European Film sales agent
European Commission · Creative Europe Programme (CREA)
Posted 29 Apr 2027 · About 9 months left
Summary
Objective:
Expected results:
-Improvement in the trans-national distribution of recent non-national European films.
-Increase in the investment in the production, acquisition, promotion, theatrical and online distribution of non-national European films.
-Develop links between the production and distribution sector thus improving the competitive position of non-national European films.
Description of the activities:
There are two phases for the funded activities:
1. The generation of a potential fund which will be attributed according to the performance of the company on markets in countries participating in the Media programme as well as in other geographical markets.
2. The implementation of the action - the potential fund thus generated by each company must be reinvested in:
-minimum guarantees or advances paid for the international sales rights on eligible non-national European films;
-the promotion, marketing and advertising on the market of eligible non-national European films.
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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: SEPTEMBER, 30 2026.
Deadline for submitting applications: JUNE, 17 2027 17:00 (Brussels time).
Evaluation period: JULY-NOVEMBER 2027.
Information to applicants: DECEMBER 2027.
Signature of grant agreement: MARCH 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
List of films (CREA MEDIA FILMSALES)
Information on independence and ownership control (CREA MEDIA)
Other mandatory annexes to be attached to the proposal:
PDF with information about film(s)work(s) generated from the Creative Europe MEDIA Database
Official box office evidence to be provided as an annex to the proposal (for step 1 - in case the eligible film is not available in the Creative Europe MEDIA database)
Proof of sales and/or royalty statement (for step 3 - in case the eligible film is sold in non-MEDIA countries)
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
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