The Creative Europe Programme supports the culture and audiovisual sectors.
The Programme aims to:
This will involve providing funding for 2,500 artists and cultural professionals, 2,000 cinemas, 800 films, 4,500 book translations as well as a financial guarantee facility.
Organisation of European Programmes & 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
Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture
Telephone: +32 2 299 11 11 (Commission switchboard)
Address: Directorate-General for Education and Culture, European Commission, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, Belgium
Code: 35494 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2025-FEST | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 05/12/2024 | End submission calls: 11/03/2025
Support shall be provided to European audiovisual festivals aiming at increasing audiences’ interest in non national European audiovisual content and promoting its circulation and visibility.
Code: 35489 | Identifier Code: CREA-CULT-2025-COOP | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: Culture | Start submission calls: 10/12/2024 | End submission calls: 13/05/2025
The action European Cooperation Projects supports projects involving organisations in the cultural and creative sectors of all sizes, including micro-organisations and smallsized organisations, and from different countries to undertake sectoral or cross-sectoral activities.
Support will be given to cooperation projects contributing to only one of the following objectives:
Code: 35486 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2025-CODEV | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 10/12/2024 | End submission calls: 26/02/2025
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.
Code: 35483 | Identifier Code: CREA-CULT-2024-MME | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: Culture | Start submission calls: 03/12/2024 | End submission calls: 19/02/2025
This MME call aims to support the green transition and environmental sustainability of the European music ecosystem.
This call aims to support the implementation of the following three priorities:
Code: 35397 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2025-FILMDIST | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 05/12/2024 | End submission calls: 24/04/2025
The European Film Distribution support shall encourage and support the wider transnational distribution of recent European films by providing funds to European distributors, based upon their performance on the market, for further reinvestment in the acquisition, promotion and distribution (including online) of recent non-national European films.
Code: 35124 | Identifier Code: CREA-CULT-2025-COOP-UA-1 | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: Culture | Start submission calls: 30/10/2024 | End submission calls: 06/02/2025
Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has had devastating effects on the Ukrainian cultural and creative sectors with many organisations and artists that cannot operate and reach out to their national and international audiences. In addition, many Ukrainians, whether refugees or internally/internationally displaced people, do not have full access to culture. This call intends to build ties between Ukrainian organisations and their counterparts based in the other countries participating in the Creative Europe programme, therefore furthering their integration into the European landscape and contributing to the EU’s international cultural relations. Within the context of the New European Agenda for Culture, an important element of strengthening social cohesion and resilience is the development of the cultural sector, the protection and restoration of cultural heritage in Ukraine. All of these are necessary not only to help people recover but also to achieve Ukraine’s ambitious goal of a more resilient and inclusive economy and society that can grow in the future.
The objective of this call for proposals is to select projects to respond to the abovementioned challenges and to help Ukrainian cultural and creative sectors organisations, artists and professionals tackle the ongoing and future consequences of the war, in cooperation with organisations from other Creative Europe countries.
Supporting Ukrainian artists and cultural organisations to co-create with their peers in the Creative Europe participating countries and showcase their art and works in Ukraine and in Creative Europe participating countries.
Proposals addressing this priority shall be presented by selecting topic CREA-CULT-2025-COOP-UA-1.
Code: 35121 | Identifier Code: CREA-CULT-2025-COOP-UA-2 | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: Culture | Start submission calls: 30/10/2024 | End submission calls: 06/02/2025
Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has had devastating effects on the Ukrainian cultural and creative sectors with many organisations and artists that cannot operate and reach out to their national and international audiences. In addition, many Ukrainians, whether refugees or internally/internationally displaced people, do not have full access to culture. This call intends to build ties between Ukrainian organisations and their counterparts based in the other countries participating in the Creative Europe programme, therefore furthering their integration into the European landscape and contributing to the EU’s international cultural relations. Within the context of the New European Agenda for Culture, an important element of strengthening social cohesion and resilience is the development of the cultural sector, the protection and restoration of cultural heritage in Ukraine. All of these are necessary not only to help people recover but also to achieve Ukraine’s ambitious goal of a more resilient and inclusive economy and society that can grow in the future.
The objective of this call for proposals is to select projects to respond to the abovementioned challenges and to help Ukrainian cultural and creative sectors organisations, artists and professionals tackle the ongoing and future consequences of the war, in cooperation with organisations from other Creative Europe countries.
Fostering Ukrainians’ access to culture and cultural heritage – namely for displaced people, in Ukraine or Creative Europe participating countries – promoting integration, social cohesion or health through culture.
Proposals addressing this priority shall be presented by selecting topic CREACULT-2025-COOP-UA-2.
Code: 35114 | Identifier Code: CREA-CULT-2025-COOP-UA-3 | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: Culture | Start submission calls: 30/10/2024 | End submission calls: 06/02/2025
Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has had devastating effects on the Ukrainian cultural and creative sectors with many organisations and artists that cannot operate and reach out to their national and international audiences. In addition, many Ukrainians, whether refugees or internally/internationally displaced people, do not have full access to culture. This call intends to build ties between Ukrainian organisations and their counterparts based in the other countries participating in the Creative Europe programme, therefore furthering their integration into the European landscape and contributing to the EU’s international cultural relations. Within the context of the New European Agenda for Culture, an important element of strengthening social cohesion and resilience is the development of the cultural sector, the protection and restoration of cultural heritage in Ukraine. All of these are necessary not only to help people recover but also to achieve Ukraine’s ambitious goal of a more resilient and inclusive economy and society that can grow in the future.
The objective of this call for proposals is to select projects to respond to the abovementioned challenges and to help Ukrainian cultural and creative sectors organisations, artists and professionals tackle the ongoing and future consequences of the war, in cooperation with organisations from other Creative Europe countries.
Preparing the post-war recovery of the Ukrainian cultural and creative sectors and supporting their contribution to societal resilience through capacity building and networking activities.
Proposals addressing this priority shall be presented by selecting topic CREA-CULT-2025-COOPUA-3.
Code: 35112 | Identifier Code: CREA-CROSS-2025-JOURPART-COLLABORATIONS | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: Cross-sectoral strand | Start submission calls: 24/10/2024 | End submission calls: 27/02/2025
This topic aims to support the economical sustainability of news media. It supports cross-border media collaborations focusing, among other aspects, on the resilience of news media organisations. This support shall foster media transformation, trustworthy reporting and skills for news media professionals, for instance by developing new business models and media production standards.
Code: 35110 | Identifier Code: CREA-CROSS-2025-JOURPART-PLURALISM | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: Cross-sectoral strand | Start submission calls: 24/10/2024 | End submission calls: 27/02/2025
Besides a purely economic aspect, independent media contribute to upholding the essential principles of media freedom and pluralism.
This topic seeks to protect news media sectors of special relevance to democracy and civic participation, such as local and regional media, community media, investigative journalism and organisations delivering public interest news. Support will target organisations with experience in media to put in cascading grants (i.e. regranting / support to third parties).
Code: 35106 | Identifier Code: CREA-CROSS-2025-MFP | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: Cross-sectoral strand | Start submission calls: 24/10/2024 | End submission calls: 15/01/2025
The European Democracy Action Plan stresses that physical and online threats and attacks on journalists are on the rise in several Member States and proposes sustainable funding for projects with a focus on legal and practical assistance to journalists in the EU and elsewhere, including safety and cybersecurity training for journalists and diplomatic support. The Commission’s annual Rule of Law Report refers to physical and online threats and attacks on journalists as a persistent issue across Europe. In September 2021 the Commission adopted a Recommendation on ensuring the protection, safety and empowerment of journalists and other media professionals in the European Union.
Code: 35104 | Identifier Code: CREA-CROSS-2025-MEDIALITERACY | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: Cross-sectoral strand | Start submission calls: 24/10/2024 | End submission calls: 06/03/2025
Support will encourage knowledge sharing and exchanges on media literacy policies and practices to enable the development of innovative cross-border media literacy initiatives and communities across Europe, in a continuously changing digital media landscape and taking into account current user behaviour among various age groups.
Code: 35102 | Identifier Code: CREA-CROSS-2025-INNOVLAB | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: Cross-sectoral strand | Start submission calls: 24/10/2024 | End submission calls: 24/04/2025
The InnovLab support shall support the design, development and/or spread of innovative tools, models or solutions applicable in the audiovisual and other cultural and creative sectors (CCSs) with a high potential of replicability in those sectors.
The objectives of the scheme is to encourage cooperation between the audiovisual sector and other CCSs in order to accompany their environmental transition and/or to improve their competitiveness and/or the circulation, visibility, discoverability, availability, diversity and the audience of European content across borders. The support also aims to enable the European audiovisual sector and other CCSs to better adapt to the opportunities offered by the development of Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Worlds.
Code: 35077 | Identifier Code: CREA-CULT-2025-LIT | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: Culture | Start submission calls: 15/10/2024 | End submission calls: 11/02/2025
This action supports projects that translate, publish, distribute, and promote European works of fiction.
Code: 34985 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2025-FILMOVE | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 01/10/2024 | End submission calls: 17/07/2025
The Films on the Move action shall encourage and support the wider distribution of recent non-national European films by encouraging sales agents and theatrical distributors in particular to invest in promotion and adequate distribution of non- national European films.
Code: 34983 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2025-AUDFILMEDU | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 01/10/2024 | End submission calls: 27/03/2025
The MEDIA strand shall provide support for the following measures:
Initiatives promoting audience development and engagement, including film education activities, addressing in particular young audiences.
Code: 34980 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2025-MEDIA360 | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 01/10/2024 | End submission calls: 09/01/2025
The objective is to develop major audiovisual hubs capable of proposing a strategic set of activities which respond to key opportunities and challenges at the European level. To encourage a coherent approach where the hubs exploit their unique identities and capabilities, as well as economies of scale. It supports a package of activities implementing a shared vision and objectives with an impact across the value-chain.
Code: 34976 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2025-DEVSLATE | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 01/10/2024 | End submission calls: 05/12/2024
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 potential to circulate throughout Europe and beyond, and to facilitate European and international co-production.
Code: 34974 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2025-TVONLINE | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 01/10/2024 | End submission calls: 14/05/2025
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.
Code: 34972 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2025-INNOVBUSMOD | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 01/10/2024 | End submission calls: 16/01/2025
The Innovative tools and business models action is aimed at encouraging the development and/or the spread of innovative tools and business models to improve 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.
Code: 34968 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2025-DEVVGIM | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 01/10/2024 | End submission calls: 12/02/2025
The objective of the support to Video games and immersive content development is to increase the capacity of European video game producers, XR studios and audiovisual production companies to develop video games and interactive immersive experiences with the potential to reach global audiences. The support also aims to improve the competitiveness of the European video games industry and other companies producing interactive immersive content in European and international markets by enabling the retention of intellectual property by European developers.
Code: 34953 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2025-TRAINING | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 01/10/2024 | End submission calls: 24/04/2025
The objective of the Skills and Talent Development support is to enhance the capacity of audiovisual professionals to adapt to new creative processes, market developments and digital technologies that affect the whole value chain.
Code: 33833 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2024-FILMSALES | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 30/04/2024 | End submission calls: 20/06/2024
The European Film Sales support shall encourage and support the wider transnational distribution of recent European films by providing funds to European sales agents, based upon their performance on the market, for further reinvestment in the acquisition, promotion and distribution (including online) of recent non-national European films.
Code: 33213 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2024-CINNET | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 04/04/2024 | End submission calls: 16/07/2024
The aim is to create and operate a network of cinemas.
Code: 33210 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2024-DEVMINISLATE | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 04/04/2024 | End submission calls: 10/09/2024
The objective of the European mini-slate development support is to foster the competitiveness of European independent production companies in countries with a low audiovisual capacity (LCC group A and LCC group B) and to increase their economic weight on the market.
Code: 32277 | Identifier Code: CREA-CULT-2024-LIT | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: Culture | Start submission calls: 16/01/2024 | End submission calls: 16/04/2024
This action will support projects that will translate, publish, distribute, and promote European works of fiction.
This action complements the other Creative Europe supports to the book and publishing sector such as for instance the Day of European authors (reading promotion) and the European Union Prize for Literature (promotion of European emerging authors).
Code: 32030 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2024-CODEV | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 07/12/2023 | End submission calls: 06/03/2024
Within the specific objective of promoting competitiveness, scalability, cooperation, innovation and sustainability, including through mobility, in the innovation, competitiveness and scalability of the European audiovisual sector, one of the priorities of the MEDIA strand is:
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.
Code: 32027 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2024-FILMDIST | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 07/12/2023 | End submission calls: 25/04/2024
Within the specific objective of promoting competitiveness, scalability, cooperation, innovation and sustainability, including through mobility, in the innovation, competitiveness and scalability of the European audiovisual sector, one of the priorities of the MEDIA strand is:
Code: 31461 | Identifier Code: CREA-CULT-2024-PLAT | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: Culture | Start submission calls: 26/10/2023 | End submission calls: 31/01/2024
This action will support projects aimed at promoting emerging European artists and their works, improving their international visibility, and facilitating their circulation.
Code: 31459 | Identifier Code: CREA-CULT-2024-PECE | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: Culture | Start submission calls: 26/10/2023 | End submission calls: 31/01/2024
This action supports projects proposed by cultural entities – in the context of this call for proposals, orchestras – whose aim is to offer training, professional development, and performance opportunities to young musicians with great potential.
The specific objectives of this action are the following:
Code: 31419 | Identifier Code: CREA-CROSS-2024-MEDIALITERACY | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: Cross-sectoral strand | Start submission calls: 26/10/2023 | End submission calls: 07/03/2024
The objective of the call is to promote media literacy in order to enable citizens to use, and develop a critical understanding of the media and support knowledge sharing and exchanges on media literacy policies and practices.
Code: 31402 | Identifier Code: CREA-CROSS-2024-JOURPART-PLURALISM | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: Cross-sectoral strand | Start submission calls: 26/10/2023 | End submission calls: 14/02/2024
Besides a purely economic aspect, independent media play a crucial and valuable role in societies and contribute to upholding the essential principles of media freedom and pluralism. This support seeks to protect news media sectors of special relevance to democracy and civic participation, such as local and regional media, community media, investigative journalism and organisations delivering public interest news. Support will target organisations with experience in media to put in cascading grants (i.e. regranting / support to third parties).
Code: 31399 | Identifier Code: CREA-CROSS-2024-JOURPART-COLLABORATIONS | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: Cross-sectoral strand | Start submission calls: 26/10/2023 | End submission calls: 14/02/2024
This Topic aims to help the wider European news media sector become more sustainable and resilient, specifically by supporting cross-border media collaborations. This support shall foster media transformation, trustworthy reporting and skills for news media professionals, for instance by developing media production standards and new business models.
Code: 31397 | Identifier Code: CREA-CROSS-2024-INNOVLAB | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: Cross-sectoral strand | Start submission calls: 26/10/2023 | End submission calls: 25/04/2024
The Creative Innovation Lab shall incentivise players from different cultural and creative sectors to design and test innovative digital solutions with a potential positive long-term impact on multiple cultural and creative sectors. The InnovLab shall support the design, development and/or spread of innovative tools, models or solutions applicable in the audiovisual and other cultural and creative sectors (CCSs) with a high potential of replicability in those sectors.
Code: 31390 | Identifier Code: CREA-CULT-2024-COOP | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: Culture | Start submission calls: 19/10/2023 | End submission calls: 23/01/2024
Support will be given to cooperation projects contributing to one of the following objectives:
Code: 31128 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2024-VODNET | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 03/10/2023 | End submission calls: 09/04/2024
The objective is to support European Video on Demand (VOD) networks and operators, screening a significant proportion of non-national European works, with the aim to improve their competitiveness and attractiveness.
Code: 31126 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2024-INNOVBUSMOD | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 03/10/2023 | End submission calls: 25/01/2024
The Innovative tools and business models action is aimed at encouraging the development and/or the spread of innovative tools and business models to improve 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.
Code: 31110 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2024-FESTNET | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 03/10/2023 | End submission calls: 11/04/2024
The Networks of European festivals shall provide support to coordinated/collaborative activities among European audiovisual festivals aiming at increasing audiences’ interest in non-national European audiovisual content and promoting its circulation and visibility.
Code: 31106 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2024-DEVVGIM | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 03/10/2023 | End submission calls: 24/01/2024
The objective of the support to Video games and immersive content development is to increase the capacity of European video game producers, XR studios and audiovisual production companies to develop video games and interactive immersive experiences with the potential to reach global audiences. The support also aims to improve the competiveness of the European video games industry and other companies producing interactive immersive content in European and international markets by enabling the retention of intellectual property by European developers.
Code: 31103 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2024-DEVSLATE | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 03/10/2023 | End submission calls: 13/12/2023
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.
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.
Code: 31101 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2024-TVONLINE | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 03/10/2023 | End submission calls: 14/05/2024
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.
Code: 31099 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2024-FILMOVE | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 03/10/2023 | End submission calls: 18/07/2024
The Films on the Move action shall encourage and support the wider distribution of recent non-national European films by encouraging sales agents and theatrical distributors in particular to invest in promotion and adequate distribution of non- national European films.
Code: 29593 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2023-CINNET | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 06/06/2023 | End submission calls: 20/07/2023
The aim of the support is to create and operate a network of cinemas.
Code: 25483 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2023-DEVMINISLATE | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 08/12/2022 | End submission calls: 01/06/2023
The objective of the European mini-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.
Code: 25477 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2023-CODEV | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 08/12/2022 | End submission calls: 26/04/2023
Code: 25475 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2023-FILMSALES | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 03/05/2023 | End submission calls: 20/06/2023
The European Film Sales support shall encourage and support the wider transnational distribution of recent European films by providing funds to European sales agents, based upon their performance on the market, for further reinvestment in the acquisition, promotion and distribution (including online) of recent non-national European films.
Code: 25407 | Identifier Code: CREA-CROSS-2023-INNOVLAB | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: Cross-sectoral strand | Start submission calls: 08/12/2022 | End submission calls: 20/04/2023
The InnovLab support shall support the design, development and/or spread of innovative tools, models or solutions applicable in the audiovisual and other cultural and creative sectors.
Activities shall aim at supporting the competitiveness, greening process, cooperation, circulation, visibility, availability, diversity and/or audience across sectors. Such activities shall contain a high potential of replicability in audiovisual and other cultural and creative sectors.
Code: 25398 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2023-FILMDIST | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 08/12/2022 | End submission calls: 27/04/2023
The European Film Distribution support shall encourage and support the wider transnational distribution of recent European films by providing funds to European distributors, based upon their performance on the market, for further reinvestment in the acquisition, promotion and distribution (including online) of recent non-national European films.
Code: 25384 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2023-FEST | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 08/12/2022 | End submission calls: 09/03/2023
Support shall be provided to European audiovisual festivals aiming at increasing audiences’ interest in non-national European audiovisual content and promoting its circulation and visibility.
Code: 25380 | Identifier Code: CREA-CROSS-2023-JOURPART-COLLABORATIONS | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: Cross-sectoral strand | Start submission calls: 08/12/2022 | End submission calls: 27/04/2023
Helping the wider European news media sector become more sustainable and resilient, thus contributing to trustworthy reporting, to skills development and employment for news media professionals and journalists, in particular by supporting media collaborations. This topic will support cross-cutting actions that address the structural and technological changes faced by the media sector, and support high-quality media production standards and business models by fostering cooperation, digital skills, cross-border and/or collaborative journalism.
Code: 25378 | Identifier Code: CREA-CROSS-2023-JOURPART-PLURALISM | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: Cross-sectoral strand | Start submission calls: 08/12/2022 | End submission calls: 27/04/2023
This topic will support civil society organisations activein media, and help them in setting up supporting schemes for news media organisations and independent journalism, as well as other capacity-building measures. These actions, including third party support, will target media active in sectors of special relevance to democracy and civic participation, such as local and regional media, community media, independent and investigative journalism and other organisations delivering public interest news.
Code: 25376 | Identifier Code: CREA-CROSS-2023-MEDIALITERACY | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 08/12/2022 | End submission calls: 30/03/2023
Support will encourage knowledge sharing and exchanges on media literacy policies and practices to enable the development of innovative cross-border media literacy initiatives and communities across Europe, in a continuously changing digital media landscape and taking into account current user behaviour among variousage groups.
Code: 25286 | Identifier Code: CREA-CULT-2023-COOP-2 | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: Culture | Start submission calls: 17/11/2022 | End submission calls: 23/02/2023
This action will support projects involving a large diversity of players active in different cultural and creative sectors, to carry out a broad spectrum of activities and initiatives.
Code: 25284 | Identifier Code: CREA-CULT-2023-COOP-1 | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: Culture | Start submission calls: 17/11/2022 | End submission calls: 23/02/2023
This action will support projects involving a large diversity of players active in different cultural and creative sectors, to carry out a broad spectrum of activities and initiatives.
Code: 25282 | Identifier Code: CREA-CULT-2023-COOP-3 | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: Culture | Start submission calls: 17/11/2022 | End submission calls: 23/02/2023
This action will support projects involving a large diversity of players active in different cultural and creative sectors, to carry out a broad spectrum of activities and initiatives.
Code: 25258 | Identifier Code: CREA-CULT-2023-LIT | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: Culture | Start submission calls: 15/11/2022 | End submission calls: 21/02/2023
This action will support projects that will translate, publish, distribute and promote works of fiction.
Code: 24953 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2023-DEVSLATE | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 20/10/2022 | End submission calls: 25/01/2023
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.
Code: 24950 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2023-AUDFILMEDU | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 20/10/2022 | End submission calls: 30/03/2023
Projects ensuring pan-European cooperation and providing innovative projects, especially using new digital tools aiming at:
Code: 24824 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2023-DEVVGIM | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 20/10/2022 | End submission calls: 01/03/2023
The objective of the support to Video games and immersive content development is to increase the capacity of European video game producers, XR studios and audiovisual production companies to develop video games and interactive immersive experiences with the potential to reach global audiences. The support also aims to improve the competiveness of the European video games industry and other companies producing interactive immersive content in European and international markets by enabling the retention of intellectual property by European developers.
Code: 24821 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2023-FILMOVE | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 20/10/2022 | End submission calls: 14/03/2023
The Films on the Move action shall encourage and support the wider distribution of recent non-national European films by encouraging sales agents and theatrical distributors in particular to invest in promotion and adequate distribution of non- national European films.
Code: 24819 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2023-TVONLINE | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 20/10/2022 | End submission calls: 17/01/2023
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.
Code: 24816 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2023-INNOVBUSMOD | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 20/10/2022 | End submission calls: 24/01/2023
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.
Code: 24475 | Identifier Code: CREA-CULT-2022-MME | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: Culture | Start submission calls: 15/09/2022 | End submission calls: 12/01/2023
Music Moves Europe will support sustainable music distribution, with a focus on live music. In line with MME’s overall objectives, the action will aim to enhance the competitiveness, innovation and diversity of Europe’s music sector.
Code: 24420 | Identifier Code: CREA-CULT-2023-COOP-UA | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: Culture | Start submission calls: 13/09/2022 | End submission calls: 29/11/2022
The objective of the special call is to help the Ukrainian cultural and creative organisations, as well as artists and professionals to address the challenges in the short and medium term.
Code: 24166 | Identifier Code: CREA-CULT-2022-PERFORM-EU | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: Culture | Start submission calls: 07/09/2022 | End submission calls: 08/11/2022
Οbjective: to support cross-border touring and digital distribution of performing arts works, in a sustainable, inclusive, fair and innovative way.
Code: 23712 | Identifier Code: CREA-CULT-2022-EU-HERITAGE-LABEL | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: Culture | Start submission calls: 30/06/2022 | End submission calls: 05/10/2022
Specific objectives:
Code: 22663 | Identifier Code: CREA-CROSS-2022-MFP-COUNCILSandSTANDARDS | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: Cross-sectoral strand | Start submission calls: 31/05/2022 | End submission calls: 20/09/2022
This action aims to further strengthen the position of press and media councils in a converged media environment and help in further development of deontological standards. It outcomes will include the development and maintenance of a database on media self-regulatory bodies; exchange of best practices; support to new media councils; training for journalists; cooperation with media regulators; assistance in developing journalistic standards, including through the pan-EU Working Group. It follows up on the preparatory action “Media councils in digital age”.
Code: 22658 | Identifier Code: CREA-CROSS-2022-MFP-RAPIDRESPONSE | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: Cross-sectoral strand | Start submission calls: 31/05/2022 | End submission calls: 20/09/2022
This action is expected to provide practical help to protect journalists under threat, including concrete tools such as advice and legal support as well as offering shelter and logistical assistance thereby enabling the targeted journalists to continue pursuing their professional activities. This can include financial support when needed. The project will also organise visits to affected countries. Anti-impunity action shall be supported through advocacy. The tools used will be adjusted to accommodate individual needs on a case-by-case basis.
Code: 22653 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2022-CODEV | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 18/05/2022 | End submission calls: 08/09/2022
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.
Code: 22645 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2022-DEVMINISLATE | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 18/05/2022 | End submission calls: 08/09/2022
Within the specific objective of promoting competitiveness, scalability, cooperation, innovation and sustainability, including through mobility in the European audiovisual sector, one of the priorities of the MEDIA Strand is to nurture talents, competence and skills and to stimulate cross-border cooperation, mobility and innovation in the creation and production of European audiovisual works, encouraging collaboration across Member States with different audiovisual capacities.
Code: 20866 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2022-CINNET | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 05/04/2022 | End submission calls: 28/07/2022
The aim of the support is to create and operate a network of cinemas with a view to enable the following activities:
Code: 19664 | Identifier Code: CREA-CROSS-2022-INNOVLAB | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: Cross-sectoral strand | Start submission calls: 01/03/2022 | End submission calls: 07/09/2022
The Creative Innovation Lab shall incentivise players from different cultural and creative sectors to design and test innovative digital solutions with a potential positive long-term impact on multiple cultural and creative sectors.
For the purposes of this year’s call, in addition to recurring objectives and activities, a thematic approach is also being adopted. For the second year of the Creative Innovation Lab the two themes are greening as well as innovative education tools to tackle relevant societal topics such as disinformation. The aim is to foster lifecycle thinking and promote a more sustainable and inclusive living environment and way of life.
Code: 19661 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2022-VODNET | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 01/03/2022 | End submission calls: 02/06/2022
The objective is to support European Video on Demand (VOD) networks and operators, screening a significant proportion of non-national European works, with the aim to improve their competitiveness and attractiveness.
Code: 19658 | Identifier Code: CREA-CULT-2022-LIT | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: Culture | Start submission calls: 01/03/2022 | End submission calls: 31/05/2022
This action will support projects that will translate, publish, distribute and promote works of fiction.
Code: 19515 | Identifier Code: CREA-CROSS-2022-JOURPART | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: Cross-sectoral strand | Start submission calls: 24/02/2022 | End submission calls: 07/09/2022
Journalism Partnerships shall encourage systemic cooperation between professional news media organisations to improve the viability and competitiveness of professionally produced journalism, by focusing on collaborative business transformation and/or collaborative journalistic projects.
Code: 19305 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2022-MARKETNET | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 22/02/2022 | End submission calls: 28/06/2022
The objective of the Markets & networking support:
Code: 18741 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2022-DEVSLATE | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 03/02/2022 | End submission calls: 27/04/2022
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.
Code: 18662 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2022-TRAINING | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 10/02/2022 | End submission calls: 04/05/2022
The objective of the Skills and Talent Development support is to foster talents and skills of the audiovisual sector professionals. Strengthen the capacity of audiovisual professionals to adapt to new creative processes and new business models with a view to maximise and fully exploit the opportunities of digital innovation across the value chain.
Code: 18629 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2022-TVONLINE | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 03/02/2022 | End submission calls: 05/04/2022
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.
Code: 18626 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2022-DEVVGIM | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 03/02/2022 | End submission calls: 12/04/2022
The objective of the support to Video games and immersive content development is to increase the capacity of European video game producers, XR studios and audiovisual production companies to develop video games and interactive immersive experiences with the potential to reach global audiences.
Code: 18509 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2022-FILMDIST | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 03/02/2022 | End submission calls: 05/04/2022
The European Film Distribution support shall encourage and support the wider transnational distribution of recent European films by providing funds to distributors, based upon their performance on the market, for further reinvestment in the acquisition, promotion and distribution (including online) of recent non-national European films.
Code: 18507 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2022-INNOVBUSMOD | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 03/02/2022 | End submission calls: 07/04/2022
The objective of the Innovative tools and Business models action is to strengthen the competitiveness, scalability and sustainability of the European 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.
Code: 18504 | Identifier Code: CREA-CROSS-2022-MEDIALITERACY | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 03/02/2022 | End submission calls: 06/04/2022
Media literacy aims to allow citizens to develop a critical understanding and use of the media. Media literacy is also a powerful instrument to limit the impact of disinformation. To this end, media literacy actions will encourage knowledge sharing and exchanges on media literacy policies and practices.
Code: 18502 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2022-FILMOVE | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 03/02/2022 | End submission calls: 15/03/2022
The Films on the Move action shall encourage and support the wider distribution of recent non-national European films by encouraging sales agents and theatrical distributors in particular to invest in promotion and adequate distribution of non- national European films.
Code: 18498 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2022-MEDIA360 | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 03/02/2022 | End submission calls: 12/04/2022
The objective of the MEDIA 360° support is to exploit synergies among existing ecosystems, to develop further cooperation potential, to reach economies of scale across different supported activities, create impact across the value-chain. This action shall support a package of activities related to facilitating the creation and promotion of European content, and/or the uptake of new technologies or business models for the audiovisual sector.
Code: 18496 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2022-FESTNET | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 03/02/2022 | End submission calls: 07/04/2022
The Networks of European festivals shall provide support to coordinated/collaborative activities among European audiovisual festivals aiming at increasing audiences’ interest in non-national European audiovisual content and promoting its circulation and visibility.
Code: 18349 | Identifier Code: CREA-CULT-2022-COOP-3 | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: Culture | Start submission calls: 01/02/2022 | End submission calls: 31/03/2022
This action aims to pursue the objectives of the CULTURE strand of the programme, projects involving exclusively organisations from the audio-visual sector and projects of an exclusive audiovisual content are not targeted for funding under it. This topic is focused on Large Scale.
Code: 18341 | Identifier Code: CREA-CULT-2022-COOP-2 | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: Culture | Start submission calls: 01/02/2022 | End submission calls: 31/03/2022
This action aims to pursue the objectives of the CULTURE strand of the programme, projects involving exclusively organisations from the audio-visual sector and projects of an exclusive audiovisual content are not targeted for funding under it.
This topic is focused on Medium Scale.
Code: 18336 | Identifier Code: CREA-CULT-2022-COOP-1 | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: Culture | Start submission calls: 01/02/2022 | End submission calls: 31/03/2022
This action aims to pursue the objectives of the CULTURE strand of the programme, projects involving exclusively organisations from the audio-visual sector and projects of an exclusive audiovisual content are not targeted for funding under it.
This topic is focused on Small-scale projects.
Code: 13044 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2021-CODEV | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 01/06/2021 | End submission calls: 17/11/2021
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.
Code: 13041 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2021-AUDFILMEDU | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 01/06/2021 | End submission calls: 05/10/2021
Objective – expected results:
Code: 13035 | Identifier Code: CREA-CULT-2021-LIT | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: Culture | Start submission calls: 15/06/2021 | End submission calls: 30/09/2021
This action will support projects that will translate, publish, distribute and promote works of fiction.
Code: 4025 | Identifier Code: CREA-CULT-2021-PLAT | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: Culture | Start submission calls: 22/06/2021 | End submission calls: 29/09/2021
This Call will support projects that aim to increase the visibility and the circulation of European emerging artists and works outside their own borders, in Europe and beyond. It also seeks to increase access to and participation in cultural events and activities, as well as audience engagement and development. Such projects are also designed to contribute to the implementation of EU policy priorities in the culture field.
Code: 3992 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2021-FEST | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 01/06/2021 | End submission calls: 24/08/2021
The aim of the present call is to provide support to European festivals and festivals’ networks, screening a significant proportion of non-national European works, while preserving their identity and unique profile.
Code: 3988 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2021-VODNET | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 01/06/2021 | End submission calls: 05/10/2021
The aim of the action is to increase cross-border collaboration between existing European VOD services.
Code: 3985 | Identifier Code: CREA-CULT-2021-COOP | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: Culture | Start submission calls: 08/06/2021 | End submission calls: 07/09/2021
The call will support projects involving a large diversity of players active in different cultural and creative sectors, to carry out a broad spectrum of activities and initiatives.
Code: 3979 | Identifier Code: CREA-CULT-2021-PECE | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: Culture | Start submission calls: 08/06/2021 | End submission calls: 26/08/2021
This Call is under the Culture subprogramme of the Creative Europe programme and it will support projects proposed by cultural entities, including orchestras with artists from at least 20 countries – whose aim is to offer training, professionalization and performance opportunities for young high potential artists.
Code: 3976 | Identifier Code: CREA-CULT-2021-NET | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: Culture | Start submission calls: 08/06/2021 | End submission calls: 26/08/2021
The support to European Networks of Cultural and Creative Organisations action intends to enhance the capacities of European cultural and creative sectors to face common challenges and nurture talents, innovate, prosper and generate jobs and growth.
Code: 3972 | Identifier Code: CREA-CROSS-2021-INNOVLAB | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: Cross-sectoral strand | Start submission calls: 01/06/2021 | End submission calls: 05/10/2021
The Creative Innovation Lab shall incentivise players from different cultural and creative sectors to design and test innovative digital solutions with a potential positive long-term impact on multiple cultural and creative sectors.
Code: 3969 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2021-FILMOVE | Programme name: Creative Europe (CREA) | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 01/06/2021 | End submission calls: 24/08/2021
The Films on the Move action shall encourage and support the wider distribution of recent non-national European films by encouraging sales agents and theatrical distributors in particular to invest in promotion and adequate distribution of non-national European films.