Programme Category
Programme Name
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
The objective of the support to TV and online content is to increase the capacity of audiovisual producers to develop and produce strong projects with significant potential to circulate throughout Europe and beyond, and to facilitate European and international co-productions within the television and online sector.
The action aims to strengthen the independence of producers in relation to broadcasters and digital platforms, to enhance collaboration between operators, including independent producers, broadcasters, digital platforms and sales agents, from different countries participating in the MEDIA Strand, in order to produce high quality programming aimed at wide international distribution and promoted to a wide audience including commercial exploitation in the multi-platform environment.
Detailed Call Description
Particular attention will be given to projects presenting innovative aspects in the content and in the financing that show a clear link with the envisaged distribution strategies.
The TV and online content action supports works (drama films, animation and documentary) intended for linear and non-linear broadcasting, presenting:
- strong cooperation between operators from different countries participating in the MEDIA Strand, including between broadcasters;
- high creative/artistic value and wide cross-border exploitation potential able to reach audiences at European and international level;
- innovative aspects in terms of the content and the financing that show a clear link with the envisaged distribution strategies.
Applicants should present adequate strategies to ensure a more sustainable and more environmentally-respectful industry (in particular through the use of greening consultants allowing to reduce the environmental impact of productions and shootings) and to ensure gender balance, inclusion, diversity and representativeness.
NOTE: Eligible activities – Only the production activities for the following works intended primarily for the purposes of television or online exploitation are eligible:
- drama films (one-off or series) of a total duration of minimum 90 minutes
- animation (one-off or series) of a total duration of minimum 24 minutes
- creative documentaries (one-off or series) of a total duration of minimum 50 minutes.
- Works which are designed to be a series with a joint distribution and marketing strategy have to be submitted as a series. Single episodes of a series cannot be split into separate applications.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
Project budget (maximum grant amount):
For creative documentaries, the maximum grant amount is €300,000 per project.
For animation works, the maximum grant amount is €500,000 per project.
For drama works, the maximum grant amount per project is:
- €500,000 if the eligible production budget is below €10 millions
- €1 million if the eligible production budget is between €10 millions and €20 millions
- €2 millions if the eligible production budget is above €20 millions
The grant awarded may be lower than the amount requested. The grant will be a lump sum grant. This means that it will reimburse a fixed amount, based on a lump sum or financing not linked to costs. The amount will be fixed by the granting authority on the basis of the estimated project budget and a funding rate of maximum 20%.
Thematic Categories
- Audiovisual sector and Media
- Culture
Eligibility for Participation
- International Organisations
- Large Enterprises
- NGOs
- 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).
- Creative Europe 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
- the coordinator must be the majority producer of the work in terms of rights.
In case of equal shares, the coordinator should be designated by the partner(s) as delegate producer.
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
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: 18/10/2022-for internal use only)
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