Media Programme - Continuous Training

Funding is available for training providers to deliver continuous vocational training activities for film and television industry professionals in the areas of new technologies, economic, financial and commercial management and script development.
In the field of acquisition and improvements of skills, the objectives of the programme shall be:
♦ To strengthen the skills of European audiovisual professionals in order to improve the quality and potential of European audiovisual works.
♦ To improve the European dimension of audiovisual training activities.

Scheme that aims to develop a comprehensive training offer for professionals responding to the actual needs of the European audiovisual industry. Application deadline: April 16, 2012.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Formal criteria

Only proposals submitted using the official application form completed in full, signed (original signatures required) and received by the specified deadline, will be considered.

The application form must be accompanied by an official letter from the applicant organisation, and by documents attesting its financial and operational capacity, and all the other documents referred to in the application form.

Applicants must submit a budget that is balanced in terms of expenditure and revenue and must comply with the ceiling for European Union cofinancing, set at 50% / 60% of the total eligible costs.

Eligible countries

Only organisations established and registered in countries participating in the MEDIA programme are eligible.

Countries participating in the MEDIA programme are the following:
- Member states of the European Union
- Member countries of the European Economic Area (EEA) participating in the MEDIA programme (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway)
- Switzerland
- Croatia

Eligible applicants

The following Call for proposals is open to:

European companies
Enterprises which benefit from the Programme shall be owned and shall continue to be owned, whether directly or by majority participation, by Member States and/or Member State nationals (or nationals of the other European countries participating in the Media Programme) and registered in one of these countries.

Applicant organisations must belong to one of the following categories:
- Specialised professional training institutions;
- Private companies from the audiovisual industry;
- Organisations from the audiovisual industry;
- Film and television schools;
- Universities.

Eligible Activities

Training activities favouring multidisciplinary cooperation within the audiovisual industry are encouraged.
Applications must be for actions which are aimed at developing the capacity of audiovisual professionals to understand and integrate a European dimension in their work by improving expertise in the following fields:

- Training in economic, financial and commercial management
- Training in new audiovisual technologies
- Training in script development