The European Union’s MEDIA programme has announced details of its 2012 TV Broadcasting Support scheme, with the application deadline set as June 11.
The scheme aims to support European independent production companies to produce television programmes with at least three European broadcasters attached.
Fiction and animation projects will be provided with a grant of up to 12.5 per cent of the expected production costs, capped at €500,000. Projects of the creative documentary genre will receive a grant of up to 20 per cent of eligible costs, capped at €300,000. The overall budget for the scheme is estimated at €10.8m.
The next round of the TV Broadcasting Scheme fund is now open for applications, with the deadline Monday, June 11. For further information, including application guidelines, see www.mediadeskireland.eu. Visit IFTN’s Diary for all upcoming industry deadlines.
