MEDIA sub-programme of Creative Europe
Incentive to support European film and audiovisual industries
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The MEDIA sub-programme of Creative Europe[1] or simply Creative Europe MEDIA (formerly The MEDIA Programme of the European Union) is designed to support the European film and audiovisual industries.[2]
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| Formerly | MEDIA Programme of the European Union (1990–2013) |
|---|---|
| Company type | Incentive |
| Creative Europe Media (2013–present) | |
| Industry | Film |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Headquarters | City of Brussels, Belgium |
| Parent | European Union (1990–2013) Creative Europe (2013–present) |
Administration
MEDIA is an abbreviation from French: Mesures pour Encourager le Développement de L'Industrie Audiovisuelle - "measures to support the development of the audiovisual industries. The MEDIA programme used to be jointly run by the European Commission Directorate-General for Education and Culture (DG EAC)[3] and the Education, Audiovisual & Culture Executive Agency (EACEA Unit P8), which was in charge of the operational management of the MEDIA programme. Since 2014, it is run by the European Commission Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (CONNECT).[4]