| These are grants from the Ministry of the Presidency and Finance with a total amount of 200,000 euros, and the application period is open until November 10 | The financial support to be granted by each beneficiary is 50 percent of the amount of the purchase of materials such as digital cameras or sound equipment The Ministry of the Presidency and Finance has launched a new aid to the audiovisual sector of the Region of Murcia, to contribute to its modernization and improvement of technical resources.
Specifically, these are grants of up to 7,500 euros to SMEs and freelancers of this economic plot, with which to co-finance the expenses for the acquisition of production and post-production equipment for digital content such as digital video cameras, sound equipment, assembly or lighting, among others. The call, which has been published today in the BORM, has a total endowment of 200,000 euros financed with the Community's own funds, and establishes November 10 as the maximum date to apply for the grant.
The financial support to be granted by each beneficiary amounts to 50 percent of the amount of the purchase of equipment, up to that ceiling of 7,500 euros.
Therefore, the total amount to which the purchase can amount is 15,000 euros, of which half will be provided by the grant. In addition, the payment of the aid will be in advance, which means that the beneficiaries can wait to receive the amount to buy the equipment.
The Ministry estimates that around thirty SMEs and the self-employed will be able to benefit from this new initiative. The Minister of the Presidency and Finance, Javier Celdrán, stressed that "the last time a similar aid was launched was in 2010, but we wanted to make an economic effort because we believe that the audiovisual sector of the Region of Murcia can be greatly strengthened and move forward in its adaptation to an increasingly demanding technological scenario.
Furthermore, the sector's own associations had agreed on the importance of implementing this measure ". The subsidy, articulated through the General Directorate of Corporate Informatics, will allow the creation of content adapted to the current audiovisual market.
Among the media that can benefit from these improvements are not only television, but also cinema and other digital platforms. New and first-use equipment The aid must be used to co-finance the acquisition costs, through the purchase of new and first-use equipment.
Eligible materials include, but are not limited to, digital video cameras, professional sound equipment, lighting elements, monitoring, optics, tripods, stabilizers and other production elements. Beneficiaries may also incorporate digital editing equipment, including computer equipment for the assembly or generation of audiovisuals, video recorders, capture cards, hardware systems for massive digital video storage, 2D and 3D computer graphics software, software for digital editing and post-production, as well as like other post-production elements. Other acquisition options for which you can opt for the help of the Ministry are hardware and software for the design and development of digital content for the Internet, interactive television, as well as hardware and software for overtitling and audio description. The request, exclusively online The request for aid must be made exclusively electronically, through the Community's Electronic Headquarters (sede.carm.es).
Specifically, the procedure enabled is number 2669.
