MEDIA 2007 � Development, distribution, promotion and training: Call for proposals � EACEA/23/11: Support for television broadcasting of European audiovisual works

One of the objectives of the MEDIA 2007 programme is to promote the transnational broadcasting of European audiovisual works produced by independent production companies by encouraging cooperation between broadcasters on one hand, and independent producers and distributors on the other.

This notice is aimed at European companies whose activities contribute to the attainment of that objective, and in particular to independent TV 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 audiovisual work proposed must be an independent European television production (fiction, animation or creative documentary) involving the participation of at least three broadcasting companies from several EU Member States or countries participating in the MEDIA 2007 programme.

The application must be submitted at the latest on the first day of principal photography. The maximum duration of projects is 30 months or 42 months for series.

The total budget available is €10.8 million. The financial contribution awarded is a subsidy, with a maximum of €500,000 per work for fiction and animation projects and €300,000 per work for documentary projects. The financial contribution awarded will not exceed 12.5% of eligible costs submitted by the producer for fiction and animated films, or 20% for documentary films.

The deadlines for applications are 16 December 2011 and 11 June 2012.

Guidelines and further details are available on the MEDIA website

Reference: 2011/C 286/06

(Added 2011-09-30)