Guidelines and annex

Application form

Budget form (in Excel)

Financial information explanatory note

Evaluation guide - how your application will be assessed

Interactive Projects Development funding is aimed at companies that have produced at least one previous interactive project which has been distributed recently, and that now wish to invest in the development of another interactive project which complements an audiovisual project.

Which companies can apply? 
Applications are accepted from European, independent audiovisual or interactive work production companies which at the time of applying:

* are working on an interactive project that complements another audiovisual work

* hold a minimum of 50% of the rights to develop the interactive project
* can demonstrate a previous track record (as detailed below).
There are no minimum requirements in terms of the company's turnover or profit, but the company must provide evidence of its financial capacity.

What kind of track record must the company have to be eligible?
The company must be able to provide evidence that they have completed, as the majority producer / developer, a previous interactive work which fits MEDIA's definition. This work must have been commercially distributed between 1 January 2007 and the date of submission of the application.  
 
What if the company doesn't have the required track record? 
If the company lacks the above previous experience, then the individual track record of professionals who are linked to the company can be used even if they produced the previous work for other companies or worked on a freelance basis. In this case at the time of submission the individual must be one of the following:
* shareholder
* CEO/MD of the company
* a member of the development team attached to the submitted project. 
On a previous production they must have one of the following credits:

* producer/executive producer
* author/game(play) designer
* director/project leader/art director
* head/lead of computer graphics team
* head/lead of interactive programming team. 

 
What kinds of projects are eligible?
Digital interactive content with strong narrative elements specifically developed for at least one of the following platforms:

- Internet
- PC
- console
- handheld device
- Interactive television

The digital content must complement another audiovisual project in one of the eligible MEDIA categories.

How much money is available?
* Up to 50% of the development budget submitted with the application is offered as a non-repayable grant
* Matching funds (in cash) are the responsibility of the applicant
* Grants of €10,000 - €150,000 are available.

The overall budget available for applications under this Call for Proposals is €2 million (approx €1 million per deadline).

What is the period of eligibility of costs? 
All costs are eligible from the date of submission of the application with the exception of costs that are related to acquisition of rights (these can be eligible for the 12 months prior to the date of submission).

Eligibility ends on the date of entry into production or on:
30 June 2012 for projects submitted under the 27 November 2009 deadline
30 November 2012 for projects submitted under the 12 April 2010 deadline
(whichever is the earlier).