International film funds

Funds that belong to no one country: the European Union's MEDIA programme, Eurimages, and the festival funds that pay for projects from many countries.

6 listed.

DevelopmentInternationalEU programme

European Co-development (CREA-MEDIA-2027-CODEV)

Creative Europe MEDIA, European Commission

Money for one project developed jointly by producers in two or more European countries, so a writer whose story crosses a border can be paid while two companies share the work.

2027 call Mar 2, 2027A production companyFeature, Series, Documentary, Animation

VariesGrantcloses in 121 days

DevelopmentInternationalEU programme

European Mini-slate Development (CREA-MEDIA-DEVMINISLATE)

Creative Europe MEDIA, European Commission

The smaller sibling of slate development: two or three projects on one grant, which suits a young company with a couple of writers attached rather than a studio.

Next dates not yet publishedA production companyFeature, Series, Documentary, Animation, Short

VariesGrantbetween rounds

DevelopmentInternationalEU programme

European Slate Development (CREA-MEDIA-2027-DEVSLATE)

Creative Europe MEDIA, European Commission

The largest development pot in Europe, paid to production companies rather than writers: a company develops three to five projects at once on one grant, which keeps writers employed across…

2027 call Dec 1, 2026A production companyFeature, Series, Documentary, Animation, Short

VariesGrantcloses in 30 days

ProductionInternationalEU programme

TV and Online Content (CREA-MEDIA-2027-TVONLINE)

Creative Europe MEDIA, European Commission

Series and television films draw their EU production money here, paid to the producer once broadcasters in more than one country are on board.

First cut-off Feb 10, 2027A production companySeries, Feature, Documentary, Animation

VariesGrantcloses in 101 days

ProductionInternationalInternational fund

Eurimages Co-production Support

Eurimages, the Council of Europe's cultural support fund

Forty member states, Canada, Turkey, Ukraine and Switzerland among them, pay into this Council of Europe fund for co-produced features.

First 2027 call Jan 13, 2027A production companyFeature, Documentary, Animation

VariesGrant or repayablecloses in 73 days

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