Creative Innovation Lab
European Commission · Creative Europe Programme (CREA)
Posted 22 Oct 2026 · About 6 months left
In plain terms
The Creative Innovation Lab support shall support the design, development and/or spread of innovative tools, models or solutions applicable in the audiovisual (compulsory) and at least one the following sectors: music, books or museums.
Summary from the donor's own text; the full wording is below.
Summary
Objective:
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The Creative Innovation Lab support shall support the design, development and/or spread of innovative tools, models or solutions applicable in the audiovisual (compulsory) and at least one the following sectors: music, books or museums.
The audiovisual sector covers all activities and companies related to the development, production, distribution, promotion and circulation of the following content:
Feature films, animations and creative documentaries intended primarily for cinematic release;
Fiction audiovisual works (one-off or series), animation (one-off or series) and creative documentaries (one-off or series) intended primarily for the purposes of television or digital platform exploitation;
Interactive, non-linear fiction, animation or creative documentary projects (e.g. narrative virtual reality projects);
Narrative video games and interactive narrative immersive experiences. In order to be considered narrative, the story must be told or shown…
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Who can apply
- NGO / civil society
- Academic or research institution
- Private company
- Government body
Eligibility and conditions
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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.
Publication of the call: October, 20 2026.
Deadline for submitting applications: April, 22 2027 17:00 (Brussels time).
Evaluation period: May-September 2027.
Information to applicants: October 2027.
Signature of grant agreement: January 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)
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