RTÉ's Young People's Programmes is seeking proposals for an original, short children's drama as part of its participation in the Eurovision Children's Drama Series 2017.
Operated by the EBU (European Broadcasting Union). This is an international co-production exchange whereby RTÉ commissions and delivers to the EBU one children's film (or 'episode'), suitable for sharing with other broadcasters, as a result of which it receives Irish broadcast rights for all episodes made/commissioned as part of the exchange by other participating broadcasters.
Films in the series must be original and this commission for the Irish episode is contingent on the production company clearing all rights on an exclusive, transferable and worldwide basis, i.e. covering all writers, performers, composers et al. Please read both the Eurovision Rules which apply to the series and the Eurovision Executive Producer's guidelines. For more information on the guidelines please visit the RTÉ Junior website - available here.
The Common Theme for the 2017 Eurovision Children's Drama Series is ‘Message in a Bottle’
No. of Episodes/Duration: 1 x 15 minutes
Budget: Up to a maximum of €90,000
Closing Date : Friday 10 March 2017 at 12 Noon (Strict Deadline)
For more information on the proposal and access to further details and to see a selection of the films which have been produced to date in the exchange please visit the RTÉ Commissioning website available here.
