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TV and Online Content - CREA-MEDIA-2025

Session opening:

  • 01.10.2024
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Session expirations:

  • 05.12.2024 Open
  • 14.05.2025
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Description

The MEDIA sub-programme’s support is for independent European production companies, and aims to encourage the broadcasting of television and online works such as dramas, documentaries and animated films.

Contacts

Link to the call Print Tab

Data sheet

Production

  • Foreign film
  • European film or co-production

Distribution channel

  • Television
  • Web

Film industry branch

  • Production

Budget

  • € 20,000,000

Eligible projects

  • TV series
  • Documentary
  • Animation

Beneficiaries

  • European production company

Maximum contribution

Animation works: € 500,000

Creative documentary: € 300,000

Drama works:

  • € 500,0000 if the eligible production budget is below € 10M
  • € 1M if the eligible production budget is between € 10M and € 20M
  • € 2M if the eligible production budget is above € 20M

Maximum quota on cost

20%

Type of contribution

  • Non-repayable grants

Requirements

The following projects are eligible:

  • Drama films (one-off or series) of a total duration of at least 90 minutes; 
  • Animations (one-off or series) of a total duration of at least 24 minutes; 
  • Creative documentaries (one-off or series) of a total duration of at least 50 minutes;

The work must involve the participation of at least two broadcasting companies from two countries participating in the MEDIA Strand.

The work must be submitted at the latest on the first day of principal photography.

The exploitation rights licensed to the broadcasters participating in the production must be returned to the producer after a maximum license period of:

  • 7 years if the broadcaster's participation takes the form of a pre-sale;
  • 10 years if the broadcaster's participation also takes the form of co-production.

A minimum of 50% of the total estimated production budget must come from countries participating to the MEDIA Strand.

A minimum of 40% of the financing of the total estimated production budget must be guaranteed from third party sources of finance.

Notes

Duration

  • Projects should not normally exceed 36 months.
  • Extensions are possible, if duly justified and through an amendment.

Fundings in focus

All fundings