European mini-slate development

Call updates

10 March 2025

Published: 05.12.2023

Deadline: 10.09.2024

Available budget: EUR 5.500.000,00

The results of the evaluation are as follows:

Number of proposals submitted (including proposals transferred from or to other calls): 168

Number of inadmissible proposals: 0

Number of ineligible proposals: 11

Number of above-threshold proposals: 127

Total budget requested for above-threshold proposals: EUR 16.045.000,00

We recently informed the applicants about the evaluation results for their proposals.

For questions, please contact: EACEA-MEDIA-MINISLATE@ec.europa.eu

16 September 2024

Call CREA-MEDIA-2024-DEVMINISLATE has closed on the 10/09/2024.
168 proposals have been submitted.
Evaluation results are expected to be communicated in March 2025

Feb 12, 2024 9:48:27 AM

The list of non-EU Participating Countries in the Creative Europe Programme was updated on 01.02.2024 due to the level of participation limited to the Culture strand and the Creative Europe Desks action for Montenegro and Tunisia.

European mini-slate development

CREA-MEDIA-2024-DEVMINISLATE

Programme: Creative Europe Programme (CREA)
Call: European mini-slate development (CREA-MEDIA-2024-DEVMINISLATE)
Type of action: CREA-LS CREA Lump Sum Grants
Type of MGA: CREA Lump Sum Grant [CREA-AG-LS]
Deadline model: single-stage
Planned opening date: 04 April 2024
Deadline date: 10 September 2024 17:00:00 Brussels time

Scope:
The objective of the European mini-slate development support is to foster the competitiveness of European independent production companies and to increase their economic weight on the market. The aim is also to increase the capacity of audiovisual producers to develop projects with the potential to circulate throughout Europe and beyond, and to facilitate European and international coproduction.

The support will also provide an entry point for emerging talent, giving them the opportunity to direct a short film supported by the strong foundation provided by experienced companies.

Expected results

A stronger position on European and international markets for companies selected under European mini-slate development.

Increased quality, feasibility, cross-border potential and market value of European works supported.

Description of the activities to be funded

Support will be given to independent European production companies able to develop a slate of 2 to 3 audiovisual works (fiction, animation, creative documentary). This should allow production companies to reduce risks and increase their capacity to attract and retain talents.

The European mini-slate development shall provide support to the development of minimum 2 and maximum 3 works for commercial exploitation intended for cinema release, television broadcasting or commercial exploitation on digital platforms or a multi-platform environment in the following categories: animation, creative documentary or fiction. Applicants may add a short film by emerging talent to their slate (optional).

The aim is to provide funds to audiovisual production companies to develop work with high creative value and cultural diversity and wide cross-border exploitation potential. Companies are encouraged to develop strategies for marketing and distribution from the outset of the development phase thus improving the potential to reach audiences at a European and international level.

Greater cooperation, including co-development, between operators from different countries participating in the MEDIA Strand is also pursued as well as strengthening the competitiveness of European audiovisual production companies by consolidating their capacity for investment in the development phase and expanding companies’ activities and their innovation capacity to explore new fields and markets.

Special attention will be given to applications presenting adequate strategies to ensure a more sustainable and more environmentally-respectful industry and to ensure gender balance, inclusion, diversity and representativeness.