Topic updates

26 January 2026
There will be an information session on the new call European Film Distribution 2026 at the Berlinale

Date: Monday 16 February 2026

Time: 11.00 AM –11.40 AM

Venue: EFM conference lounge

Access: no accreditation needed (everybody is welcome)

08 December 2025
There will be an online information session on the call European Film Distribution 2026 on Tuesday, 10 March at 2:30 pm CET.

The session can be accessed here https://www.eacea.ec.europa.eu/news-events/events/online-info-sessions-creative-europe-media-and-cross-sectoral-2026-2025-10-14_en

. Scroll down to Film Distribution. Slides will be published here https://www.eacea.ec.europa.eu/news-events/events/online-info-sessions-creative-europe-media-and-cross-sectoral-2026-2025-10-14_en after the presentation.

It will not be recorded.

The information session does not require registration and is open to all potential applicants!

08 December 2025
Here is the updated 2026 list of national correspondents to certify admissions https://www.eacea.ec.europa.eu/document/1219714f-388f-49c9-8c42-96a05a3a6275_en for the territory/ies declared in your MEDIA database admissions dossier. Please notice that the contact details of Estonia and Cyprus are pending for final confirmation.

Reminder: you should have your admissions certified and signed for each territory declared, using the ‘Certified admissions’ template

(also available on the call page and under “Download Part B template” when creating a draft proposal).

Please clearly indicate ‘Creative Europe MEDIA European Film Distribution 2026 call for proposals- Request for certification of admissions’ in your email/communication to the national authorities.

Once admissions have been certified, upload the document as a .pdf file in the draft Proposals area https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/funding-tenders-opportunities/spaces/IT/pages/8913486/Proposal+forms. Do not add a password protection, as this will be refused in the submission system.

European Film Distribution

TOPIC ID: CREA-MEDIA-2026-FILMDIST

Type of grant: Call for proposals

General information

Programme: Creative Europe Programme (CREA)

Call: European Film Distribution (CREA-MEDIA-2026-FILMDIST)

Type of action: CREA-PJG CREA Project Grants

Type of MGA: CREA Action Grant Budget-Based [CREA-AG]

Status: Open for submission

Deadline model: single-stage

Opening Date: 04 December 2025

Deadline dates: 23 April 2026 17:00 (Brussels time)

Topic description

Objective:

Expected results:

- Improvement in the trans-national distribution of recent non-national European films.

- Increase in the investment in the production, acquisition, promotion, theatrical and online distribution of non-national European films.

- Develop links between the production and distribution sector thus improving the competitive position of non-national European films.

There are two phases for the funded activities:

1. The generation of a potential fund which will be attributed according to the performance of the company on the European market.

2. The implementation of the action - the potential fund thus generated by each company must be reinvested in:

- the co-production of eligible non-national European films;

- the acquisition of distribution rights, for example by means of minimum guarantees, of eligible non-national European films;

- promotion, marketing and advertising on the market of eligible non-national European films both for theatrical and online releases.

Start submission

To access the Electronic Submission Service, please click on the submission-button next to the type of action and the type of model grant agreement that corresponds to your proposal. You will then be asked to confirm your choice, as it cannot be changed in the submission system. Upon confirmation, you will be linked to the correct entry point.

To access existing draft proposals for this topic, please login to the Funding & Tenders Portal and select the My Proposals page of the My Area section.

Get support

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

For help related to this call, please contact:

• your local Creative Europe desk, or
• the European Education and Culture Executive Agency

Funding & Tenders Portal FAQ – Submission of proposals.

IT Helpdesk – Contact the IT helpdesk for questions such as forgotten passwords, access rights and roles, technical aspects of submission of proposals, etc.

Online Manual – Step-by-step online guide through the Portal processes from proposal preparation and evaluation to reporting on your ongoing project. Valid for all 2021-2027 programmes.