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What is the MEDIA Programme?
MEDIA is a support programme of the European Union to strengthen the competitiveness of the European film, TV and new media industries and to increase the international circulation of European audiovisual product.

MEDIA 2007 commenced on 1 January 2007 and will run to 31 December 2013. With a budget of 755 million Euro. MEDIA supports professional training (screenwriting, business and new technologies), project development (single/slate funding), and the distribution

What does MEDIA offer?
Independent production and distribution companies can apply for development or distribution funding in the form of non-repayable grants. Financial assistance is available for training providers and organisers of markets and festivals. Individuals may also benefit from subsidised places on training courses and international markets.

Who can apply?
Support is available for production and new media companies, sales agents, distributors, festival and market organisers, training providers and exhibitors.

MEDIA Desks and Antennae
Each country has a central office or ’Desk’, usually based in the capital city, and often supported by one or more regional offices in key cities known as ’Antennae’.  These offices are hosted, in a mutually beneficial partnership, by a national film agency or another relevant industry organisation. The Austrian Film Institute is the industry host for MEDIA Desk Austria.

MEDIA Desk and Antennae staff answer enquiries and explain the various funding strands and eligibility criteria. They also encourage participation in training courses, festivals and markets and help with application forms.

More information on MEDIA in English 

Austrian Projects funded by MEDIA Desk 2004 - 2010 

Kontakt: Esther Krausz