Doelstellingen:
In the field of promotion, the objectives of the programme shall be to:
a) improve the circulation of European audiovisual works by ensuring that the European audiovisual sector
has access to European and international professional markets;
b) improve the European and international public's access to European audiovisual works;
c) encourage common actions between national film and audiovisual programme promotion organisations;
d) encourage the promotion of Europe's cinematographic and audiovisual heritage and the improvement of
the public's access to it at both European and international level.
Prioriteiten voor deze oproep:
The MEDIA Programme encourages European audiovisual festivals taking place in countries participating in the
MEDIA Programme which:
• place strong emphasis on European works in particular, works from countries of low audiovisual
production capacity, 2
• place strong emphasis on non-national European programming and geographic diversity of non-national
European programming,
• implement actions to secure non-national European professionals attendance,
• develop actions to secure the presence of young audiences,
• demonstrate progress in overall audience impact,
• organize initiatives for media literacy (for example film education) in close cooperation with schools and
other institutions, and
• demonstrate a concrete, realistic and strategic development in artistic, organisational and financial terms.
Tijdslijn:
Applications must be sent to the Agency by the following deadlines (the postmark will be taken as proof of timely
sending):
27 November 2009: for festivals starting between 1st May 2010 and 31st October 2010
30 April 2010: for festivals starting between 1st November 2010 and 30th April 2011
Wie kan deelnemen:
This call for proposals is open to:
European organisations (private companies, non-profit organisations, associations, charities, foundations,
municipalities/Town Councils, etc.) owned, whether directly or by majority participation by Member States
and/or Member State nationals (or nationals of the other European countries participating in the Media
Programme) and registered in one of these countries.
Natural persons may not apply for a grant.
Only countries participating in the MEDIA Programme are eligible:
• Member States of the European Union,
• Member States of the European Economic Agreement participating in the MEDIA Programme (Iceland,
Liechtenstein and Norway),
• Switzerland and Croatia.
Activiteiten:
This call for proposals only concerns festivals starting between 1st May 2010 and 30th April 2011.
Only applications submitted by eligible entities organising audiovisual festivals in countries participating in the
MEDIA Programme will be accepted.
A minimum of 70% of the eligible programming presented to the public during the festival and detailed in the
official catalogue must be European (See section 1.2 for definitions). The European programming must represent
at least 10 countries participating in the MEDIA Programme.
The following events are not eligible:
- Festivals dedicated to works that are not considered as eligible, such as commercials, live-broadcast events,
music videos, videogames, amateur films, mobile phone films, or non-narrative artistic works
- Festivals focussing on the
Het Nationale contactpunt voor België:
MEDIA Desk België
www.mediadeskbelgique.eu
Dhr. Thierry Leclercq
44, bd Léopold II
B-1080 BRUXELLES
Tel.: 32 02 413 22 45
Fax: 32 02 413 30 50
bij de Europese Commissie:
EACEA - Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency
Ms Gaële Broze Project Manager – Audiovisual Festivals
MEDIA Programme - Avenue du Bourget 1 - BOUR - 04/61 - B- 1140 - Brussels
E-mail : gael.broze@ec.europa.eu T: +32(0)2 298 04 18 F: +32(0)2 298 55 42
Contact in Vlaanderen:
Goethals Nathalie
Vlaams audiovisueel Fonds vzw
Huis van de Vlaamse film
Bischoffsheimlaan 38
1000 Brussel
T 022260652
nathalie@mediadesk-vlaanderen.eu
www.mediadesk-vlaanderen.eu
De richtlijnen voor deze oproep tot het indienen van voorstellen bevindt zich in bijlage.
Voor meer informatie en relevante documenten ga naar http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/media/festiv/forms/index_en.htm
