Deadline: 12-Apr-22
The European Commission (EC) is offering grants “MEDIA 360°” Programme 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.
The 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.
The activities shall benefit across the value chain (“Talent and Skills”, “Markets and Networking”, “Support to international co-productions”, “Innovative tools and business models” and “Audience activities”) implemented by recognised European players, resilient to change and in capacity to attract a large European and international participation.
The applicants shall be able to present a global integrated strategy, behind the package of proposed activities, and to demonstrate their strong added-value and structuring effect for the whole European audiovisual industry. Initiatives will aim at reinforcing the capacity to create, produce and promote in an agile approach, high quality European works in all formats and for all platforms able to compete in a global market.
Funding Information
The available call budget is EUR 20 000 000.
Activities
Projects must cover activities in at least two of the following segments:
- Activities covered by the “Talent and skills” support of the Creative Europe-MEDIA strand. Activities may take the form of training courses and/or mentoring programmes based on innovative learning, teaching, mentoring and coaching methods, using the latest digital technologies, with a strong focus on e-learning provision and the creation of MOOCs.
- Activities covered by the “Markets and networking” support of the Creative Europe-MEDIA strand.
- Support for international co-production (between a company based in a country participating to the Creative Europe MEDIA strand and a company based in a country not participating to the MEDIA strand)
- Activities covered by the support to the development and/or the spread of “Innovative tools and business models” to increase the availability, visibility and audience of European works in the digital age and/or contribute to increase the competitiveness and the greening of the European audiovisual industry.
- Audience activities providing mechanisms for pan-European cooperation with the aim to stimulate interest and increase knowledge of audiences in European films and audiovisual works including specific programmes on film heritage.
Eligibility Criteria
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.
- Creative Europe Participating Countries:
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