European Programme Support for Online Distribution

Call for Proposals

On 31 July 2015, the call for proposals “EACEA 28/2015: Support for Online Distribution” has been published by the European Commission in the framework of the Creative Europe Programme, Media Sub-Programme.

The purposes of the current “EACEA 28/2015: Support for Online Distribution” call for proposals, published by the European Commission in the framework of the Creative Europe Programme - Media Sub-Programme, are: to support transnational marketing, branding and distribution of audiovisual works on all other non-theatrical platforms; to promote new distribution modes in order to allow the emergence of new business models.

 

The “EACEA 28/2015: Support for Online Distribution” call for proposals, published by the European Commission in the framework of the Creative Europe Programme - Media Sub-Programme, aims to: establish systems of support for the distribution of non- national European films through theatrical distribution and on other platforms, as well as for international sales activities, in particular the subtitling, dubbing and audio description of audiovisual works; to promote innovative actions testing new business models and tools in areas likely to be influenced by the introduction and use of digital technologies.

 

Under the current “EACEA 28/2015: Support for Online Distribution” call for proposals, published by the European Commission in the framework of the Creative Europe Programme - Media Sub-Programme,  the following actions are eligible:

- action 2: the preparation of digital packages facilitating the commercialization of European audiovisual works on VOD services provided in countries where those works are not available;

- action 3: innovative approaches for multiplatform releases of one or several European films in at least two countries participating in the MEDIA Sub-programme.

 

Eligible countries for the current “EACEA 28/2015: Support for Online Distribution” call for proposals, published by the European Commission in the framework of the Creative Europe Programme - Media Sub-Programme, are:

- 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 of the European neighbourhood area in accordance with the procedures defined with those countries following the framework agreements providing for their participation in European Union programmes.

 

The total budget earmarked for the co-financing of the actions in the framework of the current “EACEA 28/2015: Support for Online Distribution” call for proposals is estimated at EUR 2.150 000 maximum.

 

The deadline for submitting proposals in the framework of the current “EACEA 28/2015: Support for Online Distribution” call for proposals is 17 September 2015.  

 

Further information on the current “EACEA 28/2015: Support for Online Distribution” call for proposals is available on the European Commission’s web site at: https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/creative-europe/funding/support-for-online-distribution-eacea-282015_en.