# EU money for independent producers to develop film and TV projects

_Aperto · Status as of Tuesday 20 October 2026, 23:27 (Brussels time)_

## In brief
- European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) funds Creative Europe.
- Who can apply: company.
- The call does not state a maximum amount per project.
- Applications run from Wednesday 30 September 2026 to Tuesday 1 December 2026, 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:** €22,374,320
- **Maximum grant:** This figure must be checked in the official call
- **Funding rate:** not stated in the call
- **Minimum project cost:** not stated in the call
- **Published on:** Wednesday 30 September 2026
- **Opens:** Wednesday 30 September 2026 (time not stated)
- **Closes:** Tuesday 1 December 2026, 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 run an independent production company registered in an eligible European country.
- You want to develop a group of works, not a single film.
- Your works are fiction, animation or creative documentary.
- Your works are meant for cinema, television or digital platforms.

## It is not for you if…
- You are a private individual: natural persons are listed as excluded.
- Your company received a grant from last year's slate development call.
- You plan to send several proposals to this call.

## What you need
- A check that none of the exclusion situations in the call applies to your company.
- The list of documents the call requires is not stated here: ask the contact in the call before you start.
- Your digital identity and signature for the online portal.

## How to apply
1. Open the EU online funding portal and create or check your organisation account.
2. Confirm that your registered office is in an eligible country and that no exclusion applies.
3. Choose the group of works and their categories, and decide whether to add a short film by emerging talent.
4. Write the application in any official EU language and submit it through the portal.
5. Submit before Tuesday 1 December 2026 at 17:00 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-devslate_en.pdf
- Official page of the call: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/CREA-MEDIA-2027-DEVSLATE

> 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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