Programme Category
Programme Name
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
The objective of the European slate development support is to foster the competitiveness of European independent production companies and to increase their economic weight on the market. The aim is also to increase the capacity of audiovisual producers to develop projects with the potential to circulate throughout Europe and beyond, and to facilitate European and international coproduction.
Detailed Call Description
The aim is to provide funds to audiovisual production companies to develop work with high creative value and cultural diversity and wide cross-border exploitation potential. Companies are encouraged 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.
The support will also 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.
Support will be given to independent European production companies able to develop a slate of 3 to 5 audiovisual works (fiction, animation, creative documentary). This should allow production companies to reduce risks and increase their capacity to attract and retain talents.
The European slate development shall provide support to the development of minimum 3 and maximum 5 works 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. Applicants may add a short film by emerging talent to their slate (optional).
Greater cooperation, including co-development, between operators from different countries participating in the MEDIA Strand is also pursued as well as strengthening the competitiveness of European audiovisual production companies by consolidating their capacity for investment in the development phase and expanding companies’ activities and their innovation capacity to explore new fields and markets.
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
Project budget (maximum grant amount): between €90,000 and €510,000 per project. The grant awarded may be lower than the amount requested.
The grant will reimburse a fixed amount, based on a lump sum or financing not linked to costs. The amount is prefixed by the granting authority at:
- Animation one-off: €55,000
- Animation series: €60,000
- Creative documentary one-off: €30,000
- Creative documentary series: €35,000
- Fiction one-off with a production budget below or equal to 5M: €45,000
- Fiction one-off with a production budget above 5M: €60,000
- Fiction series with a production budget below or equal to 5M: €55,000
- Fiction series with a production budget above 5M but below or equal to 20M: €75,000
- Fiction series with a production budget above 20M: €100,000
- Short film: €10,000
Thematic Categories
- Audiovisual sector and Media
- Culture
Eligibility for Participation
- International Organisations
- Large Enterprises
- Private Bodies
- Semi-governmental organisations
- 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. When a company is publicly listed, the location of the stock exchange will in principle determine its nationality.
- be independent European audiovisual production companies that can demonstrate recent experience in producing internationally distributed works.
Consortium composition – Only applications by single applicants are allowed (single beneficiaries).
Companies with recent experience in producing internationally distributed works — The applicant must prove it has produced two previous works since 2016, both of which respect the following conditions:
- an animation, fiction or creative documentary projects (one-off or series) of a total duration of minimum 24 minutes (except for projects with a user experience in non-linear format (e.g. Virtual Reality), in which case there is no minimum duration)
- it has been actually released in cinemas, broadcast on television or made available on digital platforms in at least three other countries before the day of the deadline for submission of applications. In case of linear broadcast, by three different broadcasters are required
- the releases or broadcasts are of a commercial nature. Screenings during festivals are not accepted as a commercial distribution
In relation to the previous works, the applicant must also be able to prove:
- that it was the sole production company, or
- that it was, in the case of a co-production with another production company, the major co-producer in the financing plan or the delegate producer, or
- that its Chief Executive or one of its shareholders has a personal onscreen credit on the work as producer or delegate produce
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Organization of European Programs & Cultural Relations
Νenant Μbogntanovitz, Business Planning Coordinator
Ifigenias 27, 2007 Acropolis, Nicosia
Contact Phone: +357 7000 1300
Contact Email: info@epcr.org.cy, nb@epcr.org.cy
(Publish Date: 20/10/2022-for internal use only)
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