Call for proposals � EACEA/36/11: MEDIA 2007 � Promotion/Access to markets

The MEDIA 2007 programme includes the following objectives:

— 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, and
— 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 addressed to organisations registered in and owned in majority by nationals from the EU Member States, plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Croatia and Switzerland.

It aims to support actions that have 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, and
— 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.

Projects will last for a maximum of 12 months, and activities must begin no sooner than 1 June 2012 and must end by 31 December 2013.

The total estimated budget allocated to the co-funding of projects is €2.5 million.
Financial support from the Commission will not exceed 50% of the total costs of the action.

Deadlines for applications are: 9 December 2011 for activities starting between 1 June 2012 and up to 31 December 2012; and 1 June 2012 for annual activities taking place in 2013 and activities starting between 1 January 2013 and 31 May 2013.

Further information is available on the MEDIA website

Reference: 2011/C 313/06

(Added 2011-10-26)