European video games and immersive content
European Commission · Creative Europe Programme (CREA)
Posted 30 Sept 2026 · About 4 months left
Summary
Scope:
The objective of the support to Video games and immersive content development is to increase the capacity of European video game producers, XR studios and audiovisual production companies to develop video games and interactive immersive experiences with the potential to reach global audiences. The support also aims to improve the competiveness of the European video games industry and other companies producing interactive immersive content in European and international markets by enabling the retention of intellectual property by European developers.
Expected results
Increased quality, appeal, feasibility and cross-border potential for selected projects.
A stronger position on the European and international market for video games developers and companies producing interactive immersive experiences.
Description of the activities to be funded
Support will be given to the development of works and prototypes of interactive narrative storytelling with original content and/or quality gameplay intended for production and global commercial exploitation via PCs, consoles, mobile devices, tablets, smart phones and other technologies.
The aim is to provide funds to video game…
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Eligibility and conditions
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1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout
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Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System.
2. Eligible countries
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3. Other eligibility conditions
described in the call document.
4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion
described in the call document.
5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes
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5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds
Evaluation criteria, scoring, threshold and process are described in the call document.
5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement
described in the call document.
Publication of the call: 30 September 2026.
Deadline for submitting applications: 2 February 2027, 17:00 (Brussels time).
Evaluation period: February - June 2027.
Information to applicants: July 2027.
Signature of grant agreement: October 2027.
6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants
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Call document and annexes:
call document.
Application form templates
Standard application form (CREA MEDIA) — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System
Detailed budget table (CREA LSII)
Information on independence and ownership control (CREA MEDIA)
Information on language of submission documents (CREA MEDIA)
Model Grant Agreements (MGA)
CREA MGA
Lump Sum MGA
Additional documents:
CREA Annual Work Programmes
CREA Regulation 2021/818
EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509
Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment
EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement
Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual
Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions
Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement
Themes
- Immersive content
- Video games
- Animation
- Augmented Reality
- Computer games
- Development of audiovisual works
- Documentary
- Entertainment software development
- Extended Reality (XR)
- Fiction
- Game design
- Game development
- Gaming industry
- Gaming technology
- Immersive audiovisual projects
- Mixed Reality
- Production of video-games
- Publishing of video games
- Video Game development
- Video game publishing