Pilot Projects

Current call: 10/2012

Deadlines:

18 Jun 2012

Overview
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This scheme supports the pilot phase of projects aiming to develop new ways of creating, distributing and promoting European audiovisual content with the use of new, innovative information and communication technologies.

Available budget for 2012: €1.5 million.

The amount of co-financing may not exceed 50% of the total eligible costs of the submitted project. The support is offered as a non-repayable grant.

Company eligibility

Existing companies and organisations registered in one of the countries participating in the MEDIA Programme, whose activities contribute to the realisation of the objectives of the scheme.

Project eligibility

The types of actions considered under this Call for Proposals are:

Distribution: New ways of creating, distributing and promoting European audiovisual content via non-linear services
Open Media Production Environment
Distribution - Promotion and Marketing: The use of web techniques to develop local cinema communities
Audiovisual Junction Portal: To widen and improve access to, and the exploitation of, structured information about European audiovisual content (by linking up existing databases).

European dimension
Proposed projects will have to offer a minimum European dimension, which will be assessed on the basis of the following criteria: the origin of the content and the target audience. This should be quantified as content from / audience in at least four countries participating in the MEDIA Programme and content in at least three different official languages of the European Union.

Please read the Guidelines and Key Details documents before completing the application documents:

Key details for Call for Proposals 10/2012
Adobe Acrobat PDF file (614 KB)
Guidelines
Adobe Acrobat PDF file (222 KB)
Application form
Word document (3.3 MB)
Financing plan and forecast budget
Excel spreadsheet (50 KB)

Projects that meet the eligibility and selection criteria will be given scores according to the award criteria. Award criteria will be evaluated by an Evaluation Committee advised by external independent experts.

Award criteria

Content of the activity 40%

- Relevance to the MEDIA Programme objectives 20%

- European dimension 20%

Feasibility and coherence of the work plan 60%

- Clarity of objectives and target groups 15%

- Clarity and consistency of the general design of the action and likelihood of attaining the desired goals within the action's period 15%

- Cost effectiveness of the action 10%

- Experience of the participating organisations and quality of the management plan of the action 10%

- Quality and effectiveness of the plan for dissemination of the results 10%