EU-MedFilm4all Project: Accessing Films Tackling Social and Gender Issues in Southern Mediterranean Region

Deadline: 18 October 2018

The EU-funded MedFilm4all project has launched its second call for proposals to widen the audience and the access to films tackling sensitive issues, in particular gender. The specific objective is to increase the production, the diffusion and accessibility of audio-visual productions promoting social and gender issues and to improve the exchange and network between civil society organisations and film industry actors.

The beneficiaries of the grants should focus on improving gender equality, especially for women living in rural/remote areas (but not only), by developing the audience and the debates around films tackling social and gender issues. Selected projects will contribute to mitigate stereotypes relating to the image of women in Arab societies, with the ultimate goal of influencing widespread cultural attitudes and promoting an inclusive and equal human development in the target societies. Further to this, applicants should also, to the extent of possible, include activities specifically related to empowering women professionals in the film industry, therefore enhancing job opportunities.

Grant Information

The indicative amount available for the Action is EUR 984,000.00.
Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between minimum EUR 80,000.00 and maximum EUR 82,000.00 with an average grant size of EUR 81,000.00.

Eligibility Criteria

In order to be eligible, applications must comply with the following conditions:

The project consortium shall be made of a minimum of two partners, with a maximum of three partners in total. One of the partners shall act as lead applicant and the other(s) as co-applicant(s);
Applicant organizations have to be established in one of the 7 eligible countries (Morocco, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, oPt, Tunisia and Libya). Organizations from Libya will however only be eligible to apply as co-applicants in multi-country projects;
Applicants must be legally registered organizations i.e.
- non-profit organisations (such as civil society organizations/non-governmental organizations)
- local authorities
- public bodies
- cultural/educational institutions
- no-profit film industry actors
Applicants must be local NGOs (non-governmental organizations) and not INGOs (international non-governmental organizations);
Lead applicants must be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the project proposal with their partners, not acting as an intermediary;
Lead applicants must have a valid bank account registered under their legal name.
Applicants must not already be receiving funds from other EU funded projects for the same action. If applicants are already benefitting from a MedFilm4All grant they will not be eligible to apply for funding this time around.