Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-000858/2025/rev.1
to the Commission
Rule 144
Emma Rafowicz (S&D)
Officially launched on 20 May 2022 at the European Film Forum during the Cannes Film Festival, the MediaInvest financial instrument is intended to increase investment in European audiovisual production and distribution companies by helping them ‘preserve their autonomy and increase their capacities’. It aims to mobilise up to EUR 400 million in private investment over a seven-year period.
MediaInvest’s first equity investment of up to EUR 25 million was announced in September 2023. It went to French investment fund Logical Content Ventures, which was able to clarify its approach at the Berlinale.
Since 2023, the Commission has not provided precise information on the investments performed and the respective beneficiaries, nor has it set out what the future of the instrument will be, making it impossible to judge whether or not the instrument is working properly.
- 1.With this in mind, is the Commission going to make the full list of beneficiaries and amounts invested since the instrument was launched public?
- 2.Does the Commission intend to renew the instrument after it comes to an end in 2027?
- 3.If so, does the Commission intend to introduce a capital condition to prevent non-EU companies from benefiting from the instrument?
Submitted: 26.2.2025