EU programme International, Brussels

European Video Games and Immersive Content Development (CREA-MEDIA-2027-DEVVGIM)

Run by Creative Europe MEDIA, European Commission

Development money for interactive storytelling rather than film: narrative video games and immersive experiences with a story at their core. Writers who work with game studios should know this call exists, because the studio applies and the grant pays for the writing of the prototype. Closes February 2, 2027.

Grant, amount not statedOpen to writers in Creative Europe MEDIA countriesA production company

2027 call Feb 2, 2027 (closes in 93 days)

The money

Amount
Amount not statedLump sum grant; the amount per project is set in the call document.
What it is
Grant
To apply
Free

Who can apply

Applicant
A production company
Where you write
In Creative Europe MEDIA countries
Rules
European video game studios, XR studios and audiovisual production companies from MEDIA strand countries developing a narrative game or interactive immersive work with original content, up to a playable prototype, while keeping the intellectual property in Europe.
Stages
Development
Formats
Any
Language of the application
English

When to apply

The next closing date is Feb 2, 2027. The dates below are the current cycle's, as the funder states them. Opened September 30, 2026; closes at 17:00 Brussels time. Results are expected in July 2027.

RoundCloses
2027 callFeb 2, 2027

Dates are as the funder states them. Check the time of day and the time zone on the official page.

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