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The objective of the European mini-slate development support is to foster the competitiveness of European independent production companies in countries with a low audiovisual capacity (LCC group A and LCC group B) and to increase their economic weight on the market.


Support will be given to independent European production companies able to develop a slate of 2 to 3 audiovisual works (fiction, animation, creative documentary).


The aim is to provide funds to audiovisual production companies to develop works with high creative value and cultural diversity and wide cross-border exploitation potential. Companies are encouraged to develop strategies for marketing and distribution from the outset of the development phase thus improving the potential to reach audiences at a European and international level.


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
Maximum grant amount: between €60 000 and €310 000 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 with a low audiovisual capacity (LCC group A* and LCC group B**) 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 countries participating fully in the MEDIA strand. 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.

*Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, Greece, Poland, Portugal, Romania
**Bulgaria, Cyprus, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Slovakia and Slovenia

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.
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Name of the programme or initiative
Type of support
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Calls for proposals
Total initiative budget
€5.5 million
Version
0.0.0
Sector count
1
Organisation count
2
Need count
6