CREATIVE EUROPE

The European Commission is launching new actions to support the cultural and creative sectors in Europe and worldwide, following the adoption of the work programme for the first year of the Creative Europe 2021-2027 programme. In 2021, Creative Europe will allocate an unprecedented budget of around €300 million to help professionals and artists from all cultural sectors work together across disciplines and borders to achieve more opportunities and reach new audiences. The adoption of the work programme paves the way for the first calls for proposals under the new programme, which will be open to all organisations active in the relevant cultural and creative sectors.

These calls for proposals are open:

Networks of European Cinemas (CREA-MEDIA-2021-CINNET)
Beneficiaries: networks of European cinemas
Appropriation: € 15,000,000
Scadenza: 10 August 2021

European mini-slate development (CREA-MEDIA-2021-DEVMINISLATE)
Beneficiaries: independent production companies
Appropriation: € 4,000,000
Deadline: 12 August 2021
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European Festival (CREA-MEDIA-2021-FEST)
Beneficiaries: organisers of film festivals
Appropriation: € 9,000,000
Deadline: 24 August 2021
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Films on the Move (CREA-MEDIA-2021-FILMOVE)
Beneficiaries: cinematographic sales agents
Appropriation: € 11,000,000
Deadline: 24 August 2021
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Bando European slate development (CREA-MEDIA-2021-DEVSLATE)
Beneficiaries: independent production companies
Appropriation: € 15,097,288
Deadline: 25 August 2021
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TV and online content (CREA-MEDIA-2021-TVONLINE)
Beneficiaries: independent production companies
Appropriation: € 17,611,312
Deadline: 25 August 2021
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Markets & Networking
CREA-MEDIA-2021-MARKETNET
Deadline: 24 August 2021
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Innovation Labs
Deadline: 5 October 2021
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European Cooperation projects Small Scale
Deadline: 7 September 2021
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European Cooperation projects Large
Deadline: 7 September 2021
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European Networks of Cultural and Creative Organisations
Deadline: 26 August 2021
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European Cooperation projects Medium Scale
Deadline: 7 September 2021
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Talent & Skills
Deadline: 26 August 2021
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Pan-European cultural entities
Deadline: 26 August 2021
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The total programme budget is €2.4 billion over 7 years, an increase of 63% compared to the previous programme. Creative Europe also aims to increase the competitiveness of the cultural sectors, while supporting their efforts to become greener, more digital and more inclusive. Particular attention is given to strengthening the resilience and recovery of the cultural and creative sectors in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

For 2021, the Creative Europe programme defines common objectives for the cultural and creative sectors: more emphasis on transnational creation, global circulation and promotion of European works, cross-sectoral innovation and easy access to funding through higher EU co-funding rates. In designing and implementing their activities, all funded actions and projects must respect gender equality and the EU's environmental commitments.