TV Broadcasting

Current call: 23/2011

Deadlines:

16 Dec 2011	expired
11 Jun 2012

Overview
Eligibility
How to apply
More information
Previous awards

The TV Broadcasting scheme aims to help European independent production companies produce a television programme (in principle not intended for theatrical release) with at least three European broadcasters attached.

The overall budget for the TV Broadcasting scheme in this Call for Proposals is estimated at €10.8 million.

A grant of up to 12.5% of the eligible costs, capped at €500,000 is available for fiction and animation projects and up to 20% of the eligible costs, capped at €300,000 for creative documentaries.

Company eligibility

European independent production companies who are producing a European television programme can apply.

Project eligibility

Television programmes, in principle not intended for theatrical release (exceptions apply - see the guidelines), in one of these eligible MEDIA categories, are eligible:

Fiction, minimum duration 50 minutes
Creative documentary, minimum duration 25 minutes (per episode)
Animation, minimum duration 24 minutes.

The television programme must be European, which means:

Majority produced by companies from one or more countries participating in the MEDIA Programme
With significant participation by professionals who are citizens of the countries participating in the MEDIA Programme
The television programme's budget must be minimum 50% financed by European sources.

Other project eligibility criteria:

At least 50% of the production budget must be in place at the time of submission from third party sources
At least three broadcasters from several countries participating in the MEDIA Programme must be involved in the financing of the project via contracts or binding letters of commitment
The application must be submitted at the latest on the first day of principle photography - applications will not be accepted after production has commenced
The exploitation rights must revert to producer after seven years in case of a pre-sale and after 10 years in case of a co-production with a broadcaster.

Please read the Guidelines and key details documents before completing the application documents.

Guidelines (2011-2013)
Adobe Acrobat PDF file (329 KB)
Key details for Call for Proposals 23/2011
Adobe Acrobat PDF file (706 KB)
Application form
Word document (238 KB)
Budget and financing plan
Excel spreadsheet (70 KB)
Annex to application form
Adobe Acrobat PDF file (86 KB)
Financial information guide
Adobe Acrobat PDF file (49 KB)
Financial information explanatory note
Excel spreadsheet (3.4 MB)
Evaluation guide (how your application will be assessed)
Adobe Acrobat PDF file (99 KB)

What is the period of eligibility of costs?

Costs become eligible six months before the date of submission and end 24 months after the date of submission (for series with more than three episodes and a total duration of more that three hours this can be extended to 36 months after the date of submission).

Previous calls for this scheme

Call number	Deadlines
06/2007	01 Jun 2007, 02 Nov 2007
19/2007	22 Feb 2008, 13 Jun 2008
20/2008	14 Nov 2008, 27 Feb 2009, 26 Jun 2009
18/2009	27 Nov 2009, 05 Mar 2010, 28 Jun 2010
20/2010	15 Nov 2010, 28 Feb 2011, 20 Jun 2011