Objectives

• To increase the capacity of audiovisual producers to develop and produce strong projects with significant potential to circulate throughout Europe and beyond
• To facilitate European and international co-productions within the television and online sector

Priority

• To produce high quality programming aimed at wide international distribution and promoted to a wide audience including commercial exploitation in the multi-platform environment by strengthening the independence of producers and enhancing collaboration

Among financed actions

• Works (drama films, animaton and documentary) intended for linear or non-linear broadcasting

Additional information

• This call for proposals is an open call for proposals
• Initial duration of the action: between 24 or 36 months

Eligibility

• Be a legal entity established in a EU Member States, a country associated to the Creative Europe Programme or a country participating in the MEDIA Strand of the Creative Europe Programme and owned directly or by majority participation, by nationals from such countries
• Be an independent European audiovisual production company
• Strong cooperation between operators from different countries participating in the MEDIA Strand is expected
• Projects must demonstrate innovative aspects in terms of content and financing that show a clear link with the envisaged distribution strategies

• Amount of the grant:

– Drama works :

Eligible production below 10 million euro: 500 000 euro;

Eligible production budget between 10 and 20 million: 1 million euro;

Eligible production budget above 20 million: 2 million euro;

– Creative documentaries : 300,000 euros per project;

-Animation works : 500,000 euros per project;

The grant awarded may be lower than the amount requested

• Co-financing rate: 15% of the total eligible costs