MEDIA 2007 � Development, distribution, promotion and training: Call for proposals � EACEA/21/11: Support for the development of production projects � Animation, creative documentaries and drama � Single Projects, Slate Funding and Slate Funding second st

One of the objectives of the MEDIA 2007 programme is to promote, by providing financial support, the development of production projects intended for European and international markets presented by independent European production companies in the following categories: animation, creative documentary and drama.

This notice is aimed at European companies whose activities contribute to the attainment of that objective, and in particular to independent production companies.

Applicants must be established in one of the following countries: the 27 EU Member States, plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Croatia or Switzerland.

The development activities for the following audiovisual works (one-offs or series) are eligible:
— drama projects intended for commercial exploitation of no less than 50 minutes,
— creative documentaries intended for commercial exploitation of no less than 25 minutes (duration per episode in case of series),
— animation projects intended for commercial exploitation of no less than 24 minutes.

The development and production activities for the following categories of work are not eligible:
— live recordings, TV games, talk shows, reality shows or educational, teaching and ‘how-to’ programmes,
— documentaries promoting tourism, ‘making-of’, reports, animal reportages, news programmes and ‘docu-soaps’,
— projects promoting, directly or indirectly, messages that are at odds with the policies of the European Union. For example, projects that may be contrary to the interests of public health (alcohol, tobacco, drugs), respect for human rights, people’s security, freedom of expression etc.,
— projects promoting violence and/or racism and/or with a pornographic content,
— works of a promotional nature,
— institutional productions to promote a specific organisation or its activities.

This call has two deadlines. To be included in the first deadline, the application for support must be sent to the Agency between the date of the publication of the call for proposals and 25 November 2011. To be included in the second deadline, the application for support must be sent to the Agency between 26 November 2011 and 13 April 2012, the date of closure of the call for proposals.

The maximum duration of the project is until 30 June 2014 for requests for support submitted within the first deadline and until 30 November 2014 for those requests submitted within the second deadline or until the date of entry into production of the project, whichever is the earliest.

The total budget available is €17 million. The financial contribution awarded is a subsidy.

The maximum financial contribution which may be awarded for Single Project is between €10,000 and €60,000 except for feature-length animations for theatrical release, for which the maximum is €80,000. The financial contribution awarded will in no event exceed 50% of the eligible costs submitted by the producer (60% for projects presenting an interest in promoting European cultural diversity).

The maximum financial contribution which may be awarded for Slate Funding and Slate Funding second stage is between €70,000 and €190,000. The financial contribution awarded will in no event exceed 50% of the eligible costs submitted by the producer.

Additional information is available on the MEDIA website

Reference: 2011/C 279/07

(Added 2011-09-23)