Call for proposals - EACEA/14/11: MEDIA 2007 - Promotion/Access to markets

The objectives of the MEDIA 2007 programme include:

- facilitating and encouraging the promotion and movement of European audiovisual and cinema works at trade shows, fairs and audiovisual festivals in Europe and around the globe, insofar as such events may play an important role in the promotion of European works and the networking of professionals,
- encouraging the networking of European operators, by supporting joint activities on the European and international markets by national public or private promotion bodies.

This call is aimed at supporting actions and activities that take place in and outside the member countries of the MEDIA programme. The objectives are to support actions with the following aims:
- to improve the circulation of European audiovisual works by ensuring that the European audiovisual sector has access to the professional European and international audiovisual markets,
- to encourage common actions between national film and audiovisual programme promotion organisations,
- to encourage the building-up of an economic partnership between countries and professionals inside and outside the MEDIA programme and facilitate better mutual knowledge and understanding.

This Call is addressed to European organisations registered in and controlled by nationals from the 27 EU Member States or Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Croatia or Switzerland.
It offers a three-year framework partnership agreement. Projects will last for a maximum of 12 months. Activities must begin at the earliest on 1 January 2012 and must end by 31 December 2012.

The total estimated budget is €2.56 million. The maximum financial support will not exceed 50% of total costs of an action.

The deadline for applications is 10 June 2011 for annual activities taking place in 2012 and activities starting between 1 January 2012 and 31 May 2012.

Further details are available on the MEDIA website.

Reference: 2011/C 123/09

(Added 2011-04-21)