European Commission announces Proposals for Markets & Networking

Deadline: 24-Aug-21

European Commission has announced the proposals for Markets & Networking.

Objectives

The objective of the Markets & networking support:

To encourage business-to-business exchanges among European audiovisual professionals, and in particular an increased participation from LCC Group B countries, by facilitating access to physical and online markets;
To include industry events focused on contents and/or the uptake of new technologies and business models, as long as they can make an impact on visibility and sales of European works;
To value environmental-friendly approaches;

Funding Information

The available call budget is EUR 7 500 000. This budget might be increased by maximum 20%.

Expected results

To improve the European/international dimension of existing large industry markets, and to increase the systemic impact of smaller initiatives;
To encourage the development of networks among European professionals;
To improve the competitiveness and circulation of European audiovisual works on international markets and to enhance diversity;
To ensure that Europe’s audiovisual industry is taking full advantage of digitalisation;

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 (associated countries) or countries which are in ongoing negotiations for an association agreement and where the agreement enters into force before grant signature
be established in one of the countries participating in the MEDIA strand of the Creative Europe Programme and owned directly or by majority participation, by nationals from such countries; for publicly listed companies, the location of the stock exchange will be taken into account to determine its nationality