European Programme Creative Europe

Support to European Platforms

The Call for Proposals EACEA 06/2017 “Support to European Platforms” has been published by the European Commission in the framework of the Creative Europe Programme, Culture Sub-Programme.  

The general objectives of the current “Support to European Platforms” call of proposals, published by the European Commission in the framework of the Creative Europe Programme - Culture Sub-Programme”, are:

- to safeguard, develop and promote European cultural and linguistic diversity and to promote Europe's cultural heritage;

- to strengthen the competitiveness of the European cultural and creative sectors, in particular of the audiovisual sector, with a view to promoting smart, sustainable and inclusive growth.

 

The specific objectives of the current “Support to European Platforms” call of proposals, published by the European Commission in the framework of the Creative Europe Programme - Culture Sub-Programme”, are:

- to support the capacity of the European cultural and creative sectors to operate transnationally and internationally;

- to promote the transnational circulation of cultural and creative works and transnational mobility of cultural and creative players, in particular artists, as well as to reach new and enlarged audiences and improve access to cultural and creative works in the Union and beyond, with a particular focus on children, young people, people with disabilities and under-represented groups;

- to strengthen the financial capacity of SMEs and micro, small and medium-sized organisations in the cultural and creative sectors in a sustainable way, while endeavoring to ensure a balanced geographical coverage and sector representation;

- to foster policy development, innovation, creativity, audience development and new business and management models through support for transnational policy cooperation.

 

The priorities of the current “Support to European Platforms” call of proposals, published by the European Commission in the framework of the Creative Europe Programme - Culture Sub-Programme”, are:

- facilitating the acquisition and improvement of skills and competences of audiovisual professionals and the development of networks, including the use of digital technologies to ensure adaptation to market development, testing new approaches to audience development and testing new business models

- increasing the capacity of audiovisual operators to develop European audiovisual works with a potential to circulate in the Union and beyond and to facilitate European and international co-production, including with television broadcasters;

- encouraging business-to-business exchanges by facilitating access to markets and business tools enabling audiovisual operators to increase the visibility of their projects on Union and international markets.

 

Eligible countries, under the current “Support to European Platforms” call of proposals, published by the European Commission in the framework of the Creative Europe Programme - Culture Sub-Programme”, are:

- the 28 Member States of the European Union and the overseas countries and territories which are eligible to participate in the Programme pursuant to Article 58 of Council Decision 2001/822/EC Council;

- the candidate and potential candidate countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Serbia;

- the EFTA/EEA countries: Iceland and Norway;

- countries covered by the European Neighbourhood Policy: Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.

 

Eligible actions, under the current “Support to European Platforms” call of proposals, published by the European Commission in the framework of the Creative Europe Programme - Culture Sub-Programme”, are:

- definition, selection and monitoring of the platform’s members based upon an established set of criteria;

- coordination, monitoring, promotion, evaluation and supervision of the members' activities, as well as, the activities in relation to the sustainable development of the platform;

- development and implementation of a communication and branding strategy, including the creation of a European quality label;

- promotion of artists and creators – especially emerging talent – and their works;

- development and building new audiences;

- networking activities: information, animation and communication;

- development of a genuine European programming based on a shared artistic and cultural vision;

- fostering the mobility and visibility of European creators and artists and the circulation of their works;

- increasing the promotion and showcasing of at least 30% of emerging talent from other European countries, throughout the whole duration of the project;

- audience development, including building new audience, especially young people;

- educational and awareness-raising activities, especially towards young people;

- raising visibility to Europe's values and different cultures, helping increase citizens' sense of identification with the EU;

- development of new business models, including the use of innovative distribution models.

 

The total budget earmarked for the co-financing of the current “Support to European Platforms” call of proposals, published by the European Commission in the framework of the Creative Europe Programme - Culture Sub-Programme”, is estimated at around 5.5 M €. The financial contribution of the European Union per application may not exceed 500.000 € or 80% of the total eligible costs. The financial support to the members of the platforms may not exceed 60.000 € per member organisation and must be related to the eligible platform's member activities as defined in the Call for Proposals.

 

The deadline for submitting proposals in the framework of the current “Support to European Platforms” call of proposals is 06 April 2017.

 

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/news/call-for-proposal-support-european-platforms-2017_en