CREATIVE EUROPE – European slate development – 2026

Objectives

• To nurture talents, competence and skills and to stimulate cross-border cooperation, mobility and innovation in the creation and production of European audiovisual works, encouraging collaboration across Member States with different audiovisual capacities
• To foster the competitiveness of European independent production companies and to increase their economic weight on the market
• To increase the capacity of audiovisual producers to develop projects with potential to circulate throughout Europe and beyond, and to facilitate European and international co-production
• To provide an entry point for emerging talent, giving them the opportunity to direct a short film supported by the strong foundation provided by experienced companies

Priority

Development of audiovisual works by European independent production companies, covering a variety of formats (such as feature films, short films, series, documentaries, narrative video games) and genres, and targeting diverse audiences, including children and young people.

Among financed actions

• Development of a slate of audiovisual works
• Development of marketing and distribution strategies
• Co-development between operators from different countries
• Creation of a short film by emerging talent

Eligibility

• Be a legal entity (public or private body)
• Be an independent European audiovisual production company that can demonstrate recent experience in producing internationally distributed works
• Be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
  • Creative Europe Participating Countries:
    • EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs))
    • non-EU countries listed EEA countries and countries associated to the Creative Europe Programme
• Be established in one of the countries participating fully in the MEDIA strand and owned directly or indirectly, wholly or by majority participation, by nationals from such countries
• Applicants cannot submit more than one proposal under this Call; applicants that have received a grant for the previous year’s call for either European slate development (CREA-MEDIA-2026-DEVSLATE) or European mini-slate development (CREA-MEDIA-2026-DEVMINISLATE) cannot submit any proposal for this call
• Beneficiaries and affiliated entities must register in the Participant Register before submitting the proposal
• A consortium composed of only one applicant must be constituted

Additional information

• Initial duration of the action: 36 months. Extensions are possible, if duly justified and through an amendment
• Contact: EACEAMEDIA-DEVSLATE@ec.europa.eu

Useful

• Guidelines: Click here
• Other call documents: Click here
• Executive Agency website: Click here
• More information: Click here

• Total budget of the call: 22,374,320 euros
• Amount of the grant: between 10.000 and 510.000 euros

The grant awarded may be lower than the amount requested.

This grant is a lump sum grant.