# EU grant for production companies to co-develop a film or series

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

## In brief
- European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) funds Creative Europe.
- The grant goes up to €120,000 and covers up to 70% of eligible costs.
- Applications run from Wednesday 30 September 2026 to Tuesday 2 March 2027, 17:00 (Brussels time).

## Key facts
- **Funder:** European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)
- **Programme:** Creative Europe
- **Who can apply:** Company
- **Area:** European Union
- **Instrument:** Grant
- **Total budget:** €12,500,000
- **Maximum grant:** €120,000
- **Funding rate:** 70%
- **Minimum project cost:** not stated in the call
- **Published on:** Wednesday 30 September 2026
- **Opens:** Wednesday 30 September 2026 (time not stated)
- **Closes:** Tuesday 2 March 2027, 17:00 (Brussels time)
- **Procedure:** Ranking
- **How to submit:** EU Funding & Tenders portal
- **Application language:** Aragonese
- **Difficulty:** 4/5
- **Chances:** Cannot be estimated

## It suits you if…
- You run an independent production company with its registered office in a participating country.
- You want to develop one animation, creative documentary or fiction project.
- You work with at least one other European independent production company and sign a co-development agreement with it.
- You plan to release the work in cinemas, on television or on digital platforms.

## It is not for you if…
- You are a private individual: natural persons are excluded.
- Your work is a live recording, TV game, talk show, magazine, reality show, music video, video game, student film or promotional work.
- You want to develop a group of projects rather than a single project.
- You are in an EU exclusion situation, for example bankruptcy or unpaid tax or social security.

## What you need
- Application Form, Parts A, B and C, filled in on the EU portal.
- Detailed budget table.
- PDF with information on your works, generated from the Creative Europe MEDIA Database.
- Creative dossier of the project.
- Co-development agreement, signed by the companies, with the split of tasks and creative collaboration.
- Contracts or proof that you own the rights to the project.
- Declarations on independence and European ownership, and on the language of the materials.
- Supporting documents on co-production, distribution and financing, if you have them.

## How to apply
1. Register your organisation on the EU Funding and Tenders portal, where the application is submitted.
2. Find a European independent production partner and sign the co-development agreement.
3. Prepare the creative dossier, the budget table and the rights documents.
4. Fill in Application Form Parts A, B and C and attach the declarations.
5. Submit on the portal before the closing date and keep the receipt.

## 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-codev_en.pdf
- Official page of the call: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/CREA-MEDIA-2027-CODEV

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