Creative Europe Single Project Content Development

#Industry: Content Development of Single Project 2018 funding applications open

Creative Europe MEDIA Desk Ireland have announced details of the latest Call for Support for Content Development of Single Project 2018. The first deadline for this scheme is 11.00am Irish time on 23 November 2017 with a second deadline on 19 April 2018.

Projects that qualify include cinematic releases – Feature films, animations and creative documentaries (min. length of 60 mins)
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Projects intended for television (one-off or series): Drama (min. length 90 mins); Animation (min. length 24 mins)
; Creative documentaries (min. length 50 mins).

Projects intended primarily for the purposes of Digital platform exploitation: Drama (min. length 90 mins); Animation (min. length 24 mins); Creative documentaries (min. length 50 mins). For projects presenting a user experience in a non-linear format e.g. Virtual Reality, these minimums do not apply.

The financial support awarded will take the form of lump sums as follows:

  • €60,000 for Animation projects
  • €25,000 for Creative Documentary Projects
  • €30,000 for Drama if the estimated production budget is > €1.5m
  • €50,000 for Drama if the estimated production budget is =/< €1.5m

This scheme is for independent European production companies (established for at least 12 months) who can demonstrate a recent success, and who wish to develop a new project with international potential for cinema, television or a digital platform for which they own the majority of rights.

Applicants must also be able provide evidence that they were either the sole production company (or the majority producer in a co-production) on an eligible project which has been…

  • produced in the five years preceding the submission of the application
  • and been commercially released or broadcast internationally since 1 January 2014.

If the company doesn’t have the required track record then the personal onscreen producer credit of the Chief Executive or one of the shareholders can be used instead.

The day of principal photography (or equivalent) of the submitted project must not be scheduled to occur within 8 months from the date of application.

More information and details on making an application can be found on the Creative Europe Desk Ireland website.

Creative Europe Desk Ireland will hold Masterclasses for Producers on the Development and TV Programming Schemes in Dublin on October 4th and Galway on October 2nd. Please RSVP at the following links: