MediaInvest Info Session at EFM Berlinale, 18th February
MediaInvest is an equity investment instrument designed to foster European audiovisual productions and distribution businesses.
MediaInvest belongs to the broader InvestEU Equity programme, under the area Creative & Cultural Sectors. It has been designed by the European Commission and is managed by the European Investment Fund (EIF). Its goal is to mobilise private investors and increase equity investment volumes.
The European audiovisual sector is characterised by a large number of highly innovative and creative independent production and distribution companies with high growth potential. They often lack the financial strength to compete at the international level. MediaInvest aims to strengthen the competitiveness of the audiovisual industries in Europe, by supporting € 400 Million of total investments for the period 2022-2027.
While MediaInvest addresses equity financial intermediaries, the ultimate beneficiaries will be audiovisual content production companies including films, series, videogames, immersive formats as well as distribution companies such as cinemas, TVs, radios and online streaming services. The instrument will be complemented by investment readiness support for interested companies that will receive tailor-made guidance adapted to their business strategy to attract investors and identify the most promising projects.
The EIF will implement MediaInvest by providing equity investments directly into financial intermediaries (e.g. funds) alongside other investors investing in the same risk class and in market terms.
MediaInvest will also develop an investment pipeline through capacity building activities for investors aimed at increasing their knowledge of global production and distribution markets and their associated risks.
EFM Berlinale MediaInvest Info Session 18th February
Organised by the Creative Europe Desks Germany in collaboration with the European Commission and European Investment Fund with the support of the Representation of the European Commission in Berlin.
- How to benefit from InvestEU instruments
- 8th February, 10am –12pm
- Venue: European Commission Berlin, Unter den Linden 78, 10117 Berlin
- Free registration for MediaInvest Info Session