On the 14th May 2008, the European COmmission published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJ), two new Calls for Proposals under the MEDIA Programme 2007 Which aims generally to preserve and enhance European cultural and linguistic diversity and its cinematographic and audiovisual heritage whilst increasing the circulation and viewership of European audiovisual works inside and outside the European Union. 

The first of which, the Call for proposals MEDIA 2007 — Measures to support Promotion and Market Access is set to facilitatation and encouragment of the promotion and movement of European audiovisual and cinema works at trade shows, fairs and audiovisual festivals within Europe. Aimed at European companies, the Call will dispose of no more than 3,000,000 euros. For any projects wishing to start between 1st January and 31st May 2009, the deadline for presentation of proposals is the 4th July 2008.

Full details of the Calls for Proposals and others at the MEDIA website.

The second Calls to be published at the same time, entitled Call for proposals MEDIA 2007— EACEA/12/08 - Measures to support Promotion outside MEDIA countries, will essentially be worked towards the same aims however, within and outside of the European Union. This call for proposals is aimed at European companies whose activities contribute to the attainment of the
objectives of the MEDIA programme. The maximum amount available under this Call for Proposals is estimated at 1,500,000 euros, 50 % of which will come from Commission financial support. Deadling for applications must be sent to the Executive Agency (EACEA) no later than 9 July 2008.

The Calls has three main objectives:

• Facilitating and encouraging the promotion and movement of European audiovisual and cinema works at trade shows, fairs and audiovisual festivals in Europe and around the globe.
• Encouraging the networking of European operators.
• Fostering the wider transnational dissemination of non-domestic European films.

What is MEDIA 2007?

The global objectives of the MEDIA 2007 programme are to preserve and enhance European cultural and linguistic diversity and its cinematographic and audiovisual heritage, guarantee its accessibility to the public and promote intercultural dialogue.
Also by increasing the circulation and viewership of European audiovisual works inside and outside the European Union, it will be possilbe to strengthen the competitiveness of the European audiovisual sector in the framework of an open and competitive European market favourable to employment, including by promoting links between audiovisual professionals.