.10., referred to the project eligibility criteria, national film Centre make a request in writing to the applicant of the project to refine the project or to submit additional information. The request shall be sent by post or to the project the applicant's designated electronic mail address.
28. Where the applicant within seven working days after the National Film Centre send request specified project or the necessary additional information be submitted in person, by post or electronic document in the form of laws and regulations on electronic documentation, national film Centre project scored again according to administrative compliance evaluation criteria.

29. If after evaluation of the project does not match any of the rules referred to in paragraph 27 of the project eligibility criteria or the applicant within seven working days after the National Film Centre's request to dispatch the required additional information submitted, national film Centre shall take a decision on the project's non-compliance with administrative compliance evaluation criteria and refusal to grant funding.
30. If a project meets all administrative compliance evaluation criteria, the project continues to consider one of the following national film Centre created the Permanent Commission of experts (hereinafter referred to as the Commission): 30.1. feature film Commission;
30.2. documentary film Commission;
30.3. animated film Commission;
18.9. other film industry projects by the Commission.
31. This provision, the Commission referred to in paragraph 30 of the action detects National Film Centre approved regulations. Panelists include professionals who have knowledge or work skills movie industry and which do not represent the interests of the project. At least one member of the Commission is the national cinema Center representative.
32. the Commission will assess these rules referred to in point 3.1., Latvian film making project compliance with article 8 of the law Movie, first subparagraph, the terms (annex 2) and the provisions referred to in paragraph 23 of the terms (except if the project is a low-budget film in accordance with the provisions of point 22 conditions). If the project does not conform to article 8 of the law movie, first paragraph, the Commission shall inform the head of the National Film Centre. National Film Centre Manager shall take a decision on the refusal to grant funding and shall inform the applicant of the project.
33. the Commission assesses the compliance of these provisions of the draft annex mentioned in the quality evaluation criteria and the National Film Centre provides the driver with an opinion on the financing of the project in support of or refusal to grant funding.
34. In assessing this rule 3.1. Latvia referred to film-making project and giving the opinion of the national film centre managers for funding to support the project or the refusal of the grant funding, the Commission shall take into account these rules 18, 19, 20 and 21 of the conditions referred to in points allowed the project funding.
35. in the light of the opinion of the Commission, the National Film Centre Manager shall take a decision on the financing of the project in support of or refusal to grant funding. Funding for the implementation of the project, which got the highest ranking according to the assessment criteria of the quality, as long as there is sufficient funding for the project competition.
36. the National Film Center in the decision on financing the project in support of or refusal to grant financing to notify the project applicant. Notice of project tender results shall be published in the national cinema Center home page on the internet.
Vi. in Latvia the production of the film-making project appraisal procedures 37. If this rule 3.1. Latvia referred to film the building project in accordance with the national cinema Center signed a financing agreement for the implementation of a project has received funding for film production, it may be eligible for funding for the continuation of the production of the film or completion under the procedure laid down in this chapter.
38. the project, the applicant shall submit, in accordance with the regulations of the national cinema Center completed project submission form, a report on the implementation of the project and the other documents referred to in the Statute.
39. The National Film Centre assessed the applicant and project eligibility a project under these rules 25, 26, 27, 28 and 29.
40. If a project meets all administrative compliance evaluation criteria, it continues to examine these provisions concerned referred to in paragraph 30 of the Commission. The Commission shall provide the National Film Centre Supervisor opinion on the financing of the project in support of or refusal to grant funding. The evaluation of the project and in giving its opinion, the Commission observed that rule 18, 19, 20 and 21 of the conditions referred to in points allowed the project funding.
41. the decision on financing the project in support of or refusal to grant financing for the National Film Centre Manager shall adopt pursuant to this rule 35 and 36 above.
VII. conclusion of the agreement on the Financing and monitoring of the implementation of the project 42. National Film Centre during the month following the adoption of the decision on financing the project in support of the applicant for the project financing agreement for the implementation of a project. National Film Centre request from project financing agreement by the applicant and monitoring the preparation of the necessary documents (such as the use of funding allocated to them, work schedules, financing, co-production and financing plans for the supporting documentation).
43. If a financing agreement for the implementation of these provisions is not concluded within the period referred to in paragraph 42, national film Centre repealing decision on financing to support the project. In this and other cases where project funds allocated in the competition can not be used according to its intended purpose, national film Centre decides on redirection of funding other design competitions organised by it.
44. the conclusion of a financing agreement for the implementation of a project, the project, the applicant becomes a project promoter and ensure national film centre-funded project under the agreement for the implementation of a project.
45. The National Film Centre, through the monitoring of the implementation of the project, have the right to request from the project promoter's news on the progress of the project and the use of funding granted. The request shall be sent by post or to the project implementing the specified e-mail address. Project implementer, the necessary information to the national cinema Center to provide within five working days after the request is sent.
46. If national film Center finds that the funds allocated are not used according to the terms of the financing agreement, it unilaterally breaking the conclusion of a financing agreement, and of the project implementer accordingly spent the recovered without funding.
Prime Minister v. dombrovsky, the cultural Minister of education and Science Minister t. koķe annex 1 Cabinet 2010 October 12, Regulation No 975 administrative compliance evaluation criteria 1. Project eligibility criteria of the applicant, no PO box
Criteria Yes No 1.1. project applicant meets Cabinet 2010 October 12, Regulation No 975 "the order in which the National Film Centre Award public funding for film projects" (hereinafter referred to as the rules) in paragraph 4, the following conditions, the Latvian movie making project applicant meets the movie law article 8, in the third paragraph, the said conditions 1.2. the applicant does not have the project tax debt and State social security payment debt 1.3. project applicant has been declared insolvent, the not in the process of liquidation, the economic activity is not stopped or interrupted, it is not the initiation of proceedings for bankruptcy 1.4 Project applicant has met the obligations arising out of the financing agreements for the implementation of projects with the national cinema Center 1.5. the applicant has not established the project 1.6. More than 25% of the share capital or voting rights of the applicant is not owned by the State or a municipality, or public broadcasting corporation 2. project eligibility criteria no PO box
Criterion 2.1. Yes No project is submitted within 2.2. projects related to a project the purpose of the invitation to tender in accordance with regulation 2.3. feature film or animation building project complies with rule 16. the conditions laid down in paragraph 2.4. Project complies with rule 17. the conditions laid down in paragraph 2.5. project application form is completely filled, and it is signed by the applicant's project officer or authorized person Has complied with the prescribed 2.6 requirements for project design , copy (copy), the type of submission Is submitted to 2.7. all necessary documents requested in the project 2.8 funding meets the funding regulations (if applicable) 2.9. Latvian movie making project's compliance with rule 6 conditions referred to in paragraph 2.10. co-financing the Project amounting to not less than the prescribed amount of co-financing rules (if applicable) the Minister of culture, education and Science Minister t. koķe annex 2 Cabinet 2010 October 12, Regulation No 975 Latvian movie making project appraisal conditions public funding of Latvian movie can be granted When it, in accordance with article 8 of the law of the Movie's first part, satisfy at least three of the following conditions: no PO box
Criteria Yes No 1 movies take place mainly in Latvia or in another country of the European Union or the European economic area or Switzerland, 2. at least one of the main protagonists is related to culture or territories of Latvia, Latvian language spoken in 3.

Movie director or screenplay writer is a Latvian citizen or non-citizen of Latvia or a person who has received a permanent residence permit in Latvia, or the author of the scenario is a person who speaks Latvian language 4. the main theme of the movie is a cultural, social, political or historical questions concerning the Latvian society and is essential to it one of 5 original movie the final versions is the Latvian language 6. Movie scenario is based on the author's literary Latvian culture Minister, enjoyed a place – Minister of education and science t. koķe annex 3 Ministerial Office 2010 October 12, Regulation No 975 quality evaluation criteria no PO box
Criteria are evaluated 1. Project Professional quality Project financing, marketing and distribution strategy, movie film distribution, supporting documents, films distribution potential 2. artistic quality of the project the project ideas and quality reasons, the film's script and (or) storyline, as well as the quality of the film's creative and Visual solution 3. project importance and actuality of the project or film themes/ideas of actuality, and (or) originality of Latvia, but also major European film culture in the context of project financial 4. , time and samērojamīb action plan project estimates, schedule, calendar, movie length and format consistency with the nature of the project, as well as compliance with the tender of the project costs for the financing of the Project by the applicant 5. previous experience and competence of the applicant's administrative project Movie in the financial capacity of the applicant/project producer, previous experience in film making and distribution, or the equivalent in the implementation of the projects, as well as the history of previous projects in the national cinema Center 6. the author of the previous Project experience and expertise of the Creative Projects and (or) the technical team , including the project manager, the qualifications and experience of the Culture Minister, the Minister of education and science t. koķe