How will the Master Session work?
Our first Master Session will take place in September 2024. With a one-off investment of €1 million, it will replace the session traditionally held at this time of year. This sum will be awarded in its entirety to one and only one Belgian producer on the basis of a dossier presenting several works (minimum 2, maximum 8) to be launched within three years, and generating a significant rate of spin-offs in the Walloon Region.
Projects submitted by a Belgian producer can be feature films and/or live-action series. Animation is excluded from the scope of this initiative. Several projects must be identified at the time of submission, but not all of them will necessarily generate RW expenditure.
The custodian must find a partner (an international broadcaster/producer and/or international streaming platform) targeting the Belgian territory. partner must be firmly committed at the time of submission: there must be a signed contract with a firm commitment to a minimum amount of Walloon expenditure eligible under the fund.
The other sessions will be held as usual in January, March, June and November, with a total prize fund of 5 million euros (i.e. 1.250 m euros/session).
If the Master Session 2024 is deemed a success by Wallimage, its authorities and partners, it could be repeated as early as 2025 and potentially become an annual event. If, on the other hand, the applications received for this Master session do not meet the Fund’s objectives, none of them will be selected and the million euros will be reallocated to the November 2024 and January 2025 sessions.
