The objective of the Skills and Talent Development support is to foster talents and skills of the audiovisual sector professionals. Strengthen the capacity of audiovisual professionals to adapt to new creative processes and new business models with a view to maximise and fully exploit the opportunities of digital innovation across the value chain.

Initiatives will aim at reinforcing the capacity to fully exploit the creative and commercial potential of the digital transition in all formats and for all platforms. Particular focus will be put on the acquisition of entrepreneurial skills, and awareness on market and digital technologies developments, data analytics, sustainable business models, internationalisation, marketing, promotion, audience development, restoration of film heritage, greening of the industry, including training of green consultants to increase the know-how in the sector. Training and mentoring activities to enhance the capacity of audiovisual professionals to adapt to new creative processes, market developments and embrace digital transition that affect the whole value chain.

ELIGIBLE PARTNER

In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:

– be legal entities (public or private bodies)

– be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:

– Creative Europe Participating Countries:

– EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories
(OCTs))

– non-EU countries:listed EEA countries and countries associated to the Creative
Europe Programme or countries which are in ongoing negotiations for an association agreement and where the
agreement enters into force before grant signature (list of participating countries) Beneficiaries and affiliated entities must register in the Participant Register — before submitting the proposal — and will have to be validated by the Central Validation Service (REA Validation). For the validation, they will be requested to upload
documents showing legal status and origin. Other entities may participate in other consortium roles, such as associated partners, subcontractors, third parties giving in-kind contributions, etc.

FUNDS / CO-FUNDING

The available call budget is EUR 20 366 966.The grant will be a budget-based (actual costs, with unit cost and flat-rate elements).

This means that it will reimburse ONLY certain types of costs (eligible costs) and costs that were actually incurred for your project (NOT the budgeted costs). For unit costs and flat-rates, you can charge the amounts calculated as explained in the Grant Agreement (see art 6 and Annex 2 and 2a). The costs will be reimbursed at the funding rate fixed in the Grant Agreement (80%).