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4. Other Capital Payments
In addition to the payments made to Production and Development Loans, the Board made the following other capital payments in the year.
2010 2009
European Organisations I I
Eurimages 307,420 291,669
European Film Promotion 9,030 9,905
European Observatory 20,575 19,737
Media Antenna 12,200 12,200
Media Desk 57,000 57,011
Industry Guilds
Irish Playwrights and Screenwriters Guild 81,000 80,000
Screen Directors Guild 83,000 80,000
Film Market/Industry Event Support
Dublin International Film Festival 30,000 30,000
Galway Film Fair 40,000 40,000
Guth Gafa Film Festival 10,000 10,000
Stranger Than Fiction 10,000 5,500
Cinemagic 5,950 -
Darklight Film Festival 12,000 -
Dingle Film Festival 5,000 5,000
European Film Market Support 39,835 7,000
Other 1,398 6,576
Others
Cinemobile 60,000 60,000
IFTA 120,000 140,000
Other Training 52,716 48,711
Scouting/Travel Grants 35,385 50,277
Scriptreaders 54,172 62,442
Solas Picture Palace - 255,000
Total 1,046,681 1,271,028
5. Administration
2010 2009
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Administration Salaries 983,021 1,038,238
Board Member Fees 44,888 47,250
Staff Training 10,341 13,332
Rent and Service Charges 278,146 285,897
Insurance 8,190 7,579
Light / Heat 17,336 18,432
Telephone / Fax 59,589 67,436
Postage / Couriers 24,500 25,705
Office Stationery/Printing 21,551 10,266
Repairs/Maintenance 37,727 63,583
Staff Travel / Subsistence 158,110 155,180
Bank Interest and Charges 1,506 2,082
Board Meetings and Expenses 10,463 6,839
Legal Fees 4,447 -
Audit Fees 14,852 14,852
Sundry 11,615 14,816
Depreciation 86,848 96,180
Consultancy 143,906 201,818
Recruitment Costs 55,998 -
Database Development - 2,316
Foreign Exchange Loss - 2,599
Total 1,973,034 2,074,400
6. Board Remuneration and Employees
The average number of employees including the Chief Executive, during the year was as follows:
2010 2009
Number Number
Chief Executive 1 1
Employees 15 15
The CEO’s remuneration package for 2010 was made up as follows: Annual basic salary: €110,844 (2009: €120,382). The CEO’s pension
entitlements do not extend beyond the standard entitlements in the public sector defined benefit superannuation scheme. Expenses
of €48,153 were incurred in respect of the CEO and include the following categories: accommodation, airfares, mobile phone charges,
subsistence, taxis and train fares. The CEO spent 77 days abroad on official business in 2010 in order to raise international finance for
the IFB slate of feature films, to market Ireland as a film location and to promote awareness of Irish film internationally. The CEO is also
required to attend extensive meetings in Dublin as part of his role.
Pension levy deductions from staff salaries of €58,856 were paid to the Department of Culture, Tourism and Sport in 2010.
The Chairman’s fee was €8,978 and each of the six board members received €5,978. Expenses paid to board members in the year amounted
to €9,330. €4,358 related to foreign travel while €4,972.46 related to Irish expenses including hotels, travel costs and subsistence.
7. Organisations, Subscriptions and Research
2010 2009
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IBEC 12,434 13,925
Subscriptions to Publications 5,415 7,211
Screen Producers Ireland 50,000 -
Irish Film Archive 104,000 104,000
LA Events 46,467 49,769
Cinema Northwest - 20,000
Total 218,316 194,905
8. Marketing
2010 2009
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Festival Promotion 145,568 154,644
Advertising 59,663 53,777
Events/PR 83,302 67,625
Publications 29,932 30,060
Marketing Materials 24,532 64,544
Web Site /Online Promotion 15,209 38,252
Locations Services 18,242 11,908
Overseas Marketing 76,422 31,258
LA Office* 183,188 167,647
Total 636,058 619,715
* This represents staff costs of €134,115 and overhead costs of €49,072. (In 2009, staff costs were €139,349 with overhead costs of €28,296).
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