Description Total budget: 10 500 000 EUR
Within the specific objective of promoting transnational circulation, one of the priorities of the MEDIA Sub-programme shall be the following:
- supporting theatrical distribution through transnational marketing, branding, distribution and exhibition of audiovisual works;
The MEDIA Sub-programme shall provide support for:
- supporting a European cinema operators' network screening a significant proportion of non-national European films;
Eligibility
The scheme is open to European cinemas grouped in a network entrusted to take full legal responsibility for the proper implementation of the action, including by eligible third parties, vis-a-vis the Agency. To be eligible, the cinema network must represent at least 100 cinemas situated in at least 20 countries participating in the MEDIA Sub-programme.
- The network must be represented by a duly constituted legal entity, with a legal personality, having its registered office in one of the
Member States of the European Union.
- European independent cinemas that are members of the applicant network can receive financial support to carry out the eligible
activities.
- The network and the participating cinemas must be established in one of the countries participating in the MEDIA Sub-programme and
owned directly or by majority participation, by nationals from such countries.
The following countries are eligible as long as all conditions referred to in Article 8 of the Regulation establishing the Creative Europe Programme are met and the Commission has entered into negotitations with the country:
- EU Member States;
- Acceding countries, candidate countries and potential candidates benefiting from a pre-accession strategy, in accordance with the general
principles and general terms and conditions for the participation of those countries in Union programmes established in the respective
Framework Agreements, Association Council Decisions or similar agreements;
- EFTA countries which are members of the EEA, in accordance with the provisions of the EEA Agreement;
- The Swiss Confederation, on the basis of a bilateral agreement to be concluded with that country;
- Countries of the European neighbourhood area in accordance with the procedures defined with those countries following the framework
agreements providing for their participation in European Union programmes.
Budget
The total budget available is EUR 10.500.000.
Deadline: 27 June 2014
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