To download the guidelines click here.

To download the application form for a grant agreement (for 1 year) click here.

To download the application form for a partnership agreement (for 4 years) click here.

To download the budget form click here.

To download the financial plan form click here.

Funding is available for training providers to deliver continuous vocational training activities for film and television industry professionals in the areas of new technologies, economic, financial and commercial management and scriptwriting.  Applicants can apply for a non-repayable grant of up to 50% towards the costs of the training activity.   

NEW: Framework Partnership Agreements for four years.

Under the current Call for Proposals organisations wishing to establish a long-term cooperation with the MEDIA Programme are invited to submit an application for a Framework Partnership Agreement (FPA), which will formalise a relationship between the Agency and the beneficiaries for four years to enable them to achieve their long-term objectives.  It is aimed at organisations whose actions are stable in terms of objectives, format, target group and methodology. After securing the FPA these beneficiaries will only need to submit a simplified grant application in the subsequent three years.

The next Call for Proposals for the FPA will be launched in 2012.

Organisations whose actions may vary over the next years may still choose to apply for a one year grant.

Eligible  applicants

Only applicant companies established and registered in countries participating in the MEDIA programme are eligible.

Applicant companies must belong to one of the following categories:
* Film and television schools;
* Universities;
* Specialised professional training institutions;
* Private companies from the audiovisual industry;

Eligible Target Groups

Professionals from the audiovisual industry, in particular:
* Producers
* Directors
* Writers
* Script editors
* Commissioning editors
* Distributors
* Exhibitors
* Sales agents
* New media content providers
* Professionals from the animation industry
* Professionals from post-production field
* Trainers

Professionals from legal, banking or financial sectors working with the industry are eligible target groups.

Training activities favouring multidisciplinary cooperation within the audiovisual industry are encouraged. 

Applicant companies should ensure that a majority of the participants in a training activity are of a nationality other than that of the promoter.

Eligible Activities

Training activities applying for funding must address one of the following topics:

Training in new audiovisual technologies

Implementation of new technologies in audiovisual activities:
      * Production (e.g. digital production, 3D animation, HDTV) ;
      * Post-production e.g. visual/special effects;
      * Distribution: new channels for distribution of films for TV and cinema;
      * Marketing: using new media to promote audiovisual works( i.e. Internet, mobile 

         phones);
      * New markets (Internet, mobile phones, 3D Cinema);
      * Restoration and conservation technologies.

Training in economic, financial and commercial management

* Business skills (such as management, accounting, marketing, pitching and presentation);
* Production;
* Distribution/exhibition
* Legal and financial aspects of co-production;
* Understanding international markets;
* Networking and accessing international markets.

Training in script-writing techniques

* Identifying target audiences;
* International standards of scriptwriting and script presentation;
* Creative collaboration between writers, script editors, producers, directors, DOPs.

Training initiatives designed specifically to develop competencies in the field of live recordings, TV games, talk shows, reality shows etc., or techniques exclusively linked to video games are ineligible.

Award Criteria

The award criteria make it possible to assess the quality of the proposals submitted in light of the objectives and priorities set. The Agency will award grants within the limit of the budgetary resources available on the basis of the following weighted criteria:

Quality of the content of the activity          20 points
Project management                                20 points
Partnership with the  industry                   20 points
European dimension                                20 points
Impact                                                        20 points
Total                                                         100 points

Budget

The budget for this Call for Proposals is €6,200,000. The Agency reserves the right not to allocate all the funds available.