European slate development
European slate development · CREA-LS
What this call funds
This call supports European independent production companies that want to develop a slate of three to five audiovisual works, such as fiction, animation or creative documentary, intended for cinema, TV or digital platforms. It helps companies reduce risk, attract talent and build stronger market positioning across Europe and internationally. Companies can also include a short film by an emerging director as part of their slate. The goal is to boost cross-border coproduction, marketing strategy and the overall competitiveness of European audiovisual producers.
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Who wins this
An established European independent audiovisual production company looking to develop a slate of several fiction, animation or documentary projects with strong cross-border and international market potential.
Could you win this call?
Only the website is required.
The call in detail
- Funding model
- CREA-AG-LS
- Submission
- Single-stage submission (full proposal at once)
- Type of action
- CREA Lump Sum Grants
- Partners
- Not stated in the call.
- Eligible applicants
- production company
- Also required
- Applicants must develop a slate of minimum 3 and maximum 5 audiovisual works, with an optional additional short film by emerging talent.
Read the full conditions from the official call ›
Conditions 1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout described in the call document. Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System. 2. Eligible countries described in the call document. 3. Other eligibility conditions described in the call document. 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion described in the call document. 5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes described in the call document. 5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds Evaluation criteria, scoring, threshold and process are described in the call document. 5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement described in the call document. Publication of the call: 30 September 2026. Deadline for submitting applications: 1 December 2026, 17:00 (Brussels time). Evaluation period: December 2026 - April 2027. Information to applicants: May 2027. Signature of grant agreement: August 2027. 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants described in the call document. Call document and annexes: call document.