European Programme Creative Europe

Support to Cinema Network

Call for Proposals EACEA/10/2016 “Support to Cinema Networks” published by the European Commission in the framework of the Creative Europe Programme – Media Sub-Programme

 

The EACEA/10/2016 “Support to Cinema Networks” call for proposals, published by the European Commission in the framework of the Creative Europe Programme -  Media Sub-Programme, aims at establishing systems of support for the distribution of non-national European films through theatrical distribution and on all other platforms as well as for international sales activities, in particular the subtitling, dubbing and audio-description of audiovisual works.

 

The priority of the current EACEA/10/2016 “Support to Cinema Networks” call for proposals, published by the European Commission in the framework of the Creative Europe Programme - Media Sub-Programme, is operating transnationally and internationally and promoting transnational circulation and mobility.

 

Eligible countries in the framework of the current EACEA/10/2016 “Support to Cinema Networks” call for proposals, published by the European Commission in the framework of the Creative Europe Programme - Media Sub-Programme, are:

− EU Member States;

− acceding countries, candidate countries and potential candidates benefiting from a pre-accession strategy, in accordance with the general principles and general terms and conditions for the participation of those countries in Union programmes established in the respective Framework Agreements, Association Council Decisions or similar agreements;

− EFTA countries which are members of the EEA, in accordance with the provisions of the EEA Agreement;

− the Swiss Confederation, on the basis of a bilateral agreement to be concluded with that country;

− countries covered by the European Neighbourhood Policy in accordance with the procedures established with those countries following the framework agreements providing for their participation in Union programmes.

 

Eligible applicants in the framework of the current EACEA/10/2016 “Support to Cinema Networks” call for proposals, published by the European Commission in the framework of the Creative Europe Programme - Media Sub-Programme, are cinema networks. The cinema network is a group of European independent cinemas developing, through the medium of a legally constituted co-ordination entity, joint activities in the area of screening and promoting European films. In particular, this coordination entity shall ensure the operation of a communication and information system between the cinemas. To be eligible, the cinema network must represent at least 100 cinemas situated in at least 20 countries participating in the MEDIA Sub-programme.

 

The total budget earmarked for the co-financing of the current EACEA/10/2016 “Support to Cinema Networks” call for proposals, published by the European Commission in the framework of the Creative Europe Programme - Media Sub-Programme, is EUR 10.400.000. The EU grant is limited to a maximum co-financing rate of 50% of total eligible costs.

 

The deadline for submitting proposals in the framework of the current EACEA/10/2016 “Support to Cinema Networks” call for proposals, published by the European Commission in the framework of the Creative Europe Programme - Media Sub-Programme, is 8 June 2016. 

 

Further information on the current call for proposals is available on the European Commission’s web site at: https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/creative-europe/funding/cinema-networks-2016_en.