MEDIA Mundus - Call for proposals 2011

This call for proposals is based on Decision No 1041/2009/EC establishing an audiovisual cooperation programme with professionals from third countries (MEDIA Mundus 2011–13). The aims of the programme are to increase the competitiveness of the European audiovisual industry, to enable Europe to play its cultural and political role in the world more effectively and to increase consumer choice and cultural diversity. The programme will seek to improve access to third-country markets and to build trust and long-term working relationships.

The MEDIA Mundus programme supports cooperation projects between European professionals and professionals from third countries, to the mutual benefit of the European audiovisual sector and that of third countries.

Eligible actions under this call are:

Action 1: Support for training: this action aims at strengthening the skills of European and third-country professionals: Option 1 supports the inclusion of students/professionals and teachers from non-EU countries in initial or continuous training schemes supported by the MEDIA 2007 programme, Option 2 supports the creation of a continuous training scheme specific to MEDIA Mundus.

Action 2: Support for market access: this action supports projects to promote access to international markets for audiovisual works. These projects concern the development and/or pre-production phases and activities downstream.

Action 3: Support for distribution and circulation: this action aims at encouraging distribution, promotion, screening and diffusion of European works in third-country markets and of audiovisual works from third countries in Europe under optimum conditions.

Action 4: Cross-over activities: this action aims at supporting projects of a cross-cutting nature.

To be eligible, projects must start between 1 February 2011 and 31 December 2011 and be completed by 31 March 2012.

Projects to be funded under MEDIA Mundus must:
- Be proposed and implemented jointly by European and third-country professionals and seek to promote international networking. Except for projects submitted under Action 1 - Option 1, each project must be driven and implemented by a group meeting three criteria:
1. The group shall have a minimum of three partners (including the coordinator). However, projects with only two partners may be admitted where the necessary networking is guaranteed.
2. The coordinator of the group must have its registered office in an EU Member State or in Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway.
3. The group must include at least one co-beneficiary linked to the audiovisual sector which has its registered office in a non-EU country (other than Croatia and Switzerland).

The budget available under this call is €4,939,835. Financial support from the Commission will be 50%-70% of the total eligible costs, depending on the nature of the activity.

The deadline for applications is 15 October 2010

Work programme guidelines and application forms are available on the MEDIA website. 
 

Reference: 2010/C 199/04

(Added 2010-07-21)