Overview

Donor: European Commission (EC) - CREA
Application procedure: Online Application
Donor base: Belgium
Reference number: CREA-MEDIA-2026-MARKETNET
Eligible applicants: Non-Profit Organisation, Social Business
Deadline: 20.01.2026

Financial details

Grant size: Medium - up to $1,000,000
Minimum grant size: -
Total available budget: 16.500.000€
Funding type: Grants
Maximum grant size: -
Funding ratio: up to 100%

Sectors

  • Arts & Culture
  • Capacity Building

Project Locations

  1. Africa

      Tunisia

  2. Asia

      Turkey

  3. Europe

      Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine

Description

1) Objective

The objective of the Markets & Networking call is to enhance the promotion of European content in the global market and to foster cooperation among all parts of the audiovisual value chain for the co-creation and promotion of European audiovisual works.

Expected impact is:

  • To improve the innovative aspect of existing European industry markets, and to increase their systemic impact;
  • To encourage the creation of networks of markets;
  • To encourage the development of networks among European professionals with the aim to co-create series;
  • To promote sustainability and the greening process of the markets;
  • To improve the competitiveness, circulation and promotion of European audiovisual works on international markets
  • To enhance diversity and inclusion in the markets and networks
  • To ensure that Europe’s audiovisual industry is taking full advantage of technological and business innovation.

2) Eligibility

In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must  be legal entities (public or private bodies) and be established in one of the eligible countries.

3) Location

Actions must take place in EU member states plus listed EEA countries.

4) Budget

The estimated available call budget is €16,500,000.

5) Application

Deadline for applications is 20 January 2026. Proposals must be submitted electronically via the Funding & Tenders Portal Electronic Submission System (accessible via the Topic page in the Search Funding & Tenders section. Paper submissions are NOT possible.

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