Programme Category
Programme Name
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
The European co-development action shall provide support to the development of a single project for commercial exploitation intended for cinema release, television broadcasting or commercial exploitation on digital platforms or a multi-platform environment in the following categories: animation, creative documentary or fiction.
The objective of the support to European co-development is to support the cooperation among European production companies that are developing works with a strong international audience potential.
Detailed Call Description
The project must be co-developed by at least two European independent production companies, having signed a co-development agreement specifying the division of tasks and the collaboration on creative aspects.
The aim is to provide funds to audiovisual production companies to develop works with high creative value and cultural diversity and wide cross-border exploitation potential. Companies are encouraged to develop strong and innovative collaborations at creative and financing level and to develop strategies for marketing and distribution from the outset of the development phase thus improving the potential to reach audiences at a European and international level.
Applications should present adequate strategies to ensure a more sustainable and more environmentally-respectful industry and to ensure gender balance, inclusion, diversity and representativeness.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
70%
The maximum EU grant per applicant (i.e. per coordinator and per eligible partner) is €60 000 except for co development of TV series with an intended production budget of €20 000 000 and above, in which case the maximum EU grant per applicant is €100 000.
Thematic Categories
- Audiovisual sector and Media
- Culture
Eligibility for Participation
- International Organisations
- Large Enterprises
- Private Bodies
- Producer Associations
- Semi-governmental organisations
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
- State-owned Enterprises
Eligibility For Participation Notes
In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:
- be legal entities (public or private bodies)
- 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 or countries which are in ongoing negotiations for an association agreement and where the agreement enters into force before grant signature (list of participating countries).
- be established in one of the countries participating fully in the MEDIA strand of the Creative Europe Programme and be owned directly or indirectly, wholly or by majority participation, by nationals from such countries.
- be independent European audiovisual production companies.
- the coordinator must be able to demonstrate recent experience in producing internationally distributed works.
Consortium composition: Proposals must be submitted by a consortium of at least two applicants (beneficiaries; not affiliated entities), which complies with the following conditions:
- an eligible coordinator and at least one eligible partner, established in at least two different countries participating in the MEDIA Strand
- the coordinator and the partner(s) cannot be affiliated entities
- the coordinator and the partner(s) must have signed a co-development agreement that needs to be submitted with the application.
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Organization of European Programs & Cultural Relations
Νenant Μbogntanovitz
Business Planning Coordinator
Address: Ifigenias 27, 2007 Acropolis, Nicosia
Telephone: +357 7000 1300
Email: info@epcr.org.cy/ nb@epcr.org.cy
(Publish Date: 28/11/2022-for internal use only)
EU Contact Point
For related questions, send to the e-mail address: EACEAMEDIA-CODEV@ec.europa.eu