European Film sales agent
Funding for European film sales agents to boost trans-national distribution and promotion of non-national European films.
This call supports European film sales agents to improve distribution and promotion of non-national European films across Europe. It aims to increase investment in production, acquisition, and marketing of these films. Funding is linked to company performance and must be reinvested in eligible films.
Likely relevant for
- European film sales agents
- Film distribution companies
- Film marketing and promotion professionals
- European film producers seeking distribution partners
Project signals
What it funds
- Support for European film sales agents to enhance trans-national distribution of non-national European films
- Investment in production, acquisition, promotion, theatrical and online distribution of eligible films
- Development of links between production and distribution sectors to improve competitiveness
Expected outcomes
- Improved trans-national distribution of recent non-national European films
- Increased investment in production and promotion of eligible films
- Stronger connections between production and distribution sectors enhancing competitiveness
Who can apply / participate
- Film sales agents
- Companies active in film distribution and promotion
- Single applicants only; no consortium required
- Applicants must be from eligible European countries as specified in the call document
- Applicants must demonstrate financial and operational capacity
- Eligible films must be non-national European films
- Reinvestment of funds must comply with call conditions
- Exact list of eligible countries
- Detailed eligibility criteria for films and applicants
Must check before shortlisting
- Eligibility of applicant country
- Specific financial and operational capacity requirements
- Details on eligible films and reinvestment conditions
Money
Total budget of approximately EUR 5.5 million for 2026 under CREA Project Grants.
- Total budget — 5500000EURAllocated for the 2026 call under CREA Project Grants
Application notes
- Single-stage submission model.
- Proposal page limits and layout as described in call document and application form
- Mandatory annexes including film information and box office evidence
- Compliance with financial and operational capacity requirements
- Evaluation and award criteria detailed in call document
- Prepare proposal according to call document and application form templates
- Attach mandatory annexes including Creative Europe MEDIA Database info and box office evidence
- Submit proposal by deadline 18 June 2026, 17:00 Brussels time
- Attend optional information sessions if needed
- Check eligibility of applicant and films carefully
- Reinvestment of generated fund must follow call rules
- Information sessions are not recorded but slides will be published
Derived from official EU Funding portal source · updated 22 Jun 2026, 14:11 UTC. Use this as a shortlisting aid; the official call text remains authoritative.
Official source text
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Topic description
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. Description of the activities: 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: -minimum guarantees or advances paid for the international sales rights on eligible non-national European films; -the promotion, marketing and advertising on the market of eligible non-national European films.
Conditions and documents
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 Eligible 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
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: DECEMBER, 04 2025.
Deadline for submitting applications: JUNE, 18 2026 17:00 (Brussels time).
Evaluation period: JULY - NOVEMBER 2026.
Information to applicants: DECEMBER 2026.
Signature of grant agreement: MARCH 2027.
6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants
described in the call document
Call document and annexes:
Application form templates
Standard application form (CREA MEDIA) — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System
List of films (CREA MEDIA FILMSALES)
Information on independence and ownership control (CREA MEDIA)
Other mandatory annex to be attached to the proposal:
PDF with information about film(s)/work(s) generated from the Creative Europe MEDIA Database
Official box office evidence to be provided as an annex to proposal (in case the eligible film is not available in the Creative Europe Media Database)
Model Grant Agreements (MGA)
Additional documents:
Support information
For help related to this call, please contact -your local Creative Europe desk -or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency Funding & Tenders Portal FAQ – Submission of proposals . IT Helpdesk – Contact the IT helpdesk for questions such as forgotten passwords, access rights and roles, technical aspects of submission of proposals, etc. Online Manual – Step-by-step online guide through the Portal processes from proposal preparation and evaluation to reporting on your ongoing project. Valid for all 2021-2027 programmes.
Raw budget overview
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