Programme Category
Programme Name
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
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
Expected results
- Increased collaboration at development stage between European production companies from different countries and from different markets and consequently an increased number of co-productions.
- Increased quality, feasibility, cross-border potential and market value of selected projects.
- A stronger position on European and international markets for companies selected under European co-development.
Description of the activities to be funded
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 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%
Project budget (maximum grant amount): the maximum EU grant depends on the number of eligible beneficiaries (i.e. coordinator and partner(s), not their affiliated entities) that are part of the consortium. If the application is submitted by a consortium of two eligible beneficiaries, the maximum EU grant is €120.000.
For each additional eligible beneficiary, the maximum EU grant increases with €60.000.
However, for the co-development of drama series with an intended production budget of €20.000.000 and above, the maximum EU grant for a consortium of two eligible beneficiaries is €200.000, whilst it increases with €100.000 per additional eligible beneficiary.
Thematic Categories
- Audiovisual sector and Media
- Culture
- Other Thematic Category
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- Businesses
- International Organisations
- Legal Entities
- Other Beneficiaries
- Private Bodies
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
Eligibility For Participation Notes
Eligible participants (eligible countries)
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 (list of participating countries)
- Creative Europe Participating Countries:
- be established in one of the countries participating fully in the MEDIA strand of the Creative Europe Programme and owned directly or indirectly, wholly or by majority participation, by nationals from such countries. When a company is publicly listed, the location of the stock exchange will in principle determine its nationality
- be independent European audiovisual production companies
- the coordinator must be able to demonstrate recent experience in producing internationally distributed works.
Specific cases and definitions Natural persons
Natural persons are NOT eligible (with the exception of selfemployed persons, i.e. sole traders, where the company does not have legal personality separate from that of the natural person). International organisations
International organisations are eligible. The rules on eligible countries do not apply to them. Entities without legal personality
Entities which do not have legal personality under their national law may exceptionally participate, provided that their representatives have the capacity to undertake legal obligations on their behalf, and offer guarantees for the protection of the EU financial interests equivalent to that offered by legal persons.
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Organisation of European Programmes & Cultural Relations
Nenad Bogdanovic
Business Planning Coordinator
Address: Ifigenias 27, 2007 Acropolis, Nicosia
Telephone: 22809806
Email: info@epcr.org.cy/ nb@epcr.org.cy
EU Contact Point
For help related to this call, please contact: EACEA-MEDIA-CODEV@ec.europa.eu