CREATIVE EUROPE – European slate development – 2025

Objective

• To foster the competitiveness of European independent production companies and to increase their economic weight on the market
• To increase the capacity of audiovisual producers to develop projects with potential to circulate throughout Europe and beyond, and to facilitate European and international co-production

Among financed actions

• Developing a slate of 3 to 5 audiovisual works (fiction, animation, creative documentary)
• Supporting development of minimum 3 and maximum 5 works for commercial exploitation intended for cinema release, television broadcasting or commercial exploitation on digital platforms or a multi-platform environment in the following categories : animation, creative
• Developing strategies for marketing and distribution from the outset of the development phase thus improving the potential to reach audiences at a European and international level

Eligibility

• Be a legal person
• Be a public or private entity
• Be a non-profit making entity
• Be established in one of the eligible countries:
  • EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories)
  • Non-EU states: listed EEA countries and countries associated to the Creative Europe Programme (Click here)
• Be established in one of the countries participating fully 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 independent European audiovisual production companies
• Only applications by single applicants are allowed (single beneficiaries; affiliated entities are allowed, if needed)

Additional information

• Initial duration of the action: 36 months
• Contact: EACEA-MEDIA-DEVSLATE@ec.europa.eu

Useful

• Guidelines: Click here
• Other call documents: Click here
• Executive Agency website: Click here
• More information: Click here

• Total budget of the call: 18 million euro
• Amount of the grant: between 90.000 euro and 510.000 euro
• Funding rate: up to 70% of the total eligible costs