At the AIDC there was general agreement that if the FFC was to break
down the old accord/non-Accord division (something that had general
support), that the new breakdown should continue the split between
international projects and domestic projects at 50/50. The SADC
subsequently agreed to this position, and to the FFC’s proposed new
set of doors which suggested this but allowed for some flexibility by
allowing each door to take up to 60% in any round.
However, at the last minute, a number of documentary filmmakers
independently proposed to the FFC that the split should be 60/40 in
favour of international projects, because of the costs of these projects, and the increasing competition among documentary producers
for this pie. Reacting to this the FFC then came back to ASDA and
SPAA for their views. SPAA supported the 60/40 while ASDA argued that
the 50/50 split should remain. ASDA made the point that the majority
of filmmakers would support this position, and that there was enough
flexibility to allow a 60% allocation for international projects if required.
