Call: Support for the Development of European Video Games

Creative Europe's stated aims are to help the cultural and creative sectors seize the opportunities of the digital age and globalisation, enable the sectors to reach their economic potential, contributing to sustainable growth, jobs, and social cohesion, and to give Europe's culture and media sectors access to new international opportunities, markets, and audiences.
This will, amongst others, involve funding for:

• artists and cultural professionals
• cinemas
• films
• book translations

• Initiatives that aim to promote the distribution of works and the access to markets
• Initiatives for the development of projects or a set of projects (slate funding)
• Support for the production of television programmes or video games
• Activities to increase interest in and improve access to audiovisual works
• Activities that promote interests in films, such as cinema networks or film festivals
• Measures that facilitate international co-production and strengthen the circulation and distribution of works
• Activities to build the skills and capacities of audiovisual sector professionals

Under this support scheme, applicants may submit a proposal to develop a concept and project (activities to the point that the concept leads to a playable prototype or trial version) of highly innovative and creative narrative storytelling video games designed for commercial exploitation for PCs, consoles, mobile devices, tablets, smart phones and other technologies.

Eligible applicants: European video game production companies which have been legally constituted for at least 12 months prior to the submission date and that can demonstrate a recent success.

Total budget: 3.8 million €

The contribution is between 10 000 € and 150 000 €, the financial contribution awarded will in no event exceed 50% of the total eligible costs submitted by the applicant. 

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