Creative Europe is the European Commission's framework programme for support to the culture and audiovisual sectors.
Following on from the previous Culture Programme and MEDIA programme , Creative Europe, with a budget of €1.46 billion (9% higher than its predecessors), will support:
The programme consists of two sub-programmes; the Culture sub-programme to promote the culture sector, and the MEDIA sub-programme to support the audiovisual sector.
Creative Europe's stated aims are to:
This will, specifically, involve providing funding for:
A financial guarantee facility of up to €750 million for small businesses active in the sector will also be established in 2016.
2014-2020
Implementation:
The indicative budgetary allocation will be 15 % for the Cross-sectoral Strand, 30 % for the Culture Strand and 55% for the MEDIA Strand.
In order to implement the programme, the Commission shall adopt annual work programmes by way of implementing acts in accordance with the advisory procedure. The annual work programmes shall set out the objectives pursued, the expected results, the method of mplementation and the total amount of the financing plan. They shall also contain a description of the actions to be financed, an indication of the amount allocated to each action and an indicative implementation timetable. For grants they shall include the priorities, the essential evaluation criteria and the maximum rate of co-financing.
Funding for:
•Development of European films, TV programmes and games
•Distribution and promotion of European films, festivals, cinema networks
•Training for cultural and creative professionals/artists
•Literary translations
•Cross-border cooperation
Supported activities
Strand I.: Cross-sectoral Strand addressed to all cultural and creative sectors.
The Cultural and Creative Sectors Facility
Transnational policy cooperation
Strand II.: Culture Strand addressed to the cultural and creative sectors.
Strand III.: MEDIA Strand addressed to the audiovisual sector.
€1.46 billion
The indicative budgetary allocation will be 15 % for the Cross-sectoral Strand, 30 % for the Culture Strand and 55% for the MEDIA Strand.
EUR 1 462,72 million in current prices
Eligibility:
The Strands shall be open to the participation of the following countries provided that the conditions are met, including those contained on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the provision of audiovisual media services for the MEDIA strand, and additional appropriations are paid:
The Programme shall be open for bilateral or multilateral cooperation actions targeted at selected countries or regions on the basis of additional appropriations.
EU and EEA countries.