CREA-MEDIA-2027-FILMOVE – Films on the Move

Identifikátor témy: CREA-MEDIA-2027-FILMOVE Výzva: CREA-MEDIA-2027-FILMOVE – Films on the Move Program: Creative Europe Programme (CREA) Časť programu: Films on the Move Typ akcie: CREA-PJG CREA Project Grants Typ zmluvy (MGA): CREA Action Grant Budget-Based Stav: Open Otvorenie: 30. 9. 2026 Termín(y) podania: 21. 1. 2027, 15. 7. 2027 Rozpočet: 23 500 000 €

Objective:

The Films on the Move action shall encourage and support the wider distribution of recent non-national European films by encouraging sales agents and theatrical distributors in particular to invest in promotion and adequate distribution of non- national European films.

Expected Results:

- Development of pan-European theatrical and/or online distribution strategies for non-national European films. - Increased investment in theatrical and/or online promotion and distribution of non-national European films in view of expanding audience reach. - Develop links between the production and distribution sector thus improving the competitive position of non-national European films on a global market

Description of the activities to be funded under the call for proposals:

The activities to be funded are campaigns for the pan-European theatrical and/or online distribution of eligible European films, coordinated by the sales agent of the film.

Applications should present adequate strategies to ensure more sustainable and more environmentally-respectful industry and to ensure gender balance, inclusion, diversity and representativeness.

Conditions

1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout

described in the call document.

Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System.

2. Eligible countries

described in the call document.

3. Other eligibility conditions

described in the call document.

4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion

described in the call document.

5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes

described in the call document.

5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds

Evaluation criteria, scoring, threshold and process are described in the call document.

5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement

described in the call document.

described in the call document.

Publication of the call: September, 30 2026.

Deadline for submitting applications:

1st cut-off date: January, 21 2027 17:00 (Brussels time).

2nd cut-off date: July, 15 2027 17:00 (Brussels time).

Evaluation period:

1st cut-off date: January - June 2027

2nd cut-off date: July - December 2027

Information to applicants:

1st cut-off date: July 2027

2nd cut-off date: January 2028

Signature of grant agreement:

1st cut-off date: October 2027

2nd cut-off date: April 2028

6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants

described in the call document.

Call document and annexes:

Call document

Application form templates

Standard application form (CREA MEDIA) — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System

Information on independence and ownership control (CREA MEDIA)

Information on language of submission documents (CREA MEDIA)

International film sales agreement

PDF with film(s)/work(s) information generated from the Creative Europe MEDIA Database

Letters of intent of distributors having acquired the theatrical rights from the sales agent

Model Grant Agreements (MGA)

CREA MGA

Additional documents:

CREA Annual Work Programmes

CREA Regulation 2021/818

EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509

Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment

EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement

Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual

Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions

Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement

Aktuality k téme: - 2026-10-09: The submission session is now available for: CREA-MEDIA-2027-FILMOVE There will be an online information session on the call Films on the Move 2027 on Thursday, 22 October at 2:00 pm CET. The session can be accessed here. The recording and slides will be published here after the presentation. The information session does not require registration and is open to all potential applicants!