Creative EuropeCreative Europe Guide: Culture & MEDIA Grants for Artists, Filmmakers and Cultural Organisations
Creative Europe is the EU programme supporting the cultural and audiovisual sectors, with about €2.44 billion for 2021–2027. It helps artists, cultural organisations, publishers, filmmakers and game developers work across borders and reach new audiences.
Budget
€350 – €2M
Co-financing
60% – 80%
Who
Artists, cultural NGOs, filmmakers, game developers
Culture strand
European Cooperation Projects fund partnerships of cultural organisations: small-scale (3+ partners, up to €200,000), medium-scale (5+ partners, up to €1 million) and large-scale (10+ partners, up to €2 million). Other actions support literary translation, networks and platforms.
Culture Moves Europe for individual artists
Culture Moves Europe offers individual mobility grants to artists and cultural professionals, roughly €350 to €3,000 depending on duration and destination, plus top-ups for green travel and accessibility.
MEDIA strand
MEDIA supports the development of films, series and video games, European co-productions, distribution, festivals and audience development. Applicants are typically independent production companies.
Co-financing and tips
Co-financing ranges from 60% to 80% depending on the project scale. Successful proposals show genuine European added value, audience engagement and inclusion of under-represented groups.
Frequently asked questions
Is Türkiye part of Creative Europe?
Participation of non-EU countries depends on association agreements; check the latest list of eligible countries in each call.
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