European mini-slate development

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

Lump sum funding from €10.000 to €100.000. The amount depends on the type and budget of the projects.

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.

Sector

Audiovisual

Organisation

Private or public cultural foundation / institute

Private organisation

Need

Artistic creation

Financing for direct cost

Financing for scaling up

Internationalisation of activity/access to new markets