Deadline Date: July 16, 2026
The Creative Europe Desk Ireland is accepting applications to encourages and support the wider distribution of recent non-national European films by promoting investment in promotion and effective distribution activities across participating countries.
The programme focuses on supporting the international sales and circulation of non-national European works on all platforms, including cinema theatres and online services. It promotes coordinated distribution strategies across multiple countries, encourages the use of subtitling, dubbing, and audio description tools where applicable, and supports the wider distribution of recent non-national European films through investments in promotion and adequate distribution activities.
There is no limit on the grant amount that can be requested. Funding is provided through a budget-based grant mechanism that reimburses eligible costs at a rate of 90%. The estimated total budget available under the call is EUR 21 million, with 40% allocated to the first cut-off date and 60% to the second cut-off date. A maximum of 40% of the overall budget will be allocated to films with a production budget exceeding EUR 15 million.
Eligible applicants must be legal entities, either public or private, established in a country participating in the MEDIA strand of the Creative Europe Programme. This includes EU Member States, overseas countries and territories linked to Member States, listed EEA countries, and countries associated with the Creative Europe Programme.
Applicants must be European sales agents that act as intermediary agents for producers and specialize in the commercial exploitation of films through marketing and licensing activities in foreign territories. They must be directly appointed by the producer through an international sales agreement granting them the right to sell the submitted film in at least 15 countries participating in the MEDIA strand. In addition, applicants must be directly or indirectly owned, wholly or by majority participation, by nationals of participating countries.
For more information, visit Creative Europe Desk Ireland.
