Irish TV Producers: Applications for next round of Council of Europe’s Pilot Programme for Series Co-Productions will Open in March
Posted: 6th February 2024
The Council of Europe introduced in 2023 a Pilot Programme for Series Co-Productions, a three-year Pilot Programme supporting high-quality series structured as international co-productions with the aim of strengthening independent producers and cultivating new collaborations across Europe.
Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland was delighted to to join this new fund investing a total of €900,000 over a three-year period and supporting high-quality TV series and international co-production. Fifteen other ministries and national agencies across European member states have come together to financially back this new opportunity for series producers.
Dates for the next call for projects have been announced as follows.
- Application submission window: 4th March 2024 - 9th April 2024, 5pm (Paris time)
- Evaluation period: April-June 2024
- Information to applicants: June 2024
- Signature of grant agreements: June-December 2024
Irish producers and production companies will be eligible to apply from 4th March 2024 through the Council of Europe's website. The programme, implemented by Eurimages, is a top-up grant designed to assist in the late-stage financing of series co-productions between independent producers based in the countries participating in the programme with those in the geographical area of Eurimages member states, in strong collaboration with broadcasters or streaming services. The series can be a drama, documentary, or animation project.
The Council of Europe Pilot Programme for Series Co-Productions is also supported by Flemish Minister of Media, Le Ministère de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Croatian Audiovisual Centre, Ministry of Culture Estonia, Ministry of Culture of the Hellenic Republic, National Film Institute - Hungary, Luxembourg Film Fund, Netherlands Film Fund, Ministry of Culture of North Macedonia, Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual - Portugal, Ministry of Culture of Republic of Serbia, Ministry of Culture of Slovak Republic, Ministry of Culture of Republic of Slovenia and Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (ICAA)- Spain.