The European Commission has published (23/08/2008) in the Official Journal of the European Union an announcement of a new call for proposal in the framework of the MEDIA 2007 Programme, the EU's support programme for the European audiovisual industry.

The call for proposals is aimed at European companies whose activities contribute to the attainment of the above objectives, and in particular to independent TV production companies. One of the objectives of the programme is to promote the transnational broadcasting of European audiovisual works produced by independent production companies by encouraging cooperation between broadcasters on one hand, and independent producers and distributors on the other.

The audiovisual work proposed must be an independent European television production (fiction, animation or creative documentary) involving the participation of at least three broadcasting companies from several Member States of the European Union or countries participating in the MEDIA 2007 Programme.

Budget

The total budget available under the call for proposals “Support for television broadcasting of European audiovisual works” is EUR 11,4 million. The maximum financial contribution which may be awarded is EUR 500 000 per work for fiction and animation projects and EUR 300 000 per work for documentary projects. The financial contribution awarded will in no event exceed 12,5% of the eligible costs submitted by the producer for fiction and animated films and 20 % of the eligible costs for documentary films.

Deadline

Applications must be submitted to the Executive Agency (EACEA) no later than 14 November 2008, 27 February 2009 and 26 June 2009 to the following address:

Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) — MEDIA
Constantin Daskalakis
BOUR 3/30
Avenue du Bourget 1
B-1140 Brussels

The full text of the guidelines together with the application forms, can be found at the Media website.