Innovative tools and business models

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Programme Category

EU Competitive Programmes

Programme Name

Creative Europe (CREA)

Programme Description

The Creative Europe Programme supports the culture and audiovisual sectors.

Programme Details

Identifier Code

CREA-MEDIA-2023-INNOVBUSMOD

Call

Innovative tools and business models

Summary

The objective of the Innovative tools and business models action is to strengthen the competitiveness, scalability and sustainability of the European players, as well as to improve the visibility and availability of European works and increase audiences in the digital environment. The aim is to support projects focusing on the specific challenges of the audiovisual sector such as discoverability, sequencing of release windows, financing and territoriality in order to enable strong and visible offers of European works online and across borders to a wide public.

Detailed Call Description

Within the specific objective of promoting innovation, competitiveness and scalability of the European audiovisual sector, one of the priorities of the MEDIA strand is:
to enhance the circulation, promotion, online and theatrical distribution of European audiovisual works, within the Union and internationally in the new digital environment; including through innovative business model.

The activities to be funded should support the development and/or the spread of innovative tools and business models to increase the visibility, availability, audience and diversity of European works in the digital age and/or the competitiveness and/or the greening process of the European audiovisual industry.

Expected results

  • Improve the competitiveness of the European audiovisual industry
  • Improve the greening process of the European audiovisual industry;
  • Improve the production and circulation of European audiovisual works in the digital age
  • Increase the visibility, availability and diversity of European audiovisual works in the digital age
  • Increase the potential audience of European audiovisual works in the digital age

Call Total Budget

€ 8,883,198

Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan

70%

Thematic Categories

  • Audiovisual sector and Media
  • Culture
  • Research, Technological Development and Innovation

Eligibility for Participation

  • International Organisations
  • Large Enterprises
  • NGOs
  • Non Profit Organisations
  • Private Bodies
  • 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. When a company is publicly listed companies, the location of the stock exchange will in principle determine its nationality.

Consortium composition –  Applications by single applicants are allowed (single beneficiaries), as well as proposals submitted by a consortium of at least 2 applicants (beneficiaries; not affiliated entities).

Call Opening Date

20/10/2022

Call Closing Date

24/01/2023

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.cynb@epcr.org.cy

(Publish Date: 18/10/2022-for internal use only)

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