# European co-development
EUACC page: https://www.euacc.ai/calls/CREA-MEDIA-2026-CODEV
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**topic id:** CREA-MEDIA-2026-CODEV
**call id:** CREA-MEDIA-2026-CODEV
**title:** European co-development
**programme:** Creative Europe
**status:** closed
**deadline date:** 2026-02-25T00:00:00+00:00
**deadline model:** single-stage
**start date:** 2025-09-30T00:00:00+00:00
**url:** https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/CREA-MEDIA-2026-CODEV
**description:** Scope:
The objective of the support to European co-development is to support the cooperation among European production companies that are developing works with a strong international audience potential.
Expected results
• Increased collaboration at development stage between European production companies from different countries and from different markets and consequently an increased number of co-productions.
• Increased quality, feasibility, cross-border potential and market value of selected projects.
• A stronger position on European and international markets for companies selected under European co-development.
 Description of the activities to be funded
The European co-development action shall provide support to the development of a single project for commercial exploitation intended for cinema release, television broadcasting or commercial exploitation on digital platforms or a multi-platform environment in the following categories: animation, creative documentary or fiction. The project must be co-developed by at least two European independent production companies, having signed a co-development agreement specifying the division of tasks and the collaboration on creative aspects.
The aim is to provide funds to audiovisual production companies to develop works with high creative value and cultural diversity and wide cross-border exploitation potential. Companies are encouraged to develop strong and innovative collaborations at creative and financing level and to develop strategies for marketing and distribution from the outset of the development phase thus improving the potential to reach audiences at a European and international level.
Applications should present adequate strategies to ensure a more sustainable and more environmentally-respectful industry and to ensure gender balance, inclusion, diversity and representativeness.
**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: 30 September 2025.
Deadline for submitting applications: 25 February 2026, 17:00 (Brussels time).
Evaluation period: March - July 2026.
Information to applicants: August 2026.
Signature of grant agreement: November 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
Detailed budget table (CREA LSII) 
Creative dossier (CREA MEDIA CODEV, DEVSLATE and DEVMINISLATE) 
Information on independence and ownership (CREA MEDIA) 
Information on language of submission documents (CREA MEDIA) 
Model Grant Agreements (MGA)
CREA MGA 
Lump Sum 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
**action type:** CREA Lump Sum Grants
**budget:** 
  **budget Years Columns:** 
    - 2026
  **budget Topic Action Map:** 
    **111667:** 
      -         **action:** CREA-MEDIA-2026-CODEV - CREA-LS CREA Lump Sum Grants
        **budget Year Map:** 
          **2026:** 9000000
        **deadline Dates:** 
          - 2026-02-25
        **deadline Model:** single-stage
        **expected Grants:** 0
        **max Contribution:** 0
        **min Contribution:** 0
        **planned Opening Date:** 2025-09-30
**keywords:** CREA-MEDIA-2026-CODEV, CREA-MEDIA-2026-CODEV, Animation, Audiovisual Production, Cinema, Creative Europe, Development of audiovisual works, Documentary, Feature film, Fiction, Film Production - Media, Immersive audiovisual projects, International co-production, Producers, Production of audiovisual content, Script Development / Consulting / Film Director - Media, Short films, TV series, Television, VOD, Virtual Reality, Web-series, film
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