IFTN brings you a round-up of Creative Europe’s key updates ahead of the Christmas Break including the MEDIA European Co-development call open and funding webinar, a review of the successful Irish MEDIA applicants in 2023, European Slate Development and Irish co-development results.
A reminder that two more MEDIA calls opened this month - European Co-development and European Film Distribution. Enjoy the holidays, Creative Europe look forward to hearing from you in 2024.
MEDIA European Co-development Call Open + Funding Webinar
Creative Europe MEDIA's European Co-development call is now open. This call supports the co-development of one animation, creative documentary or fiction project for cinema, TV, or digital platforms. The project must be co-developed by at least two European independent production companies in two different Creative Europe countries. Deadline is 6th March, 2024.
- MEDIA Desk Co-development Webinar
- 11am, Thursday 18th January, 2024
- REGISTER HERE
Irish MEDIA Success in 2023
Congratulations to all the successful Irish companies in 2023! Irish companies and projects were funded by MEDIA with a total grant award of €2,370,000 so far in 2023. Read the full story here, which details all the funded projects plus quotes from some of the Irish companies awarded funding in 2023.
European Slate Development
In 2023, five Irish companies received European Slate Development funding totalling €1,370,000 for this call. Slate funding supports independent European production companies to develop a slate of 3 to 5 audiovisual works in fiction, animation, and creative documentary. Applicants may add a short film by emerging talent to their slate.
- Element Pictures
- EZ Films
- Fantastic Films
- Homebird Productions
- Wildcat Pictures
“EZ Films were delighted to be awarded the MEDIA Slate Funding in 2023 and it has proved to be a fantastic way to develop our slate to an advanced stage but also a fantastic way to develop our company,” Ciarán Deeney, Producer, EZ Films. “Beyond supporting creative development milestones, the funding has also allowed us to present and pitch at markets internationally, gaining insights for the individual projects but also for our business. The award and the approval from MEDIA has proven to be a real badge of honour. It has also allowed us to make more international connections so as to co-develop and co-produce with production companies in other countries.”
Irish Co-development Results
In summer 2023, eight co-development awards that featured Irish companies as lead applicants or partners were announced from applications made in September 2022. European Co-development Funding supports co-development of fiction, animation, creative documentary for cinema, TV, or digital platforms. The next European Co-development Funding call is open now until 6th March 2024.
TV & Online Content 2023
This year saw three Irish companies get funding for their TV projects with a total of €1,177,528 in Creative Europe funding under this call.
- Goat Girl (animation) from Daily Madness
- Hidden Assets 2 (TV drama series) from Saffron Moon
- Louise Lives Large (drama, young people) from Tailored Films
Video Games & Immersive Content
In 2023, Isometric Dreams in Galway received funding for their game, The Darkside Detective, Season 3.
Film Festival Funding and Access to Markets
This year, Cork International Film Festival was funded by Creative Europe as was The Film Fair at Galway Film Fleadh (Access to Markets).
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