# EU money for tools linking film and TV to music, books or museums

_In arrivo · Status as of Tuesday 20 October 2026, 23:32 (Brussels time)_

## In brief
- European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) funds Creative Europe.
- The grant covers up to 80% of eligible costs.
- Applications run from Thursday 22 October 2026 to Thursday 22 April 2027, 17:00 (Brussels time).

## Key facts
- **Funder:** European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)
- **Programme:** Creative Europe
- **Who can apply:** Association, Company, Other public body, Self-employed professional
- **Area:** European Union
- **Instrument:** Grant
- **Total budget:** €7,183,502
- **Maximum grant:** not stated in the call
- **Funding rate:** 80%
- **Minimum project cost:** not stated in the call
- **Published on:** Tuesday 20 October 2026
- **Opens:** Thursday 22 October 2026 (time not stated)
- **Closes:** Thursday 22 April 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…
- Your project is about film, TV or video and also touches music, books or museums.
- You want to build innovative tools, models or solutions, not make a finished work.
- Your organisation has its registered office in an EU country or another listed country.
- You are a company, association, self-employed professional or other public body.
- You can show clearly how your idea works across sectors.

## It is not for you if…
- You are a private individual: natural persons are listed as excluded.
- Your project is an installation, promotional work, e-learning platform or one of the other excluded content types.
- You mainly want money to develop film or TV content itself: content development costs are not paid.
- You want to fund cultural events: organising them is not paid.

## What you need
- Registration of your organisation in the Participant Register, completed before you submit.
- Application Form Part A: administrative details and summarised budget, filled in online.
- Application Form Part B: technical description of the project, showing the cross-sector approach.
- Part C: additional project data and contribution to key performance indicators, filled in online.
- Declaration on independence and ownership.

## How to apply
1. Check that the call is open, then work in the EU Funding and Tenders portal, where this call is applied for.
2. Register your organisation in the Participant Register before you submit the application.
3. Write Part B so that it shows how the project covers film or TV and music, books or museums.
4. Fill in Parts A and C online and add the declaration on independence and ownership.
5. Submit before the closing time 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-cross-2027-innovlab_en.pdf
- Official page of the call: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/CREA-CROSS-2027-INNOVLAB

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