Source: European Parliament
The Commission is committed to strengthening the European film industry, notably through the MEDIA strand of the Creative Europe programme[1], and to helping European cinema contribute to promoting European principles, values and the European way of life at the European and international levels.
It does so by supporting skills and talent development, film development and production, as well as distribution, festivals, markets and innovation. The Commission also adopted a Media and Audiovisual Action Plan in 2020[2].
The Commission pursues that regulation, funding and policy effectively support each other in building a stronger audiovisual and media sector, which plays an important role in facilitating democratic debate, enriching our culture and driving the digital transformation with strong media players.
While boosting the national film industries mostly falls under the responsibility of the Member States, MEDIA supports actions such as the mini-slate development targeting countries with a small audiovisual capacity and other actions increasing through cooperation the entire European audiovisual industry, thereby contributing to a level playing-field within the EU.