Deadline: 7-Apr-22
The European Commission (EC) is pleased to announce a call for proposals for the Networks of European Festivals to 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.
Objectives
Within the specific objective of promoting competitiveness, scalability, cooperation, innovation and sustainability, including through mobility, in the European audiovisual sector, the priorities of the MEDIA strand are:
- 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;
- to promote European audiovisual works, heritage works, and support audience the engagement and development of audiences of all ages, in particular young audiences, across Europe and beyond.
Themes
The MEDIA strand shall provide support to:
- European festivals and festivals’ networks screening a significant proportion of non-national European works, while preserving their identity and unique profile.
Funding Information
The available call budget is EUR 5 000 000.
Activities
- Coordinated and collaborative activities aiming to expand audience development and interest for European films and audiovisual works
- Coordination of the network members and activities relating to its sustainable structured development (e.g. collaborative events; sharing of know-how and information; communication among members)
- Coordinated and collaborative activities promoting sustainable and environmentally responsible practices
- Support to audiovisual festivals taking place in MEDIA participating countries (through support to third parties)
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:
- only applications from eligible entities organising audiovisual festivals in countries participating in the MEDIA strand will be accepted.
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