European slate development

Topic updates

06 June 2025

EVALUATION results

Published: 26.09.2024

Deadline: 05.12.2024

Available budget: EUR 18.000.000,00

The results of the evaluation are as follows:

Number of proposals submitted (including proposals transferred from or to other calls): 270

Number of inadmissible proposals: 2

Number of ineligible proposals: 10

Number of above-threshold proposals: 223

Total budget requested for above-threshold proposals: EUR 47.395.090,00

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

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

06 December 2024

Call CREA-MEDIA-2025-DEVSLATE has closed on the 05/12/2024.

270 proposals have been submitted.

Evaluation results are expected to be communicated in May 2025.

21 November 2024

Following the update of the Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (recast), the Model Grant Agreement in the Funding and Tenders Portal has been updated as well.

01 October 2024

The submission session is now available for: CREA-MEDIA-2025-DEVSLATE

European slate development

TOPIC ID: CREA-MEDIA-2025-DEVSLATE

Type of grant: Call for proposals

General information

Programme: Creative Europe Programme (CREA)

Call: European slate development (CREA-MEDIA-2025-DEVSLATE)

Type of action: CREA-LS CREA Lump Sum Grants

Type of MGA: CREA Lump Sum Grant [CREA-AG-LS]

Status: Forthcoming

Deadline model: single-stage

Planned Opening Date: 01 October 2024

Deadline dates: 05 December 2024 17:00 (Brussels time)

Topic description

Scope:

The objective of the European 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 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 3 to 5 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 slate development shall provide support to the development of minimum 3 and maximum 5 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.

Start submission

The submission system is planned to be opened on the date stated on the topic header.

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Please read carefully all provisions below before the preparation of your application.

For general information on the programme and the Call, please contact your local Creative Europe desk or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency: EACEA-MEDIA-DEVSLATE@ec.europa.eu

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