According to EU regulations, the sum of State aid for an audiovisual project in any EU Member State must not exceed 50% of its total budget. For cross-border productions, the maximum aid may amount to 60% of their total budget (including EKOME State aid) and for “difficult” audiovisual projects, 80% of their total budget (including EKOME State aid).

If, for example, the total budget of an investment plan with one producer is €1,000,000 and it has already been financed by the Greek Film Centre for €200,000, the CNC for €200,000, and ZDF for €100,000, meaning it has received a total of €500,000 of State aid amounting to 50% of its total budget, this production cannot be eligible for inclusion in EKOME because by receiving State aid from EKOME, it would exceed the percentage of 50% of total State aid in its total budget.