Production of innovative and high-quality television and online content, intended for broadcasting on linear and non-linear platforms. Cooperation between independent European production companies, television broadcasters, and digital platforms is particularly encouraged, with the aim of developing and producing content of high creative and artistic quality that also has the potential for wide cross-border circulation. Each application must be submitted under one of the three separate categories: animation, documentary, or fiction.
- CREA-MEDIA-2026-TVONLINE-1: Animation – animation (one-off or series) of a total duration of minimum 24 mins
- CREA-MEDIA-2026-TVONLINE-2: Documentary – creative documentaries (one-off or series) total duration of minimum 50 minutes
- CREA-MEDIA-2026-TVONLINE-3: Fiction – drama films (one-off or series) of a total duration of minimum 90 minutes
The information on this page is for general information purposes only - please download the TV & Online Content 2026 call document to check eligibility, requirements and funding.
What is the purpose of the funding?
- Increase the capacity of audiovisual producers to develop and produce strong projects with significant potential to circulate throughout Europe and beyond, and to facilitate European and international co-productions within the television and online sector.
- Strengthen the independence of producers in relation to broadcasters and digital platforms, to enhance collaboration between operators, including independent producers, broadcasters, digital platforms and sales agents, from different countries participating in the MEDIA Strand, in order to produce high quality programming aimed at wide international distribution and promoted to a wide audience including commercial exploitation in the multi-platform environment.
- Particular attention will be given to projects presenting innovative aspects in the content and in the financing that show a clear link with the envisaged distribution strategies.
Who can apply?
These are selective and indicative only - please refer to the TV & Online Content 2026 Call Document for specifics about eligibility.
- Independent European Production companies from countries participating in the MEDIA Strand.
- Applications by single applicants are allowed (single beneficiaries; affiliated entities are allowed, if needed), as well as proposals submitted by a consortium of at least 2 applicants (beneficiaries; not affiliated entities).
- A minimum of 50% of the total estimated financing must come from countries participating in the MEDIA Strand.
- A minimum of 40% of the financing of the total estimated production budget must be guaranteed from third party sources of finance, such as contributions from broadcasters, distributors, funds and private and/or public equity investors. Tax shelter is only accepted as a third party source of finance if confirmed by supporting documents from the competent bodies.
- The work must involve the participation of at least two broadcasting companies established in two countries participating in the MEDIA Strand. A “broadcasting company” is considered any broadcaster (linear audiovisual media service provider) or on-demand audiovisual media service (non-linear audiovisual media service provider) as defined in Article 1(1) of the Audiovisual Media Service Directive (DIR 2010/13/EU and DIR 2018/1808/EU amending DIR 2010/13/EU). The broadcasters’ involvement must be supported by contracts or signed binding letters of commitment which specify the conditions of their financial involvement and include the licence price and licence period. Letters which do not include these mandatory elements will not be taken into consideration.
Funding available for
The TV and online content action supports works animation (topic 1), documentary (topic 2) and drama films (topic 3) intended for linear and non-linear broadcasting, that present:
- strong cooperation between operators from different countries participating in the MEDIA Strand, including between broadcasters;
- high creative/artistic value and wide cross-border exploitation potential able to reach audiences at European and international level;
- innovative aspects in terms of the content and the financing that show a clear link with the envisaged distribution strategies.
Applications should present adequate strategies to ensure a more sustainable and more environmentally-respectful industry (in particular through the use of greening consultants allowing to reduce the environmental impact of productions and shootings) and to ensure gender balance, inclusion, diversity and representativeness.
The following projects are ineligible:
- projects already financed by Eurimages
- live recordings, TV games, talk shows, cooking shows, magazines, tv-shows, reality shows, educational, teaching and “how to” programmes;
- documentaries promoting tourism, “making-of”, reports, animal reportages, news programmes and “docu-soaps”;
- projects including pornographic or racist material or advocating violence;
- works of a promotional nature;
- institutional productions to promote a specific organisation or its activities;
- music videos and video-clips;
- productions originally intended as cinema works (e.g. several theatrical distributors and/or an international sales agent involved).
How much can you apply for?
The call's budget is €22 million (minimum 25% for animation and 8% for documentaries).
Project budget: between €70,000 and €2,000,000 per project. The grant awarded may be lower than the amount requested.
Please refer to the TV & Online Content 2026 Call Document for full details.
How can you apply?
- Download the full call document to check eligibility, requirements and funding.
- Applications for this call will be processed through the European Commission's Funding & Tender Opportunities Portal (F&TP).
- There is detailed information on how to access the F&T Portal.
