Creative Europe Cross-sectoral strand (incl. Innovation Lab, Journalism Partnerships)
Creative Europe Cross-sectoral
Usually opens in February and April
Projected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
Projected from the pattern of past calls — confirm on the funder's page before planning around it.
Covers the Creative Innovation Lab (cross-sector innovation between audiovisual, culture and other sectors), Journalism Partnerships and News Media support. Co-funding is typically up to 70-80% of eligible costs; budgets are set per call.
You must co-fund 30%.
European Commission (EACEA), Creative Europe
public · supranational
Deadline: annual_call — Annual calls; the Creative Innovation Lab has typically had a spring deadline.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
You fund 30% yourself.
Who can apply
- Sectors: creative, ai
- Stage: seed, series_a
- Locally registered entity required
Consortia of organisations from Creative Europe countries; creative-tech SMEs are eligible partners and are explicitly targeted by the Innovation Lab.
Source. https://culture.ec.europa.eu/creative-europe/creative-europe-cross-sectoral-strand — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked