28 March 2024 The Irish Film & Television Network
     

Irish Film and Television Network

 »

News

 »

Finance News



Creative Europe MEDIA Support for TV Programming Funding
28 Sep 2016 : Katie McNeice
Independent European production companies are encouraged to apply for the scheme, aiming to receive support to produce fiction, creative documentaries or animated films involving at least three broadcasters in different EU member states.

Upcoming deadlines are Thursday, November 24th 2016 and Thursday May 25th, 2017.

The scheme is designed to support these companies in producing television programmes which will circulate within the EU and beyond. It must be noted that the term ‘broadcaster’ has been expanded to include VoD and SVoD providers.

Financial support awarded:

  • Fiction or animation projects can apply for up to 12.5% of the production budget (capped at €500,000)
  • Creative documentaries can apply for up to 20% (capped at €300,000)
  • Co-produced TV drama series (minimum duration 6 x 45 minutes) with a minimum production budget of €10 million can apply for a maximum grant of €1 million - For the first season only

Applicant companies are required to:

  • Be established in one of the countries participating in the MEDIA sub-programme and be majority owned by nationals from those countries
  • Be independent – no more than 25% of the share capital can be held by a single broadcaster (50% when several broadcasters are involved)
  • Have audiovisual production as their main business activity
  • Own the majority of the rights to the project

Eligible Projects
Programmes must be intended primarily for television and comply with the following minimum durations:

  • Drama (one-off or series) - minimum 90 minutes (For drama series only, sequels or second and third seasons are eligible)
  • Animation (one-off or series) - minimum 24 minutes
  • Creative documentaries (one-off or series) - minimum 50 minutes
Visit Creative Europe MEDIA Online for further information
Programming Support Scheme Guidelines





FEATURES & INTERVIEWS
“For the industry to grow here, we need more storytellers”, Oscar-nominated producer Ed Guiney discusses Storyhouse
Sharon Horgan, Róisín Gallagher, and Éanna Hardwicke among BAFTA TV Award nominees
Free Industry Newsletter
Subscribe to IFTN's industry newsletter - it's free and e-mailed directly to your inbox every week.
Click here to sign up.






 
 the Website  Directory List  Festivals  Who's Who  Locations  Filmography  News  Crew  Actors
 

Contact Us | Advertise | Copyright | Terms & Conditions | Security & Privacy | RSS Feed | Twitter

 

 

 
canli bahis siteleri rulet siteleri deneme bonusu veren siteler bahis siteleri free spin veren siteler deneme bonusu veren yeni siteler yeni casino siteleri yeni bahis siteleri betwoon grandpashabet