Posted by Kneecap’s State Funding THE FINANCIAL FOOTPRINT (EST. £7.8M+ TOTAL) Below is the breakdown of government and state-regulated investment in the Kneecap “brand”: UK GOVERNMENT (DCMS/BFI): Initial Film Production Grant: £575,000 Production “Top-up” Grant: £200,000 Global Marketing & Advertising: £60,000 Staffing/Crew Diversity Grant: £35,000 US Sundance Festival Debut: Approx. £10,000 Automatic UK State Rebate (AVEC): Est. £600,000 UK GOVERNMENT (Dept. for Business): “King’s Stash” Lawsuit Settlement: £14,250 Taxpayer-paid legal costs: Est. £50,000 NI GOVERNMENT (Dept. for Economy/Communities): Core Film Production Support (NI Screen): £805,000 Music/Momentum Touring Grants (Arts Council): Est. £15,000 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND GOVERNMENT: ROI Production Funding (Screen Ireland): Est. £333,000 Automatic ROI State Rebate (Section 481): Est. £500,000 Irish Language Broadcast Fund (TG4): Est. £125,000 Travel Grant (Culture Ireland): Approx. £5,000 STATE-REGULATED MARKETPLACE: Sony Pictures Classics (Global Rights): Est. £1,500,000 Commercial Market Ad Spend/Promotion: Est. £1,000,000 Domestic Distribution & PR: Est. £1,000,000 Unallocated Auxiliary Grants & Global Distribution: £972,750
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