MEDIA strand
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MEDIA STRAND
CONTENT
The Content cluster has been designed to support the industry to:
- boost cross-border cooperation among producers and content developers;
- stimulate innovation in terms of content, business models and technology.
For further information, see European Commission Culture & Creativity website. More detailed information on the application process and Call of proposals is available on the Funding & Tenders Opportunities Portal (FTOP).
BUSINESS
The Business cluster under the MEDIA strand of Creative Europe promotes business innovation, scalability, and talents across the European audiovisual industry’s value chain.
Specific groups that drive the internationalisation of the sector will receive targeted support to strengthen cross-border collaboration and boost learning and knowledge-sharing to allow the industry to go beyond its national territories.
Support under the business cluster will:
- nurture audiovisual talents with activities that have a strong focus on mentoring and digital and greening skills;
- encourage business-to-business exchanges covering all parts of the value chain and aiming at global reach;
- promote transnational distribution of content across borders and platforms.
For further information, see European Commission Culture & Creativity website. More detailed information on the application process and Call of proposals is available on the Funding & Tenders Opportunities Portal (FTOP).
AUDIENCE
The objective of Audience cluster of the MEDIA strand is to connect European audiovisual works with their audiences and support audience development across Europe and beyond. The program aims to achieve this by:
- stimulating audience growth on all platforms;
- engaging with younger audiences through multiple educational and promotion tools;
- ensuring access to content through support to subtitling.
The MEDIA strand will support the industry to seize and maximize the opportunities offered by the digital transition. Innovative ways of engaging with the audience will be supported to ensure the widest audience possible for European audiovisual works.
Eligibility for funding: Cinema operators, festivals, video on demand networks and operators, theatrical distributors, sales agents, heritage institutions, etc., are eligible to apply for funding opportunities under this cluster.
For further information, see European Commission Culture & Creativity website. More detailed information on the application process and Call of proposals is available on the Funding & Tenders Opportunities Portal (FTOP).
POLICY SUPPORT
A common European approach to the main audiovisual policy issues is essential to consolidate the European audiovisual single market.
The aim of the policy support cluster of the MEDIA strand is to promote a holistic European audiovisual policy throughregulatory dialogue, sharing of analysis and data, forward-looking intelligence on trends, consultation with stakeholders, promotion and outreach activities
For further information, see European Commission Culture & Creativity website.
MEDIA GUIDES
Investing in talented European professionals is a core objective of the Creative Europe MEDIA programme of the European Union. Every year, 73 various training courses from diverse fields are available with the MEDIA support: project development, company development, management and financing; scriptwriting, production, post-production, co-production, and TV series; audience development, marketing, distribution and exhibition’ digital and multimedia; documentary and animation; management and financing; VR/XR, feature film; video games; leadership; youth media, screenwriting; international sales, audiovisual heritage and script development.
The courses differ in costs, format, length and target group and are taking place at various cities in various cities all over Europe and beyond. A detailed overview (including deadlines for submission) of all MEDIA supported training and networking possibilities, including festivals, is available at www.creative-europe-media.eu.