In Europe, co-production is very common. So if studios from, say, France, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, and Luxemburg get involved, they can each request a bit of government funding, and by collaborating they also get the right to distribute the finished product in their country - even more likely if a television network also supports the project in advance. Tomm Moore (The Secret of Kells) has been getting a new business together, Lighthouse Studios, to set up more co-production between Ireland and Canada.
In Europe, co-production is very common. So if studios from, say, France, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, and Luxemburg get involved, they can each request a bit of government funding, and by collaborating they also get the right to distribute the finished product in their country - even more likely if a television network also supports the project in advance. Tomm Moore (The Secret of Kells) has been getting a new business together, Lighthouse Studios, to set up more co-production between Ireland and Canada.