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Creative Europe Programme (CREA) · updated 6 Nov 2026

Creative Europe calls: open and forthcoming

17 open and 2 forthcoming Creative Europe funding opportunities from the EU Funding & Tenders Portal, with deadlines and budgets.

19 funding opportunities match your filters
Deadline10Nov 2026
OpenCreative EuropeCascade fundingCulture Helps S

Culture Helps Solidarity - Second call for proposals for collaboration grants

In search of a project partner? Join our online matchmaking event and platform! We are offering a digital matchmaking platform and an online matchmaking event and info session for organisations interested in applying and in search of suitable partners. Registered applicants will be invited to create

Budget €450kSingle stage
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Deadline1Dec 2026
OpenCreative EuropeCREA-MEDIA-2027-DEVSLATE

European slate development

Scope: The objective of the European slate development support is to foster the competitiveness of European independent production companies and to increase their economic weight on the market. The aim is also to increase the capacity of audiovisual producers to develop projects with the potential t

Budget €22.4MSingle stageLump Sum Grants
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Deadline14Dec 2026
OpenCreative EuropeCascade fundingZMINA.Resilience

ZMINA:Resilience. Rolling call for International Showcasing of co-creation projects

Contact & Support Support line: hi@zmina.eu (response within 2 working days) Weekly online consultations: register here Frequently asked questions and additional materials are available on the application platform. Learn more about the ZMINA:Resilience project: https://zmina.eu — 𝗭𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗔:Resilience is

Budget €950kMultiple cut off
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Deadline14Jan 2027
OpenCreative EuropeCREA-MEDIA-2027-INNOVBUSMOD

Innovative tools and business models

Objective: The Innovative tools and business models action is aimed at encouraging the development and/or the spread of innovative tools and business models to improve the visibility, availability, audience and diversity of European works in the digital age and/or the competitiveness and/or the gree

Budget €14MSingle stageProject Grants
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Deadline20Jan 2027
OpenCreative EuropeCREA-CROSS-2027-MEDIALITERACY

NEWS - Media Literacy

The Call for Proposals will result in: creating or scaling up cross-border collaborations that support impactful and innovative approaches to media literacy based on the latest best practices across national, cultural and linguistic borders. Those collaborations shall focus on eligible countries tha

Budget €3.5MSingle stageProject Grants
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Deadline21Jan 2027
OpenCreative EuropeCREA-MEDIA-2027-FILMOVE

Films on the Move

Objective: The Films on the Move action shall encourage and support the wider distribution of recent non-national European films by encouraging sales agents and theatrical distributors in particular to invest in promotion and adequate distribution of non- national European films. Expected Results: D

Budget €23.5MMultiple cut offProject Grants
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Deadline27Jan 2027
OpenCreative EuropeCREA-CROSS-2027-MFP

NEWS - Media Freedom Rapid Response Mechanism

This action is expected to provide practical help to protect journalists under threat, including concrete tools such as advice and legal support as well as offering shelter and logistical assistance thereby enabling the targeted journalists to continue pursuing their professional activities. This ca

Budget €3MSingle stageProject Grants
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Deadline27Jan 2027
OpenCreative EuropeCREA-CULT-2027-LIT

Circulation of European literary works

Expected Impact: The action is expected to support around 40 projects, implemented either by a single entity (mono-beneficiary) or by a consortium of organisations (multi-beneficiary). Objective: This action will support projects that will translate, publish, distribute, and promote European Literat

Budget €5MSingle stageLump Sum Grants
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Deadline2Feb 2027
OpenCreative EuropeCREA-MEDIA-2027-DEVVGIM

European video games and immersive content

Scope: The objective of the support to Video games and immersive content development is to increase the capacity of European video game producers, XR studios and audiovisual production companies to develop video games and interactive immersive experiences with the potential to reach global audiences

Budget €13.5MSingle stageLump Sum Grants
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Deadline4Feb 2027
OpenCreative EuropeCREA-CROSS-2027-JOURPART-COLLABORATIONS

NEWS - JOURNALISM PARTNERSHIPS - COLLABORATIONS

Scope: The news media sectors play a crucial role in the diversity, independence and trustworthiness of the information space. Despite being essential to our democracies, these sectors are facing multiple challenges. The economic sustainability of professional journalism has come under pressure, par

Budget €7MSingle stageProject Grants
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Deadline4Feb 2027
OpenCreative EuropeCREA-CROSS-2027-JOURPART-PLURALISM

NEWS - JOURNALISM PARTNERSHIPS - PLURALISM

Scope: The news media sectors play a crucial role in the diversity, independence and trustworthiness of the information space. Despite being essential to our democracies, these sectors are facing multiple challenges. The economic sustainability of professional journalism has come under pressure, par

Budget €7MSingle stageProject Grants
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Deadline10Feb 2027
OpenCreative EuropeCREA-MEDIA-2027-TVONLINE-1

TV and online content Animation projects

Scope: The objective of the support to TV and online content is to increase the capacity of audiovisual producers to develop and produce strong projects with significant potential to circulate throughout Europe and beyond, and to facilitate European and international co-productions within the televi

Budget €23.3MMultiple cut offLump Sum Grants
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Deadline10Feb 2027
OpenCreative EuropeCREA-MEDIA-2027-TVONLINE-2

TV and online content Documentary projects

Scope: The objective of the support to TV and online content is to increase the capacity of audiovisual producers to develop and produce strong projects with significant potential to circulate throughout Europe and beyond, and to facilitate European and international co-productions within the televi

Budget €23.3MMultiple cut offLump Sum Grants
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Deadline10Feb 2027
OpenCreative EuropeCREA-MEDIA-2027-TVONLINE-3

TV and online content Fiction projects

Scope: The objective of the support to TV and online content is to increase the capacity of audiovisual producers to develop and produce strong projects with significant potential to circulate throughout Europe and beyond, and to facilitate European and international co-productions within the televi

Budget €23.3MMultiple cut offLump Sum Grants
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Deadline2Mar 2027
OpenCreative EuropeCREA-MEDIA-2027-AUDFILMEDU

Audience Development and Film Education

Expected Impact: Stimulate interest and increase knowledge of audiences in European films, including specific programmes on film heritage, and other audiovisual works including videogames and immersive content Strengthen pan-European cooperation for innovative audience development and film education

Budget €7MSingle stageProject Grants
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Deadline2Mar 2027
OpenCreative EuropeCREA-MEDIA-2027-CODEV

European co-development

Scope: The objective of the support to European co-development is to support the cooperation among European production companies that are developing works with a strong international audience potential. Expected results Increased collaboration at development stage between European production compani

Budget €12.5MSingle stageLump Sum Grants
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Deadline22Apr 2027
OpenCreative EuropeCREA-CROSS-2027-INNOVLAB

Creative Innovation Lab

Objective: WARNING: BEFORE SUBMITTING, APPLICANTS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO CHECK THE RELEVANCE AND ELIGIBILITY OF THEIR APPLICATION WITH THEIR DOMESTIC CREATIVE EUROPE DESK ( https://culture.ec.europa.eu/resources/creative-europe-desks ) The Creative Innovation Lab support shall support the design, d

Budget €7.2MSingle stageProject Grants
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Deadline8Apr 2027
ForthcomingCreative EuropeCREA-MEDIA-2027-FILMDIST

European Film Distribution

Objective: Expected results: - Improvement in the trans-national distribution of recent non-national European films. - Increase in the investment in the production, acquisition, promotion, theatrical and online distribution of non-national European films. - Develop links between the production and d

Opens 3 Dec 2026Budget €38MSingle stageProject Grants
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Deadline17Jun 2027
ForthcomingCreative EuropeCREA-MEDIA-2027-FILMSALES

European Film sales agent

Objective: Expected results: -Improvement in the trans-national distribution of recent non-national European films. -Increase in the investment in the production, acquisition, promotion, theatrical and online distribution of non-national European films. -Develop links between the production and dist

Opens 29 Apr 2027Budget €6MSingle stageProject Grants
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The list is built from the European Commission's public Funding & Tenders Portal search service and refreshed every Monday. Calls whose deadlines have passed are removed automatically, even if the portal still flags them as open. “Open” means you can submit now; “forthcoming” means the call has been announced but is not yet open. Budgets are the indicative topic budgets published by the Commission. Always read the official call documents before applying.