What this call funds
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:
- Development of pan-European theatrical and/or online distribution strategies for non-national European films.
- Increased investment in theatrical and/or online promotion and distribution of non-national European films in view of expanding audience reach.
- Develop links between the production and distribution sector thus improving the competitive position of non-national European films on a global market
Description of the activities to be funded under the call for proposals:
The activities to be funded are campaigns for the pan-European theatrical and/or online distribution of eligible European films, coordinated by the sales agent of the film.
Applications should present adequate strategies to ensure more sustainable and more environmentally-respectful industry and to ensure gender balance, inclusion, diversity and representativeness.
Eligibility & conditions+
Conditions
1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout
described in the call document.
Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System.
2. Eligible countries
described in the call document.
3. Other eligibility conditions
described in the call document.
4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion
described in the call document.
5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes
described in the call document.
5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds
Evaluation criteria, scoring, threshold and process are described in the call document.
5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement
described in the call document.
described in the call document.
Publication of the call: September, 30 2026.
Deadline for submitting applications:
1st cut-off date: January, 21 2027 17:00 (Brussels time).
2nd cut-off date: July, 15 2027 17:00 (Brussels time).
Evaluation period:
1st cut-off date: January - June 2027
2nd cut-off date: July - December 2027
Information to applicants:
1st cut-off date: July 2027
2nd cut-off date: January 2028
Signature of grant agreement:
1st cut-off date: October 2027
2nd cut-off date: April 2028
6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants
described in the call document.
Call document and annexes:
Call document
Application form templates
Standard application form (CREA MEDIA) — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System
Information on independence and ownership control (CREA MEDIA)
Information on language of submission documents (CREA MEDIA)
International film sales agreement
PDF with film(s)/work(s) information generated from the Creative Europe MEDIA Database
Letters of intent of distributors having acquired the theatrical rights from the sales agent
Model Grant Agreements (MGA)
CREA MGA
Additional documents:
CREA Annual Work Programmes
CREA Regulation 2021/818
EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509
Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment 
EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement 
Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual 
Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions 
Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement
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