Call for proposals - EACEA/27/10: MEDIA 2007 - Development, distribution, promotion and training: i2i Audiovisual

This call concerns support for the European audiovisual sector under the MEDIA 2007 programme. The objective is to facilitate independent European production companies' access to funding from banks and financial institutions, by co-financing part of the costs of:
- insurance for audiovisual productions: Module 1 - Support the 'Insurance' item in a production budget,
- completion guarantee for the production of an audiovisual work: Module 2 - Support for the item 'Completion Guarantee' in a production budget,
- bank financing for the production of a work: Module 3 - Support for the item 'Financial Costs' in a production budget.

The call is aimed at European companies whose activities contribute to the achievement of the above objectives and in particular independent audiovisual production companies. Applicants must be registered in one of the following countries: the 27 EU Member States, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Croatia, Switzerland.

The audiovisual work submitted must be a drama, animation, or creative documentary majority produced by companies registered in one of the countries participating in the MEDIA Programme, and must be produced with the significant participation of professionals who are nationals/residents of countries participating in the MEDIA Programme.

The maximum duration of projects will be 30 months.

Projects under this call must start between 1 June 2010 and 6 June 2011.

The total budget available is €3 million. The EU financial contribution will be 50%-60% of the eligible costs. The amount of support will be between €5,000 and €50,000.

The deadlines are: 10 January 2011, for projects starting between 1 June 2010 and 10 January 2011; 6 June 2011, for projects starting between 1 December 2010 and 6 June 2011.

Further details can be found on the Media website.

Reference: 2010/C 304/08

(Added 2010-11-10)