# EU grant for production companies making TV and online drama

_Aperto · Status as of Tuesday 20 October 2026, 23:28 (Brussels time)_

## In brief
- European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) funds Creative Europe.
- The grant goes up to €2,000,000.
- The call does not state the deadline yet.

## Key facts
- **Funder:** European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)
- **Programme:** Creative Europe
- **Who can apply:** Company, Self-employed professional
- **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:** This figure must be checked in the official call
- **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 audiovisual production company with its registered office in a participating country.
- Your project is a drama film or series for TV and online broadcast.
- Broadcasters from different participating countries have committed to your project in writing.
- You can show third-party financing and funds coming from participating countries.
- You apply alone or with a consortium, and you apply by the first day of principal photography.

## It is not for you if…
- You are a private individual: natural persons appear among the excluded forms, so check the call.
- Your work is a talk show, reality show, magazine, educational programme, promotional work or music video.
- Your project was first meant for cinema or is already financed by Eurimages.

## What you need
- Application Form Part A, Part B and Part C, completed on the EU portal.
- Lump sum calculator filled in for your project.
- Production financing structure and confirmed sources of financing, with co-production contracts.
- Contracts or binding letters of commitment from the broadcasters.
- Creative presentation of the project and letters of intent for distribution.
- PDF with information about the film(s) or work(s) from the Creative Europe MEDIA Database.
- Declarations on independence and European ownership, and on the language of the materials.

## How to apply
1. Register your organisation on the EU Funding and Tenders portal, where this call is submitted.
2. Check the official call to confirm the cut-off date you are aiming for.
3. Secure the broadcaster commitments and co-production contracts first.
4. Complete the lump sum calculator and the financing structure.
5. Write Part B within its page limit and add the declarations.
6. Submit at the latest on the first day of principal photography, and by the cut-off 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-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-3

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