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Sep 30, 2026
Jan 21, 2027
Creative Europe Programme
Films on the Move
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:
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.
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Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System.
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Evaluation criteria, scoring, threshold and process are described in the call document.
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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
described in the 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)
For help related to this call, please contact:
· your local Creative Europe desk
· or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency
Funding & Tenders Portal FAQ – Submission of proposals.
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Online Manual – Step-by-step online guide through the Portal processes from proposal preparation and evaluation to reporting on your ongoing project. Valid for all 2021-2027 programmes.