This notice of a call for proposals is based on Decision No 1718/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 November 2006 concerning the implementation of a programme of support for the European audiovisual sector (MEDIA 2007).

Objective
The objective of this funding scheme is to promote the transnational broadcasting of European audiovisual works produced by independent production companies by encouraging cooperation between broadcasters on one hand, and independent producers and distributors on the other.

Eligible applicants
This notice is aimed at European companies whose activities contribute to the attainment of the above objectives, and in particular to independent TV production companies.
Applicants must be established in one of the following countries:
– the 27 countries of the European Union,
– the EEA countries, Switzerland and Croatia,
– Bosnia and Herzegovina (under the condition of the official finalization of the negotiation process and the formalisation of the participation of this country to the MEDIA programme).
 

Eligible actions
The audiovisual work proposed must be an independent European television production (fiction, animation or creative documentary) involving the participation of at least three broadcasting companies from several Member States of the European Union or countries participating in the MEDIA 2007 Programme.
The application must be submitted at the latest on the first day of principal photography.
The maximum duration of the projects is 30 or 42 (in the case of series) months.

Budget
The total budget available is EUR 10,8 M.
The financial contribution awarded is a subsidy. The maximum financial contribution which may be awarded is EUR 500 000 per work for fiction and animation projects and EUR 300 000 per work for documentary projects. The financial contribution awarded will in no event exceed 12,5 % of the eligible costs submitted by the producer for fiction and animated films and 20 % of the eligible costs for documentary films.

Deadlines
First deadline: was 10 December 2012
Second deadline: was 3 June 2013

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