Deadline: 30/09/2010
Open to: European organizations working in the audiovisual production, advertising and emerging media sectors, such as schools in the field of audiovisual arts and advertising
Grant: maximum grant will be EUR 500 000,00 covering both the competition in 2011 and 2012
Lifelong Learning Programme — Support for two competitions on the promotion of language learning through short audiovisual productions (2010/C 184/07)
The objective of the call is to award a grant for the organisation of two competitions for short audiovisual productions in two successive years (one competition in 2011 and one in 2012). The competitions and the resulting audiovisual short productions are aimed at the promotion of language learning with a focus on the benefits of Europe’s linguistic and cultural diversity.
1. Objectives and Description
This call for proposals is based on the Decision No 1720/2006/EC ( 1 ) establishing the Lifelong Learning
Programme which was adopted by the European Parliament and Council on 15 November 2006, amended
by Decision No 1357/2008/EC, adopted by the European Parliament and Council on 16 December 2008.
The objective of the call is to award a grant for the organisation of two competitions for short audiovisual
productions in two successive years (one competition in 2011 and one in 2012). The competitions and the
resulting audiovisual short productions are aimed at the promotion of language learning with a focus on the
benefits of Europe’s linguistic and cultural diversity.
The participation of the selected audiovisual productions in the renowned PRIX EUROPA Festival represents
the highlight in the dissemination and exploitation of the project results.
2. Eligible applicants
Organisations working in the audiovisual production, advertising and emerging media sectors, such as
schools in the field of audiovisual arts and advertising, are invited to develop, manage and coordinate
the competitions.
Applicants must be established in one of the following countries:
— the 27 Member States of the European Union,
— the EFTA and EEA countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway,
— the candidate country Turkey.
There are on-going negotiations with Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Switzerland
as regards the future participation in the LLP, which is subject to the result of these negotiations. Please
consult the website of the Directorate-General for Education and Culture for updates to the list of partici
pating countries.
3. Budget and project duration
The maximum grant will be EUR 500 000,00 covering both the competition in 2011 and 2012.
Financial contribution from the European Union cannot exceed 75 % of the total eligible costs.
The Commission reserves the right not to distribute all the funds available.
Activities must start between 1 January 2011 and 31 January 2011
Activities must end before 31 January 2013
The maximum duration of projects is 24 months.
4. Deadline
Applications must be sent to the Commission no later than 30 September 2010.
5. Further information
The full text of the call for proposals and the application forms are available on this website.
Applications must comply with the requirements set out in the full text and be submitted using the form
provided.
