# EU money for companies to produce animation for TV and online

_Aperto · 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 €2,000,000.
- Applications run from Wednesday 30 September 2026 to Wednesday 10 February 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:** This figure must be checked in the official call
- **Maximum grant:** €2,000,000
- **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:** Wednesday 10 February 2027, 17:00 (Brussels time)
- **Procedure:** Rolling cut-off dates
- **How to submit:** EU Funding & Tenders portal
- **Application language:** Aragonese
- **Difficulty:** 3/5
- **Chances:** Cannot be estimated

## It suits you if…
- Your company has its registered office in an eligible country.
- You produce animation, as a single work or a series, for TV or online.
- You can build strong cooperation with operators, including broadcasters, from other participating countries.
- You can present plans on sustainability, gender balance, inclusion and diversity.

## It is not for you if…
- You are a private individual: natural persons appear among the excluded forms.
- Your project is a talk show, reality show, music video, promotional or institutional work.
- You want money to develop projects before production, not to produce them.
- Your work was already financed by Eurimages or was first meant for cinema release.

## What you need
- Standard application form for the MEDIA programme.
- Lump sum calculator for this call.
- Financing structure of the production.
- Information on independence and ownership control.
- Information on the language of your submission documents.

## How to apply
1. Register your organisation on the EU Funding and Tenders Portal, where you apply online.
2. Organise the cooperation with operators, including broadcasters, from other participating countries.
3. Fill in the application form and the calculator, then prepare the financing structure.
4. Add your plans on sustainability, gender balance, inclusion and diversity.
5. Submit on the portal before the cut-off 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-tvonline_en.pdf
- Official page of the call: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/CREA-MEDIA-2027-TVONLINE-1

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