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Creative Europe MEDIA supports 30 audiovisual markets

Creative Europe MEDIA supports 30 audiovisual markets

Creative Europe MEDIA will support over 30 trade events and markets for the European audiovisual industry aiming to facilitate European and international co-production by creating an environment where buyers and content owners can meet, network and negotiate deals. The supported events, which will take place in 2015 and 2016, are targeting feature films, documentary, animation, cross-media and video games. 

New Head of MEDIA Unit at Executive Agency for Education, Audiovisual and Culture

Harald Trettenbrein, newly appointed Head of Unit for the Creative Europe - MEDIA programme

Harald Trettenbrein has been appointed as the Agency (EACEA)'s Head of Unit for the Creative Europe - MEDIA programme, taking over the role from Sari Varitainen. 

Born in Austria, Harald has worked in academia and as a lawyer in the Austrian Prime Minister's office in Vienna, drafting the bill that introduced private radio in the country.

He was also responsible for the last revision of the European regulatory framework which led to the adoption of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive.

Selective Distribution results published

Girlhood, supported through the selective scheme.

The first set of results for the MEDIA sub-programme in 2015 have now been published.

Close to €4.2 million was awarded for the January deadline of the Distribution: Selective scheme which will support the theatrical releases of 24 European films outside of their home countries. 

UK distributors received €247,700 in total, which will support the release of the following European films in this territory:

Make the most of the Cannes Film Festival with Creative Europe

Cannes 2015 Poster (Portrait)

With Cannes set to start next week, there will be many opportunities to find Creative Europe on the Croisette. Take advantage of some of these European-focused initiatives at this year’s festival.

Voice your views on European audiovisual policy at the Creative Europe MEDIA conference

The Moving Image: Connecting European film to a Global Audience
18 May 2015, 2:30PM – 5:30PM
Salon des Ambassadeurs, Palais des Festival

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