Support for European film festivals aims to increase audience interest in non-national European audiovisual content and promoting its circulation and visibility.
Support festivals screening a significant proportion of non-national European films and audiovisual works.
Increase the impact of European audio-visual festivals aiming to reinforce promotion, distribution and circulation of non-national European films and audiovisual works to growing audiences across Europe.
Develop innovative actions especially in the areas of audience outreach and online activities.
Only applications from eligible entities organising audiovisual festivals in countries participating in the MEDIA strand will be accepted.
Eligible audiovisual festivals are those:
having a clear curation, regulation and selection procedure and screening to the general public as well as accredited international audiovisual professionals and press;
50% of the programming for which support is sought should be devoted to non-national European films and audiovisual works from countries participating to the MEDIA strand and presenting a geographical diverse coverage of at least 15 from these countries including low capacity ones;
having had at least three editions that took place by end of December 2022.
European festivals programming a significant proportion of non-national European audiovisual works, aiming at year-long activities targeted to expand and renew audiences and implementing innovative audience outreach activities as well as initiatives for young audiences.
Applications should present adequate strategies to ensure more sustainable and more environmentally-respectful industry and to ensure gender balance, inclusion, diversity and representativeness.
Applications should present activities to be implemented over 2 years.
The following events are not eligible: festivals programming exclusively works such as commercials, live-broadcast events, TV series, music videos, video games, amateur films, mobile phone films, trailers and non-narrative artistic works. Thematic Festivals such as cultural events or art/technology/science-related events, as well as highly specialized festivals dealing with specific topics (for example: tourism, sport, gastronomy, fashion, health etc.) are not eligible.
Maximum grant amount - €19,000 to €150,000 per project depending on the number of European films per festival edition and programming. (See grid in Call document).
The grant awarded may be lower than the amount requested.