CREA – European Festival – 2021

Priorities:

• To support the recovery of festivals screening a significant proportion of non-national European films and audiovisual works, which have been particularly affected by the pandemic crisis;
• To increase the impact of European audio-visual festivals aiming to reinforce promotion, distribution and circulation of non-national European films and audiovisual works to growing audiences across Europe;
• To foster exchange of knowledge and best-practice models for cooperation among festivals through coordinated/collaborative activities targeted to expand and renew audiences;
• To harness the digital transition

Among financed actions:

• European festivals programming a significant proportion of non-national European works and aiming at activities targeted to expand and renew audiences. Special attention will be given to applications presenting adequate strategies to ensure more sustainable and more environmentally-respectful industry and to ensure gender balance, inclusion, diversity and representativeness.

Additional information:

• This call for proposals is an open call for proposals;
• Initial duration of the action: 24 months.

Eligibility:

• Be legal entities;
• Be established in one of the eligible countries.

Amount of the grant (lump sum) : between 38,000 euros and 150,000 euros.