The MEDIA Programme offers three schemes for independent producers:

• Development Funding
• TV Broadcasting
• i2i Audiovisual (access to finance)

DEVELOPMENT FUNDING

The MEDIA Programme offers support to cover the costs of development of European films, TV programmes and multimedia in the following categories:

• Fiction with mnimum duration of 50 minutes
• Creative Documentary with minimum duration of 25 minutes (one-off or series)
• Animation with minimum duration of 24 minutes (one-off or series)
• Interactive Works

Please note that there is no funding for short films or films that started prinicipal photography.

Applications are accepted from companies with a track record.  There are schemes aimed at companies of different experience and financial capacity.  Individual writers cannot apply.

Single Project or Slate Funding?

Single Project is aimed at companies with limited financial capacity registered for at least 12 months and wishing to invest in the development of just one project. 

Slate Funding is aimed as a company development grant for medium-sized companies with previous experience at an international level and the financial capacity to develop several projects simultaneously.  The company must have been registered for at least 36 months before the submission date to be eligible for slate funding. 

Slate Funding Second Stage is only available to companies who currently have an active slate funding contract.  Recipients of Slate Funding please contact MEDIA Desk or Antenna for further details.

Interactive Works is a new support aimed at independent European games developers.  Grants from €10,000 - 100,000 are available including production of playable prototoypes. One company can apply for up to two projects in one Call for Proposals.  Previous track record is required.

The track record requirements are different for each scheme.  Please refer to individual pages for Single Project and Slate Funding to find out the details. 

TV BROADCASTING 

TV Broadcasting supports independent producers in producing TV programmes with involvement of several European broadcasters.  The scheme is for the production stage of the project and allows to cope with an increased cost of production due to the necessity to produce different versions, dubbing and subtitling.

Eligible categories of TV programmes:

Fiction with mnimum duration of 50 minutes

Creative Documentary with minimum duration of 25 minutes (one-off or series)

Animation with minimum duration of 24 minutes (one-off or series) 

I2I AUDIOVISUAL

The i2i scheme supports production companies which use bank financing and/or completion bonds to finance their films.  It offers subsidy to cover up to 50% of the following costs, capped at €50,000:

• Insurance costs associated with the bank loan agreement
• Completion guarantee costs
• Financial costs (the interest on the loan)