Creative Europe: support for cultural and creative sectors
25.11.2011 | Creative Europe is the new EU programme dedicated to the cultural and creative sectors, proposed by the European Commission on 23 November 2011. It will run from 2014 to 2020.
The program is in line with the EU Strategy 'Europe 2020' to contribute to sustainable economic growth, employment, innovation and integration. Specifically pursued "Creative Europe" aims to strengthen the cultural and creative sector. The cultural workers in Europe are expected to leverage the "digital age" and globalization better, in order to strengthen their competitiveness and reach new audiences. Europe needs to invest more in its cultural and creative sectors because it significantly contributes to economic growth, employment, innovation and social cohesion.
Because of that an enhanced financial support for transnational cultural activities within and outside the EU and a facilitated access to funding instruments and bank loans to smaller players are playing an important role. Creative Europe will safeguard and promote cultural and linguistic diversity and strengthen the competitiveness of the cultural and creative sectors. The program is currently being discussed by the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament. A final decision is at the end of 2012.
Main aims are:
- More funding for artists and cultural professionals to develop their skills and to work across borders
- More funding for transnational cultural activities within and outside of the EU
Support schemes tailored to the specific needs of the audiovisual and the cultural sectors in the EU - Easier access to private funding through guarantees which could generate more than € 1 billion in loans
- Increase banking expertise in the cultural and creative sectors
- Develop Europe’s competitiveness in culture and film while safeguarding cultural and linguistic diversity
Concrete aims are:
- 300 000 artists and cultural professionals and their work receive funding to reach new audiences beyond their home countries.
- More than 1 000 European films would receive distribution support, enabling them to be seen by audiences throughout Europe and beyond, on traditional and digital platforms.
- Thousands of cultural organisations and professionals from Europe would benefit from training to gain new skills and to strengthen their capacity to operate internationally.
- 2 500 European cinemas would receive support enabling them to ensure that at least 50% of the films they show are European.
- More than 5 500 books and other literary works will receive support for translation, which will allow readers to enjoy them in their mother tongue.
- Millions of citizens would be reached
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"Culture includes not only culture and arts, but also the way of life and system of values. In this sense culture becomes the major power for intellectual renewal and human perfection." (European Council Report on European Cultural Policy)
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