Reporting the production incentive
The Film Tampere production incentive operates on a calendar year basis, meaning that it must always be reported by the end of the year in which the support was received.
Below are some rules of thumb for reporting the production incentive:
- All costs related to the production and incurred in the Tampere region must be reported in the final accounts. A cost breakdown and an auditor’s audit report must be submitted as an attachment to the accounts.
- The auditor’s audit report must confirm the conditions for financing the production in terms of the reported costs. The auditor does not need to comment on other costs. The costs in the project auditor’s audit report can be accepted as direct costs of the project.
- The report must be submitted to Niina Virtanen no later than the end of the contract year (Dec 15th) so that the incentive grant can be paid before the change of the budget period. If the project is completed well in advance before the end of the year, earlier reporting is strongly encouraged.
- If the project has received additional incentive support, the additional grant must also be reported by the end of the contract year, and a written additional report on the use of the grant must be submitted no later than Dec 15th during the contract year. Download more detailed instructions on reporting on the additional incentive here: AdditionalIncentiveInstructions2025.pdf
- The production incentive will be paid to the account stated in the application after the production has submitted a cost breakdown and an auditor’s audit report on the costs incurred in Tampere, and these have been checked and approved by Film Tampere. Written confirmation of the approval and payment decision will be given via email before payment.
- The production incentive will be paid within 14 days of the approval of the report.
- The beneficiary must, upon separate request, report on the services related to the use of the funding for three (3) years after the end of the project. The right of audit is valid for ten (10) years from the last payment of the project. Project documents and other material necessary for the supervision and audit of the project must be retained for at least the same period. The beneficiary must assist in the audit and provide the necessary information to the auditor without compensation. The auditor has the right to take possession of the material subject to the audit.
Notes in the end credits
The recipient of funding must state that the City of Tampere has funded the project when informing about the project. In addition, the recipient of funding must include the logos of both the City of Tampere and Film Tampere in the end credits of the production (downloadable below).
Film Tampere or the City of Tampere do not have exact instructions on how to report on the funding, the production is free to decide in a way that is appropriate in comparison to other funders.
Logos
Here you can download the Film Tampere logos for your use:
Download Film Tampere -logos here
And here the logos of the City of Tampere:
Download City of Tampere logos here
If necessary, you can also read more about the brand guidelines of the City of Tampere here: