European slate development
| Target Orgs: | Companies |
| Category: | Culture |
| Issuer: | European Commission |
| Website: | https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/port… |
| Total budget: | 18.000.000 € |
| Due date: | 27.04.2022 Single-stage |
| Grant min-max: | 90.000 € – 510.000 € |
| Own contribution: | % |
| Keywords: | Creative Europe, audiovisual industry |
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The objective of the European slate development support is to foster the competitiveness of European independent production companies and to increase their economic weight on the market. The aim is also to increase the capacity of audiovisual producers to develop projects with the potential to circulate throughout Europe and beyond, and to facilitate European and international coproduction.
The support will also provide an entry point for emerging talent, giving them the opportunity to direct a short film supported by the strong foundation provided by experienced companies.
Expected results:
A stronger position on European and international markets for companies selected under European slate development.
Increased quality, feasibility, cross-border potential and market value of European works supported.
Description of the activities to be funded
Support will be given to independent European production companies able to develop a slate of 3 to 5 audiovisual works (fiction, animation, creative documentary). This should allow production companies to reduce risks and increase their capacity to attract and retain talents.
The European slate development shall provide support to the development of minimum 3 and maximum 5 works for commercial exploitation intended for cinema release, television broadcasting or commercial exploitation on digital platforms or a multi-platform environment in the following categories: animation, creative documentary or fiction. Applicants may add a short film by emerging talent to their slate (optional).
The aim is to provide funds to audiovisual production companies to develop work with high creative value and cultural diversity and wide cross-border exploitation potential. Companies are encouraged to develop strategies for marketing and distribution from the outset of the development phase thus improving the potential to reach audiences at a European and international level.
In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must be legal entities (public or private bodies) and be established in one of the eligible countries:
- Creative Europe Participating Countries: EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs)) and
- Non-EU countries: listed EEA countries and countries associated to the Creative Europe Programme or countries which are in ongoing negotiations for an association agreement and where the agreement enters into force before grant signature.
The applicants have to be independent European audiovisual production companies that can demonstrate recent experience in producing internationally distributed works.
Applicants must present a slate including a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 eligible works. Only the development activities for the following works are eligible:
- Feature films, animations and creative documentaries of a minimum length of 60 minutes intended primarily for cinematic release;
- Fiction projects (one-off or series) of a total duration of minimum 90 minutes, animation (one-off or series) of a total duration of minimum 24 minutes and creative documentaries (one-off or series) of a total duration of minimum 50 minutes intended primarily for the purposes of television or digital platform exploitation;
- Interactive, non-linear fiction, animation or creative documentary projects (e.g. narrative virtual reality projects) of any duration.
- Moreover, the development and production activities of a short film can be added to the slate. It will be eligible if the short film is of a maximum length of 20 minutes and is providing support to emerging talent.
The available call budget is EUR 18 000 000.
Project budget (maximum grant amount) have to be between EUR 90 000 and EUR 510 000 per project.
The grant will be a lump sum grant. This means that it will reimburse a fixed amount, based on a lump sum or financing not linked to costs. The amount is prefixed by the granting authority at:
- Animation one-off: EUR 55 000
- Animation series: EUR 60 000
- Creative documentary one-off: EUR 30 000
- Creative documentary series: EUR 35 000
- Fiction one-off with a production budget below or equal to 5M: EUR 45 000
- Fiction one-off with a production budget above 5M: EUR 60 000
- Fiction series with a production budget below or equal to 5M: EUR 55 000
- Fiction series with a production budget above 5M but below or equal to 20M: EUR 75 000
- Fiction series with a production budget above 20M: EUR 100 000
- Short film: EUR 10 000.