# EU money to promote and release European films abroad

_Aperto · Status as of Tuesday 20 October 2026, 22:26 (Brussels time)_

## In brief
- European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) funds Creative Europe.
- The grant covers up to 90% of eligible costs.
- The call does not state the deadline yet.

## Key facts
- **Funder:** European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)
- **Programme:** Creative Europe
- **Who can apply:** not stated in the call
- **Area:** European Union
- **Instrument:** Grant
- **Total budget:** €23,500,000
- **Maximum grant:** not stated in the call
- **Funding rate:** 90%
- **Minimum project cost:** not stated in the call
- **Published on:** Wednesday 30 September 2026
- **Opens:** Wednesday 30 September 2026 (time not stated)
- **Closes:** This figure must be checked in the official call
- **Procedure:** Rolling cut-off dates
- **How to submit:** EU Funding & Tenders portal
- **Application language:** Aragonese
- **Difficulty:** 2/5
- **Chances:** Cannot be estimated

## It suits you if…
- You are a sales agent coordinating a campaign to release an eligible European film across Europe.
- You want to back distributors who release the film in cinemas or online outside its country of origin.
- Your organisation has its registered office in a country that takes part fully in the MEDIA strand.
- You apply alone, not as part of a consortium.
- You can show plans for sustainability, gender balance, inclusion, diversity and representativeness.

## It is not for you if…
- You are a natural person: individuals are excluded.
- The film's distribution rights for the Baltic states or Ukraine are licensed to buyers established in Russia.
- You are under an EU exclusion decision or EU restrictive measures.

## What you need
- Application form, completed on the online portal.
- International film sales agreement for the film.
- PDF with information on the film or films.
- Letters of intent from distributors.
- Strategies for sustainability, gender balance, inclusion, diversity and representativeness.

## How to apply
1. Open the European Commission's online portal for EU funding calls and find this call. Applications go through it.
2. Check that your registered office is in a country that takes part fully in the MEDIA strand.
3. Collect the letters of intent from distributors and the sales agreement.
4. Write the application, with the project abstract in English, and attach the film information.
5. Reread the official call before you submit.

## Official source and checks
- Official act: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/crea/wp-call/2027/call-fiche_crea-media-2027-filmove_en.pdf
- Official page of the call: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/CREA-MEDIA-2027-FILMOVE

> This card explains the call in plain language and does not replace it. The official text prevails. We recheck the sources automatically every day, but dates and rules can change: check the funder's website before you apply. We are not the body that manages the call.
> Text generated with artificial intelligence from the official text and checked automatically by a second AI system. The official call prevails, rechecked on Tuesday 20 October 2026.

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