Joint Statement / Ahead of the EYCS Council May 2025 | European Film & Audiovisual Sector Organisations Call for Strengthening the Creative Europe – MEDIA Programme

As organisations working across the European film and audiovisual sector, we represent film and TV directors, producers, training and networking organisations, markets and festivals, sales agents, publishers and distributors of films both offline and online, and cinema operators.  We are writing to express our strong support for the ongoing efforts of the Council in strengthening the cultural and creative sectors across Europe, and to highlight the crucial role of the Creative Europe MEDIA Programme.  The Council of the EU and the European Parliament will have a key role to play in future months, not just on the budget in the framework of the next MFF but also on ensuring that Creative Europe will be continued and reinforced.  The film and audiovisual sector need effective and sector-tailored EU funding programmes, to safeguard its long-term resilience, competitiveness and the vitality of Europe’s cultural and creative ecosystem.

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