Creative Europe Programme · European Union

European Film Distribution

Opens 3 Dec 2026

The EU's Creative Europe Programme programme expects to make awards, from a total budget of €38 million. Applications close on 8 Apr 2027 (EU calls usually close at 17:00 Brussels time).

Deadline: 8 Apr 2027 (in 144 days)
Opens: 3 Dec 2026
Grant amount: €38 million total budget
Funding rate: Varies by programme — see the call conditions
Total budget: €38 million
Type of action: CREA Project Grants · CREA Action Grant Budget-Based
Likely applicant types: Non-profits, Public bodies, Companies, SMEs / start-ups, Universities & research From source categories or programme rules; the call decides.
Funder: Creative Europe Programme (CREA)
Reference: CREA-MEDIA-2027-FILMDIST
Call: CREA-MEDIA-2027-FILMDIST
Last checked: 14 Nov 2026

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Scope

Objective:

Expected results:

- Improvement in the trans-national distribution of recent non-national European films.

- Increase in the investment in the production, acquisition, promotion, theatrical and online distribution of non-national European films.

- Develop links between the production and distribution sector thus improving the competitive position of non-national European films.

There are two phases for the funded activities:

1. The generation of a potential fund which will be attributed according to the performance of the company on the European market.

2. The implementation of the action - the potential fund thus generated by each company must be reinvested in:

- the co-production of eligible non-national European films;

- the acquisition of distribution rights, for example by means of minimum guarantees, of eligible non-national European films;

- promotion, marketing and advertising on the market of eligible non-national European films both for theatrical and online releases.

Topics

Creative Europe Distribution - Media Distribution automatic support Film distribution Online distribution Distribution Distribution Automatic support European Films Film Distribution Theatrical admissions

Timing

Single-stage call. Next deadline 2027-04-08. The portal states the exact cut-off time (EU calls usually close at 17:00 Brussels time).

How to apply

Read the full topic on the Funding & Tenders Portal: expected outcome, scope, type of action and the topic conditions, including any country restrictions.
Register each participating organisation in the Funding & Tenders Portal to get a PIC.
Check the topic conditions for the minimum number of partners.
Prepare Part A (administrative forms and budget, completed in the portal) and Part B (the technical description on the official template for this type of action).
Submit in the portal before the cut-off time on the deadline day. Late submissions are not accepted.

From the call text

Who can apply: Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page
Company stage: Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page
Single applicant or consortium: Read the topic conditions on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal for eligible countries, consortium requirements, budget and the application route.
Where applicants must be based: Read the topic conditions on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal for eligible countries, consortium requirements, budget and the application route.
Where to apply: Read the topic conditions on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal for eligible countries, consortium requirements, budget and the application route.

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Where these facts come from

Fact	Value	How we know	Taken from the source
Deadline	8 April 2027 “Single-stage call. Next deadline 2027-04-08. The portal states the exact cut-off time (EU calls usually close at 17:00 Brussels time).”	official data field	15 Nov 2026
Amount per applicant	Unknown — not stated in the source we hold	unknown	—
Total budget	€38 million	official data field	15 Nov 2026
Funding rate	Unknown — not stated in the source we hold	unknown	—
Who can apply	Unknown — not stated in the source we hold	unknown	—
Where to apply	Read the topic conditions on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal for eligible countries, consortium requirements, budget and the application route.	read from the official text	15 Nov 2026

Official sources

Official call page

Facts on this page come from the funder’s official data, taken on 14 Nov 2026. The funder's own documents, including later amendments, always take precedence.