1. Creative Europe
(2014-2020)
Education
and Culture

2. The objectives
General objectives
General objectives
••PromoteEuropean cultural and linguistic diversity, Europe's cultural heritage
Promote European cultural and linguistic diversity, Europe's cultural heritage
••Strengthenthe competitiveness of the European cultural and creative creative
Strengthen the competitiveness of the European cultural and creative creative
sectors, in particular the av sector
sectors, in particular the av sector
Specific objectives
Support CCS
capacity to
operate
transnationally
and internationally
Promote
transnational
circulation and
reach new
audiences
strengthen the
financial capacity
of CCS
Foster policy
development,
innovation, new
business models
Cross-sectoral Strand
Cross-sectoral Strand
incl. Guarantee Fund
incl. Guarantee Fund
CULTURE / MEDIA
Sub-programmes
Education
and Culture

3. The Main Challenges
• Fragmented cultural space and market
• Digital shift in production, distribution,
dissemination of cultural goods and services
• Reach out for the audience
• Facilitate access to finance
Education
and Culture

4. The available budget 2014-2020
in total €1.462 M.
Education
and Culture

5. The available budget 2014-2020
Education
and Culture

6. MEDIA
Sub-programme
Key elements of the MEDIA
actions
Education
and Culture

7. MEDIA support actions for 2014
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Training
Development (Single project and Slate Funding)
Video games
Television programming
Co-production funds (NEW)
Access to markets
Distribution (selective and automatic)
Sales agents
Audience Development (NEW)
Festivals
Cinema networks
Video on demand
Education
and Culture

8. What are the major changes? - TRAINING
 The Mundus legacy – participation of nationals from non- MEDIA
countries
 Up to 20% of "non – MEDIA" professionals in the "normal" case
(80% of the supported projects)
 Up to 50% in "international" training courses (maximum 20% of
the supported projects) aimed at collaboration between MEDIA and
non- MEDIA professionals
 End of the initial training scheme (opportunities in E+)
Budget for 2014: € 7,5M
+/- 80 training initiatives (1500 professionals per year)
Education
and Culture

9. What are the major changes - Development
 clearer submission stage: 8 months before entering into
production
 Open for projects developed for digital platforms (linear and/or
interactive)
 Single Projects: Lump sum according to category/size of project
 Slate Funding: Maximum support € 200.000 but limited to €
150.000 for creative documentary slates, only one deadline
 NEW development scheme for Video games
• link with a "traditional" audiovisual work removed
• Two levels of contribution :
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€ 10.000 - 50.000 for concept development: support for activities up to a
game concept
€ 10.000 - 150.000 for project development: support for activities up to a
playable prototype
Budget available for 2014:
Development € 17,5M
Video Games € 2,5M
Education
and Culture

10. WHAT ARE THE MAJOR CHANGES – TV
Programming
TELEVISION PROGRAMMING
•Reinforce support to ambitious and high quality co-produced
European drama series
 maximum support €1 M
 sequels, 2nd and 3rd seasons of an existing drama series are
eligible
•Clarification that focus is on independent production companies and
their positioning in the market
 broadcaster cannot be majority co-producer and its share
cannot exceed 70% of the total financing
Annual support for +/- 50 productions
Budget 2014: €11.8 M.
Education
and Culture

11. NEW
CO-PRODUCTION FUNDS
Education
and Culture

12. What are the major changes? - MARKET
ACCESS
Support through Framework Partnership Agreements
only for activities from 2015
Co-financing up to 80% for some events outside
Europe – the MEDIA Mundus legacy (60% for events
within Europe)
Annual support for 50-60 Market Access actions.
Budget 2014: €8.17 M.
Education
and Culture

13. Automatic, Sales agents, Cinema Selective
Calculation of the potential fund:
Automatic: based on the admissions achieved by
European films the previous year
Sales agents: based on sales activities for European
films over the last 4 years
Cinema Selective: focus on quality of grouping and
smaller budget films
BUDGET 2014 (automatic, selective and sales
agents):€33.45 M.
Education
and Culture

14. NEW
AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT
Education
and Culture

15. What are the major changes? - FESTIVALS
Education
and Culture

16. KEY ELEMENTS – Cinema networks
 Increase the screening of non-national European
films on the European market and build up new
audiences for European films
 Available budget 2014: € 10.5 M
Education
and Culture

17. CULTURE
Sub-programme
Key elements of the Culture
actions
Education
and Culture

18. Main changes in the Culture programme
• More targeted impact on a limited number of
clear priorities
• 4 actions instead of 9 under Culture 20072013
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European Cooperation projects
Literary Translation
European Networks
European Platforms
• Special actions
• Audience development being a transversal
priority
Education
and Culture

19. EUROPEAN COOPERATION PROJECTS
+/- 100 supported projects per year
Budget in 2014: € 38 M
Targeted projects
•Training sessions, workshops, preparation of materials,
websites for this purpose, etc.;
•Stays and residencies. The activities can include artistic
creation, including co-creations and co-productions.
•Cultural organisations coming together to co-produce and/or
perform and tour in different venues/events in different
countries.
•Transnational exchanges of artefacts with a particular
European dimension…
Education
and Culture

20. EUROPEAN COOPERATION PROJECTS
+/- 100 supported projects per year
Budget in 2014: € 38 M
ANNUAL CALLS:
•Category 1 - Smaller scale projects: 1 project leader and 2 other
partners having their legal seats in participating countries Maximum
EUR 200.000 – 60% of total eligible costs
•Category 2 – larger scale cooperation projects:
1 project leader and 5 other partners having their legal seats in
participating countries - Maximum EUR 2.000.000 – 50% of total
eligible costs
Education
and Culture

21. Literary translations
+/- 60 projects per year - Budget in 2014: € 3,6 M
ANNUAL CALLS AND FPAs:
•Category 1 – Annual calls - two years projects:
3 to 10 fiction works - Maximum
EUR 100.000 total– 50% of total eligible costs
One package of
•Category 2 – Framework partnership agreements:
3 calls for the entire duration of the Creative Europe Programme.
Package of 5 to 10 fiction works per year - Maximum EUR 100.000
per specific agreement – Maximum 50% of total eligible costs
Education
and Culture

22. European Networks
+/- 25 projects per year – Budget for 2014: € 3,4M
 Reinforcing the skills, competences and know-how of
creative players
 Strengthen international networking in order to facilitate
access to professional opportunities
 Networks shall be active in the cultural and creative
sectors and consist of at least 15 member organisations
legally established in at least 10 different countries
participating in the Culture Sub-programme.
Calls
•Only 2 calls during the entire duration of the Creative Europe
programme (2013/2017)
Education
and Culture

23. European Platforms
+/- 10 projects per year – Budget for 2014: € 3,4M
•Support to cultural and creative organisations showcasing and
promoting European creators and artists which form a platform
composed of a coordination entity and at least 10 member
organisations.
•The coordination entity manages the platform and its activities. It
selects its members according to criteria ensuring the achievement of
the objectives & priorities of the scheme. The coordination entity
may also award financial support to members.
• Only 3 calls during the entire duration of the programme
(2014/2015/2017)
Education
and Culture