MEDIA Mundus � Call for proposals 2013

The aims of the MEDIA Mundus programme are to increase the competitiveness of the European audiovisual industry, to enable Europe to play its cultural and political role in the world more effectively and to increase consumer choice and cultural diversity. The programme will seek to improve access to third-country markets and to build trust and long-term working relationships.

MEDIA Mundus supports cooperation projects between European professionals and professionals from third countries, to the mutual benefit of the European audiovisual sector and of third countries.

The actions outlined are:
— Action 1 — Support for training: this action aims at strengthening the skills of European and third- country professionals:
— Option 1 supports the inclusion of students/professionals and teachers from non-EU countries in initial or continuous training schemes supported by the MEDIA 2007 programme,
— Option 2 supports the creation of a continuous training scheme specific to MEDIA Mundus.
— Action 2 — Support for market access: this action supports projects to promote access to international markets for audiovisual works. These projects concern the development and/or pre-production phases (for example international co-production markets) and activities downstream (events facilitating international sales of the works).
— Action 3 — Support for distribution and circulation: this action aims at encouraging distribution, promotion, screening and diffusion of European works in third-country markets and of audiovisual works from third countries in Europe under optimum conditions.
— Action 4 — Cross-over activities: this action aims at supporting projects of a cross-cutting nature, i.e. touching upon several priorities of this programme, e.g. trainings with subsequent pitching events at co- production meetings.

This call covers projects starting between 1 February 2013 and 30 June 2014. Projects must be completed by 1 October 2014. Preparatory costs for the projects are eligible at from 1 January 2012.

Projects to be funded under MEDIA Mundus must:
— be proposed and implemented jointly by European and third-country professionals in order to qualify for funding under the programme,
— seek to promote international networking. To this end, except for projects submitted under Action 1 — Option 1, each project must be driven and implemented by a group meeting three criteria:
1. the group shall have a minimum of three partners (including the coordinator). However, projects with only two partners (including the coordinator) may be admitted where the necessary networking is guaranteed. The networking is guaranteed if the coordinator of the project is a European network of audiovisual professionals/companies covering more than 10 European Member States;
2. the coordinator of the group must have its registered office in an EU Member State, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway. Projects starting after 1 July 2013 submitted by coordinators with a registered office in Croatia are also eligible. Applications from individuals are not eligible;
3. the group must include at least one co-beneficiary linked to the audiovisual sector which has its registered office in a non-EU country (other than Croatia and Switzerland). Applications from individuals are not eligible.

Specific conditions are set out in the work programme for MEDIA Mundus 2013.

The amount available under this call is €4.626 million. Depending on the nature of the activity, financial support from the Commission will be 50%, 60% or 70% of the total eligible costs. The financial contribution will be awarded in the form of a grant.

The deadline for applications is 28 September 2012.

Further information is available on the MEDIA website

Reference: 2012/C 199/09

(Added 2012-07-07)