Creative Europe 2014-2020 - Matteo Solaro, Horizontal Coordination, Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, Europa Creativa

Education and CultureEducation and Culture

Creative Europe (2014-2020)


The objectivesGeneral objectives

•Promote European cultural and linguistic diversity, Europe's cultural heritage•Strengthen the competitiveness of the European cultural and creative creative sectors, in particular the av sector

Support CCS capacity to operate transnationally and internationally

Promote transnational circulation and reach new audiences

strengthen the financial capacity of CCS

Foster policy development, innovation, new business models

Specific objectives

CULTURE / MEDIASub-programmes

Cross-sectoral Strandincl. Guarantee Fund


The Main Challenges• Fragmented cultural space and market• Digital shift in production, distribution,

dissemination of cultural goods and services• Reach out for the audience • Facilitate access to finance


The available budget 2014-2020in total €1.462 M.


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The available budget 2014-2020

Education and Culture

MEDIA Sub-programme

Key elements of the MEDIA actions


MEDIA support actions for 2014• Training• Development (Single project and Slate Funding)• Video games• Television programming• Co-production funds (NEW)• Access to markets• Distribution (selective and automatic)• Sales agents• Audience Development (NEW)• Festivals • Cinema networks• Video on demand


What are the major changes? - TRAINING The Mundus legacy – participation of nationals from non- MEDIA

countries

Up to 20% of "non – MEDIA" professionals in the "normal" case (80% of the supported projects)

Up to 50% in "international" training courses (maximum 20% of the supported projects) aimed at collaboration between MEDIA and non- MEDIA professionals

End of the initial training scheme (opportunities in E+)

Budget for 2014: € 7,5M+/- 80 training initiatives (1500 professionals per year)


What are the major changes - Development clearer submission stage: 8 months before entering into production Open for projects developed for digital platforms (linear and/or

interactive) Single Projects: Lump sum according to category/size of project Slate Funding: Maximum support € 200.000 but limited to €

150.000 for creative documentary slates, only one deadline NEW development scheme for Video games

• link with a "traditional" audiovisual work removed • Two levels of contribution :

• € 10.000 - 50.000 for concept development: support for activities up to a game concept

• € 10.000 - 150.000 for project development: support for activities up to a playable prototype

Budget available for 2014: Development € 17,5MVideo Games € 2,5M


WHAT ARE THE MAJOR CHANGES – TV Programming

TELEVISION PROGRAMMING

•Reinforce support to ambitious and high quality co-produced European drama series

maximum support €1 M sequels, 2nd and 3rd seasons of an existing drama series are

eligible•Clarification that focus is on independent production companies and their positioning in the market

broadcaster cannot be majority co-producer and its share cannot exceed 70% of the total financing

Annual support for +/- 50 productions Budget 2014: €11.8 M.


CO-PRODUCTION FUNDSNEW


What are the major changes? - MARKET ACCESS

Support through Framework Partnership Agreements only for activities from 2015

Co-financing up to 80% for some events outside Europe – the MEDIA Mundus legacy (60% for events within Europe)

Annual support for 50-60 Market Access actions.Budget 2014: €8.17 M.


Automatic, Sales agents, Cinema Selective

Calculation of the potential fund:Automatic: based on the admissions achieved by European films the previous yearSales agents: based on sales activities for European films over the last 4 yearsCinema Selective: focus on quality of grouping and smaller budget films BUDGET 2014 (automatic, selective and sales agents):€33.45 M.


AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENTNEW


What are the major changes? - FESTIVALS


KEY ELEMENTS – Cinema networks Increase the screening of non-national European

films on the European market and build up new audiences for European films

Available budget 2014: € 10.5 M


CULTURESub-programme

Key elements of the Culture actions


Main changes in the Culture programme• More targeted impact on a limited number of

clear priorities• 4 actions instead of 9 under Culture 2007-2013

• European Cooperation projects• Literary Translation • European Networks • European Platforms

• Special actions

• Audience development being a transversal priority


+/- 100 supported projects per yearBudget in 2014: € 38 M

Targeted projects•Training sessions, workshops, preparation of materials, websites for this purpose, etc.;•Stays and residencies. The activities can include artistic creation, including co-creations and co-productions. •Cultural organisations coming together to co-produce and/or perform and tour in different venues/events in different countries. •Transnational exchanges of artefacts with a particular European dimension…

EUROPEAN COOPERATION PROJECTS


+/- 100 supported projects per yearBudget in 2014: € 38 M

ANNUAL CALLS:•Category 1 - Smaller scale projects: 1 project leader and 2 other partners having their legal seats in participating countries - Maximum

EUR 200.000 – 60% of total eligible costs

•Category 2 – larger scale cooperation projects: 1 project leader and 5 other partners having their legal seats in participating countries - Maximum EUR 2.000.000 – 50% of total eligible costs

EUROPEAN COOPERATION PROJECTS


Literary translations+/- 60 projects per year - Budget in 2014: € 3,6 M

ANNUAL CALLS AND FPAs:

•Category 1 – Annual calls - two years projects: One package of 3 to 10 fiction works - Maximum EUR 100.000 total– 50% of total eligible costs

•Category 2 – Framework partnership agreements: 3 calls for the entire duration of the Creative Europe Programme. Package of 5 to 10 fiction works per year - Maximum EUR 100.000 per specific agreement – Maximum 50% of total eligible costs


European Networks+/- 25 projects per year – Budget for 2014: € 3,4M

Reinforcing the skills, competences and know-how of creative players

Strengthen international networking in order to facilitate access to professional opportunities

Networks shall be active in the cultural and creative sectors and consist of at least 15 member organisations legally established in at least 10 different countries participating in the Culture Sub-programme.

Calls•Only 2 calls during the entire duration of the Creative Europe programme (2013/2017)


European Platforms

+/- 10 projects per year – Budget for 2014: € 3,4M

•Support to cultural and creative organisations showcasing and promoting European creators and artists which form a platform composed of a coordination entity and at least 10 member organisations.

•The coordination entity manages the platform and its activities. It selects its members according to criteria ensuring the achievement of the objectives & priorities of the scheme. The coordination entity may also award financial support to members.

• Only 3 calls during the entire duration of the programme (2014/2015/2017)