The aims of the programme are to increase the competitiveness of the European audiovisual industry, to enable Europe to play its cultural and political role in the world more effectively and to increase consumer choice and cultural diversity. The programme will seek to improve access to third-country markets and to build trust and long-term working relationships.

The actions outlined are:

Action 1: Support for training.

This action aims at strengthening the skills of European and third- country professionals:

• Option 1 supports the inclusion of students/professionals and teachers from non-EU countries in initial or continuous training schemes supported by the MEDIA 2007 programme.
• Option 2 supports the creation of a continuous training scheme specific to MEDIA Mundus.

Action 2: Support for market access.

This action supports projects to promote access to international markets for audiovisual works. These projects concern the development and/or pre-production phases (for example international co-production markets) and activities downstream (events facilitating inter­ national sales of the works).

Action 3: Support for distribution and circulation.

This action aims at encouraging distribution, promotion, screening and diffusion of European works in third-country markets and of audiovisual works from third countries in Europe under optimum conditions.

Action 4: Cross-over activities.

This action aims at supporting projects of a cross-cutting nature, i.e. touching upon several priorities of this programme, e.g. trainings with subsequent pitching events at co-production meetings.

The Community provisional funding available for the call for proposals is:

• 4,94 Million EUR (Global Budget)

• 15 October 2010 - 13 years ago (Deadline for the presentation of proposals)

• Official page of the Call

• MEDIA Mundus 2011 (Legal base)

Opened to the following bodies or institutes with legal status established in the covered areas:

• Enterprises

Bodies or institutes must have their registered legal seat in one of the countries taking part in the Programme which are:

• European Union (EU)
• European Economic Area (EEA)
• European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
• Third countries

Directorate-General for Education and Culture

• MEDIA Mundus — Call for proposals 2013
• MEDIA Mundus - Call for proposals 2012
• MEDIA Mundus - Call for proposals 2011