“Strengthening cultural cooperation with and competiveness of cultural and creative industries in the Western Balkans” 

The call for proposals for the Cultural Cooperation Projects in the Western Balkans is now online here

The overall objective of this call is to foster reconciliation and good neighbourly relations in the Western Balkans through cultural cooperation and creation.

Supported projects should benefit primarily the Western Balkans region with a focus on the priorities to:

• Increase the capacity of cultural and creative industries to operate transnationally and internationally
• Increase transnational circulation of cultural and creative works and transnational mobility of cultural and creative players
• Enhance inter-cultural dialogue between artists, cultural operators as well as the general public

The total budget earmarked for the co-financing of projects is estimated at EUR 5,000,000. The minimum grant amount per project will be EUR 100,000 and the maximum grant amount will be EUR 500,000. The grant amount requested may represent up to 85% of the total eligible costs of the project. The remaining amount shall be secured by the applicants. The Agency expects to fund around 20 proposals.

Deadline 17 March, 17:00 Central European Time

Start dates: Between 1 January and 31 March 2021.