# C_2005166EN.01005201.xml

| 7.7.2005 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 166/52 |
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7.7.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 166/52

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MEDIA PLUS — DEVELOPMENT, DISTRIBUTION AND PROMOTION (2001-2006)

DEVELOPMENT, DISTRIBUTION AND PROMOTION

Notice of call for proposals No INFSO-MEDIA/07/2005

Measures to support the participation of European works and professionals in film festivals organised in countries, which are not members of the MEDIA programme

(2005/C 166/12)

1.   Objectives and description

This notice of call for proposals is based on Council Decision 2000/821/EC concerning the implementation of a programme encouraging the development, distribution and promotion of European audiovisual works (MEDIA PLUS — Development, distribution and promotion — 2001-2006), adopted by the Council on 20 December 2000 and published in
  Official Journal of the European Communities L 13 of 17 January 2001.

Official Journal of the European Communities

The objectives of the abovementioned Council Decision include:

| — | facilitating and encouraging the promotion and movement of European audiovisual and cinema works at trade shows, fairs and audiovisual festivals in Europe and around the globe, insofar as such events may play an important role in the promotion of European works and the networking of professionals; |
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facilitating and encouraging the promotion and movement of European audiovisual and cinema works at trade shows, fairs and audiovisual festivals in Europe and around the globe, insofar as such events may play an important role in the promotion of European works and the networking of professionals;

| — | encouraging the networking of European operators, by supporting joint activities on the European and international markets by national public or private promotion bodies; |
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encouraging the networking of European operators, by supporting joint activities on the European and international markets by national public or private promotion bodies;

| — | fostering the wider transnational dissemination of non-domestic European films, on the European and international markets, through initiatives to stimulate their distribution and their screening in cinemas, inter alia by encouraging coordinated marketing strategies. |
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fostering the wider transnational dissemination of non-domestic European films, on the European and international markets, through initiatives to stimulate their distribution and their screening in cinemas, inter alia by encouraging coordinated marketing strategies.

inter alia

In the context of festivals organised in countries which are not members of the Media programme, the following activities could be eligible for funding: assistance and advice to festivals; promotion of European films represented at festivals; follow-up and assistance for the distribution and screening of films shown at festivals.

2.   Eligible candidates

This call for proposals is aimed at European companies whose activities contribute to the attainment of the objectives of the MEDIA programme as described in the Council Decision.

The present notification is addressed to European organisations; those registered in and controlled by nationals from the Member States of the European Union and countries of the European Economic Agreement participating in the MEDIA Plus Programme (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway), Switzerland, as well as those other countries that satisfy the conditions laid down in Article 11 of Decision No 2000/821/EC (at the date of publication: Bulgaria).

3.   Budget and project duration

The total budget earmarked for the cofinancing of projects is estimated at EUR 1 million. Financial assistance from the Commission cannot exceed 50 % of the total eligible costs.

Projects must start between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2006.

Applications must be sent to the Commission no later than 29 August 2005.

29 August 2005

4.   Further information

The full text of the call for proposals and the application forms are available on the following website: http://europa.eu.int/comm/avpolicy/media/promo_en.html. Applications must comply with the requirements set out in the full text and be submitted using the form provided.

http://europa.eu.int/comm/avpolicy/media/promo_en.html.

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