European co-development[E8]

From the notice

Type of action: CREA Lump Sum Grants. Scope: The objective of the support to European co-development is to support the cooperation among European production companies that are developing works with a strong international audience potential. Expected results Increased collaboration at development stage between European production companies from different countries and from different markets and consequently an increased number of co-productions. Increased quality, feasibility, cross-border potential and market value of selected projects. A stronger position on European and international markets for companies selected under European co-development. Increased international cooperation, including collaborations between European and Korean professionals, in line with the audiovisual entitlement appended to the Protocol on Cultural Cooperation between the EU and Korea. Description of the activities to be funded The European co-development action shall provide support to the development of a single project for commercial exploitation intended for cinema release, television broadcasting or commercial exploitation on digital platforms or a multi-platform environment in the following categories: animation, creative documentary or fiction. The project must be co-developed by at least two European independent production companies, having signed a co-development agreement specifying the division of tasks and the collaboration on creative aspects. The aim is to provide funds to audiovisual production companies to develop works with high creative value and cultural diversity and wide cros…[E3]

• ConditionEU grant rules apply: check the call conditions for who can apply, consortium rules and co-funding.[E4]
• The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

• RiskThis is a grant, not a contract. Grants usually need a proposal against the funder's criteria, may need partners and often need co-funding.[E5]
• UnknownThe notice does not state a value.
• UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

1. First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC

   The source published a call for competition with a future deadline.

   Source document CREA-MEDIA-2027-CODEV:31094502:2026-10-05T12:56:41.018+0200

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1. E1

   The buyer is European Commission.

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2. E2

   Proposals must be submitted by 2 Mar 2027, 01:00 Central European time (UTC+1).

   “2027-03-02T00:00:00.000+0000”

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3. E3

   The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.

   “Scope: The objective of the support to European co-development is to support the cooperation among European production companies that are developing works with a strong international audience potential. Expected results Increased collaboration at development stage between Europe…”

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4. E4

   EU grant rules apply: check the call conditions for who can apply, consortium rules and co-funding.

   “EU call topic”

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5. E5

   This call is open for proposals.

   “31094502”

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6. E6

   The notice was published on 30 Sept 2026.

   “2026-09-30T00:00:00.000+0000”

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7. E7

   The Funding & Tenders Portal gives the status as open for submission.

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8. E8

   The notice is titled "European co-development".

   Document CREA-MEDIA-2027-CODEV:31094502:2026-10-05T12:56:41.018+0200, field /metadata/title/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source ↗ (opens in a new tab)

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