Eligible activities:

• The activities to be funded are campaigns for the pan-European theatrical and/or online distribution of eligible European films, outside their country of origin, coordinated by the sales agent of the film.
• A minimum of 7 different distributors must be attached to the project out of which at least 2 must originate from lower audio-visual capacity countries Group A or Group B.
• The majority of the national distribution campaigns should focus on theatrical releases.
• The distributors must commit to carry out the distribution of the film on their territories via a letter of intent.
• The film must be released at earliest 10 weeks after the date of submission of the application.

The film must comply with the following eligibility criteria:

• It must be a work of fiction (including animated films) or documentary, with a minimum duration of 60 minutes;
• It must have its first copyright established in 2024 at the earliest;
• It must not consist of alternative content (operas, concerts, performance, etc.), advertising, pornographic or racist material or advocate violence;
• Films must have a production budget of maximum 30M€;
• It must be majority produced by a producer or producers established in the countries participating in the MEDIA strand. A minimum of 50% of the financing of the total estimated production budget must come from countries participating in the MEDIA strand and the production companies must be credited as such. Elements such as opening credits, copyright as appearing on the rolling credits, creative control, ownership of exploitation rights and share of profits may also be taken into account;
• The film must have an interoperable standard identifier, such as ISAN or EIDR, to be provided by the coordinator;
• It must be produced with the significant participation (as per the credits) of professionals who are nationals/residents of countries participating in the MEDIA strand and credited as such (see eligible participants in this section). ‘Significant participation’ is defined as having more than 50% of the points on the basis of the table (please see the call document). The total can vary depending on the type of work (fiction, animation or documentary) and on the total of professionals actually involved. When roles are shared, points are shared accordingly. In the event of a tie (i.e. where the points are equal for a given nationality) the nationality of the director(or the following talent in the list below) shall be decisive.
• National / Non-national European film:
  • European films will be considered as “national” in that country participating in the MEDIA strand whose nationals /residents have participated in the highest proportion in the making of the film. This country is considered as the country of origin of the film for the purpose of the action. They will be considered as “nonnational” outside the country of origin.

The available call budget is 21.000.000,00 €.

Deadline dates:

• 19 March 2026 17:00:00 Brussels time
• 16 July 2026 17:00:00 Brussels time

The budget is divided indicatively as follows:

• 40% for the 1st cut-off date
• 60% for the 2nd cut-off date

A maximum 40% of the budget will be allocated to films with a production budget superior to 15.000.000,00 €.

• Project budget (maximum grant amount): No limit.
• The costs will be reimbursed at the funding rate fixed in the Grant Agreement (90%).
• Project duration: 12 to 24 months.