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Culture and Creativity

The objective of the European slate development support is to foster the competitiveness of European independent production companies and to increase their economic weight on the market. The aim is also to increase the capacity of audiovisual producers to develop projects with potential to circulate throughout Europe and beyond, and to facilitate European and international co-production.

The European slate development shall provide support to the development of minimum 3 and maximum 5 works for commercial exploitation intended for cinema release, television broadcasting or commercial exploitation on digital platforms or a multi-platform environment in the following categories: animation, creative documentary or fiction. 

Applicants may add a short film by emerging talent to their slate (optional).

Applications should present adequate strategies to ensure a more sustainable and more environmentally-respectful industry and to ensure gender balance, inclusion, diversity and representativeness.

Total budget
€ 2.44 billion
Dates
2021 - 2027
Grant / loan size
From € 90.000 to € 510.000 per project
Who can apply
In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must be legal entities (public or private bodies), be established in one of the eligible countries (see Call details) and be established in one of the countries participating fully in the MEDIA Strand of the Creative Europe Programme and be owned directly or indirectly, wholly or by majority participation, by nationals from such countries. When a company is publicly listed, the location of the stock exchange will in principle determine its nationality. The applicants must be independent European audiovisual production companies that can demonstrate recent experience in producing internationally distributed works. Other entities may participate in other consortium roles, such as associated partners, subcontractors, third parties giving in-kind contributions, etc (see section 13).
No. of partners needed
Only applications by single applicants are allowed.
Sector
Name of the programme or initiative
Type of support
How to access
Calls for proposals
Total initiative budget
€ 19.5 million
Version
0.0.0
Sector count
1
Organisation count
3
Need count
4