We are seeking applications from creative sector organisations. We will not list these exhaustively here, but to illustrate the types organisations we envision, here are several examples:
- Organisations which represent the interests of a specific creative sector – e.g. Film Centres or Development Agencies; Fashion Councils; Gaming Associations
- Organisations which focus on creative sector networking or support creative enterprise – e.g. creative hubs; organisations which represent and lobby for the needs of the creative industries
- Organisations which represent the creative sector in a specific city/region – e.g. organisations who run UNESCO cities of Music, Literature; a city Book Festival which represents and supports the growth of the publishing sector
- Educational institutions – e.g. universities or colleges; other institutions teaching technical skills within the creative industries
Each application must include at least 2 partners: 1) at least one partner from the 6 countries of the Western Balkans listed below, and 2) at least one UK partner. We expect that the partner from the Western Balkans will be the lead partner.
Eligible countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia
Organisations are eligible to apply. Individuals are not eligible to apply.
We would expect organisations to have the necessary registration/s needed to comply with legal and/or tax provisions in the country in which they are based.
The objective of the fund is to benefit the development and growth of the wider creative sector in a country/city/context and to support increased skills and employment. The objective of the fund is not for individual companies to commercially benefit, and such applications which focus on this will not be eligible.
