# Networks of European Cinemas
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**topic id:** CREA-MEDIA-2025-CINNET
**call id:** CREA-MEDIA-2025-CINNET
**title:** Networks of European Cinemas
**programme:** Creative Europe
**status:** closed
**deadline date:** 2025-07-16T00:00:00+00:00
**deadline model:** single-stage
**start date:** 2025-04-03T00:00:00+00:00
**url:** https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/data/topicDetails/CREA-MEDIA-2025-CINNET.json
**description:** Objective:The aim of the support is to create and operate a network of cinemas with a view to:
• Encourage cinema operators to screen a significant proportion of non- national European films through incentives and collaborative projects;
• Contribute to raise and increase the interest of the audience for non-national films including through the development of activities for young cinema-goers;
• Help those cinemas to adapt their strategy to the changing environment including by promoting innovative approaches in terms of audience reach and engagement, as well as partnerships with other film industry operators as well as with local cultural institutions;
• Encourage exchange of best practices, knowledge sharing and other forms of cross border collaboration amongst members of the network
• Contribute to the policy dialogue on the film industry by collecting data and disseminating the outcome of the activities of the network beyond its members.
 Expected results:
• Increase the audience for non-national European films on the European market;
• Reach new audiences for European films including young cinema-goers;
• Reinforce and renew the ongoing cinema experience;
• Adjust the business practices of European cinema theatres in terms of sustainability and inclusion;
• Foster the innovation potential of European cinema theatres through enhanced collaboration.
 Description of the activities to be funded under the call for proposals:
Cinemas' network should enable the following activities:
− Networking activities: information, animation, training and communication in view of increasing the audience reach and implementing innovative and collaborative actions including areas with low screen density.
− Provide financial support to participating cinemas implementing eligible activities listed below:
• Actions aiming at promoting and screening European films and increasing the audience for non-national European films and contributing to a more sustainable and environmentally-respectful industry.
• Innovative activities aiming at reaching new audiences and raising interest among young cinemagoers for European films by renewing and enriching the cinema experience including in areas where cinema infrastructures are poorly developed.
• Harnessing the digital transition, including online tools and data applications
• Adjusting the business practices of European cinema theatres in terms of sustainability, inclusion and accessibility.
• Promotion and marketing activities in cooperation with other distribution platforms (e.g. TV broadcasters, VOD platforms).
**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 Eligible 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.
Publication of the call: 03 December 2024.
Deadline for submitting applications: 16 July 2025 17:00:00 (Brussels time).
Evaluation period: July - December 2025.
Information to applicants: January 2026.
Signature of grant agreement: April 2026.

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

Model Grant Agreements (MGA)
CREA MGA 

Additional documents:
 CREA Annual Work Programmes 
CREA Regulation 2021/818 
EU Financial Regulation 2018/1046 
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
**action type:** CREA Project Grants
**budget:** 
  **budget Years Columns:** 
    - 2025
  **budget Topic Action Map:** 
    **108814:** 
      -         **action:** CREA-MEDIA-2025-CINNET - CREA-PJG CREA Project Grants
        **budget Year Map:** 
          **2025:** 15500000
        **deadline Dates:** 
          - 2025-07-16
        **deadline Model:** single-stage
        **expected Grants:** 0
        **max Contribution:** 0
        **min Contribution:** 0
        **planned Opening Date:** 2025-04-03
**keywords:** CREA-MEDIA-2025-CINNET, CREA-MEDIA-2025-CINNET
**last synced at:** 2026-11-09T17:23:17.403+00:00

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