BRIDGING THE GAP WITH EUROPEAN MONEY.
Every year, European countries put real money on the table for international productions: tax credits up to 40%, national and regional film funds, Eurimages, co-production incentives that can cover a meaningful share of a budget before a single frame is shot
MOST PRODUCERS KNOW THE HEADLINES. FEW HAVE THE MAP.
Because the money isn't in one place. It's split across national funds, regional funds, treaties that only apply if your structure is right, and application windows that don't wait for anyone. For a production company based outside Europe, figuring out which funds fit your project — and building a financing structure that actually qualifies for them — is a full-time job most teams don't have time for.
That's the gap we bridge.
UMI Films is an independent production company, based in Italy and working across Europe's financing landscape, sitting at the intersection of European funding and international productions. We don't just tell you the incentives exist — we build the bridge to them.
What that looks like.
Funding Strategy
We map your project against the funds, credits, and co-production routes it actually qualifies for, and build a financing plan around them
Fund & Partner Research
We identify the national, regional, and pan-European funds — and the local partners — best suited to your specific project
Financing Structure & Applications
We handle the paperwork, timelines, and requirements that make or break an application
Boots on the Ground
Once financing is in place, our production services team runs the machinery: budgeting, scheduling, crew, locations, tax credit management — so the production runs the way it was planned on paper