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European Film Distribution

Summary

The MEDIA subprogramme is under the Creative Europe programme and is supporting and promoting Europe’s audiovisual sector.

Programme Name

Creative Europe (CREA)

Programme Description

The Creative Europe Programme supports the culture and audiovisual sectors.

Programme Details

Call

European Film Distribution

Detailed Call Description

The MEDIA strand shall provide support for the following measures:

  • Support to international sales and circulation of non-national European works on all platforms (e.g. cinema theatres, online) targeting both small and largesized productions, including through coordinated distribution strategies covering several countries and encouraging the use of subtitling, dubbing and where applicable, audio description tools.

There are two phases for the funded activities:

  • The generation of a potential fund which will be attributed according to the performance of the company on the European market.
  • The implementation of the action – the potential fund thus generated by each company must be reinvested in:
    • the co-production of eligible non-national European films;
    • the acquisition of distribution rights, for example by means of minimum guarantees, of eligible non-national European films;
    • promotion, marketing and advertising on the market of eligible non-national European films.

    Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan

    70%

    Eligibility For Participation Notes

    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 – list of participating countries
    • be established in one of the countries participating in the MEDIA strand of the Creative Europe Programme and owned directly or indirectly, wholly or by majority participation, by nationals from such countries.
    • be European companies active in the audiovisual sector as cinema / theatrical distributor involved in commercial activity designed to bring to the attention of a wide audience a film for the purpose of exploitation in cinema theatres.

    The cinema / theatrical distributor shall fulfil specific criteria (see p. 9-10 of the call document)

    Programme Category
    EU Competitive Programmes
    Total Budget
    €33,000,000
    Thematic Categories
    • Audiovisual sector and Media
    • Other Services
    Eligibility for Participation
    • International Organisations
    • NGOs
    • Other Beneficiaries
    • Private Bodies
    • State-owned Enterprises
    Call Opening Date
    03/02/2022
    Call Closing Date
    05/04/2022
    National Contact Point(s)

    Organization of European Programs & Cultural Relations
    Νenant Μbogntanovitz
    Business Planning Coordinator
    Ifigenias 27, 2007 Acropolis, Nicosia
    Telephone: +357 7000 1300
    info@epcr.org.cy
    nb@epcr.org.cy

    (Publish Date: 07/02/2022-for internal use only)

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