# EU money for film sales agents to promote and sell European films abroad

_In arrivo · Status as of Tuesday 20 October 2026, 23:29 (Brussels time)_

## In brief
- European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) funds Creative Europe.
- The grant goes up to €800,000 and covers up to 70% of eligible costs.
- Applications run from Thursday 29 April 2027 to Thursday 17 June 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:** €6,000,000
- **Maximum grant:** €800,000
- **Funding rate:** 70%
- **Minimum project cost:** not stated in the call
- **Published on:** Wednesday 30 September 2026
- **Opens:** Thursday 29 April 2027 (time not stated)
- **Closes:** Thursday 17 June 2027, 17:00 (Brussels time)
- **Procedure:** Ranking
- **How to submit:** EU Funding & Tenders portal
- **Application language:** Aragonese
- **Difficulty:** 3/5
- **Chances:** Cannot be estimated

## It suits you if…
- You are a European sales agent with your registered office in a MEDIA country.
- You sell non-national European films to buyers in other countries.
- You pay minimum guarantees or advances for international sales rights.
- You spend on promotion, marketing and advertising of those films.
- You apply alone, as a single applicant, with one proposal only.

## It is not for you if…
- You are a private individual: natural persons are excluded.
- You are in a bankruptcy, winding-up or similar procedure.
- You plan to send more than one proposal to this call.

## What you need
- Registration in the Participant Register, completed before you submit.
- PDF with information about your films, generated from the Creative Europe MEDIA Database.
- Declaration on Independence and Ownership.
- List of films.
- Official box office evidence, if a film is not in the MEDIA database.
- Proof of sales or a royalty statement, if you sold in countries outside MEDIA.

## How to apply
1. Register your organisation in the Participant Register on the EU Funding and Tenders portal, where you also apply.
2. Reread the official call when it opens: the act prevails over any summary.
3. Generate the PDF on your films from the MEDIA Database and collect the other documents.
4. Submit one proposal as a single applicant before the closing date.
5. Keep the submission receipt: it proves the date.

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

> 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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