Creative Europe Media Funding Calls for 2025 Are Now Online

Creative Europe has just published the first new calls for the coming funding year: a total of 338 million euros will go to the cultural and creative sectors in Europe in 2025, of which 196 million euros will go to the audiovisual sector alone, including producers, distributors, festivals and training initiatives. A further 20 million euros will support the cross-sector area, with key topics including journalism partnerships, media literacy and creative innovation labs.

The video game call “Video Games and Immersive Content Development” has 12 February 2025 as deadline. The other topics and deadlines are:

Content Cluster: Application opportunities for producers

05.12.2024 and 14.05.2025: TV and Online Content
05.12.2024: European Slate Development
12.02.2025: Video Games and Immersive Content Development

Audience Cluster: Distribution/Distribution, Film Festivals and Streaming Services

20.03.2025 and 17.07.2025: Films on the Move
27.03.2025: Audience Development and Film Education

Business Cluster: Promotion and Networking, Markets and Trade Fairs, Innovative Tools

09.01.2025: Media 360
16.01.2025: Innovative Tools and Business Models
24.04.2025: Skills and Talents Development

The calls in the cross-sector area, such as Innovation Labs and Journalism Partnerships, are expected in October, followed by further Media calls at the beginning of December, including European Co-Development with an announced submission deadline at the end of February and European Film Distribution with a deadline in April 2025.

The funding calls can be found on the website. All forms can be submitted through the EU Funding & Tenders Portal.