Lantern Grants

European Film Distribution

Funder
European Commission · Creative Europe
Award amount
Not specified
Deadline
April 8, 2027
Eligible countries
European Union

Summary

Forthcoming EU call topic CREA-MEDIA-2027-FILMDIST · CREA Project Grants. Part of call CREA-MEDIA-2027-FILMDIST: European Film Distribution. Opens 2026-12-03; next deadline 2027-04-08. Topic page: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/CREA-MEDIA-2027-FILMDIST

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. 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 the European market. 2. The implementation of the action - the potential fund thus generated by each company must be reinvested in: - the co-production of eligible non-national European films; - the acquisition of distribution rights, for example by means of minimum guarantees, of eligible non-national European films; - promotion, marketing and advertising on the market of eligible non-national European films both for theatrical and online releases.

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