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Creative Europe MEDIA video games and immersive content development support

Creative Europe MEDIA - European Video Games and Immersive Content Development

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open
Amount
Not published

Lump sum grants for the development phase of video games, XR and immersive projects. Historically EUR 10,000 to EUR 300,000 per project depending on the total development budget, capped at 50% of eligible costs.

You must co-fund 50%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

European Commission / European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)

public · supranational

Deadline: One call a year — One call per year with a fixed deadline, historically in the first quarter.

Your odds
Not published

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.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

You fund 50% yourself.

Who can apply

European production companies established in a Creative Europe participating country, majority-owned by nationals of participating countries, with a track record of a previously released work.

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://culture.ec.europa.eu/creative-europe/creative-europe-media-strand

"The MEDIA strand of the Creative Europe programme supports the European film and audiovisual industries to develop, distribute and promote European works, taking into account today's digital environment."

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: culture.ec.europa.eu

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