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European video games and immersive content
European video games and immersive content (CREA-MEDIA-2027-DEVVGIM) is an open funding topic under Creative Europe with a stated budget of €13.5 million. The next deadline is 2 Feb 2027, 108 days away as of 2026-10-17.
In our daily copy of EU Funding & Tenders Portal data (2026-10-17), Creative Europe has 16 open or forthcoming calls here; the median stated budget for Creative Europe calls is €13 million; 4 Creative Europe calls have a deadline in February 2027.
| Identifier | CREA-MEDIA-2027-DEVVGIM |
|---|---|
| Programme | Creative Europe |
| Status | Open for submission |
| Opening date | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Deadline | 2 Feb 2027 |
| Submission | Single-stage |
| Type of action | Creative Europe Lump Sum Grants |
| Budget | €13.5 million (2027 budget) |
| Call | CREA-MEDIA-2027-DEVVGIM |
| Themes on this site | Digital and data, Culture and media |
| Cross-cutting priorities (portal) | Digital Agenda, Artificial Intelligence |
| Portal keywords | Animation, Augmented Reality, Computer games, Development of audiovisual works, Documentary, Entertainment software development, Extended Reality (XR), Fiction, Game design, Game development |
Read the official topic page on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal
Type of action
This is a lump sum grant: the EU pays a fixed amount tied to completing the work packages, rather than reimbursing actual costs.
Deadline
Deadline as published: 2 Feb 2027. Check the official page for the exact time and any changes; late submissions are not accepted.
Next steps
- Open the official topic page and read the conditions, the call document and the evaluation criteria.
- Create a free EU Login and register your organisation to get a PIC, if you do not have one.
- Find partners if the topic needs a consortium (the portal's partner search is free).
- Start a draft in the submission system from the topic page and submit before the deadline.
New to EU funding? Read how to apply for EU funding.
Related calls
- Innovative tools and business models — CREA-MEDIA-2027-INNOVBUSMOD, next deadline 14 Jan 2027
- TV and online content Animation projects — CREA-MEDIA-2027-TVONLINE-1, next deadline 10 Feb 2027
- TV and online content Documentary projects — CREA-MEDIA-2027-TVONLINE-2, next deadline 10 Feb 2027
- TV and online content Fiction projects — CREA-MEDIA-2027-TVONLINE-3, next deadline 10 Feb 2027
- Culture Helps Solidarity - Sixth Call for Proposals for Individual Grants — CREA-CULT-2025-COOP-UA-2, next deadline 26 Oct 2026
- European slate development — CREA-MEDIA-2027-DEVSLATE, next deadline 1 Dec 2026
- Films on the Move — CREA-MEDIA-2027-FILMOVE, next deadline 21 Jan 2027
- Circulation of European literary works — CREA-CULT-2027-LIT, next deadline 27 Jan 2027
- Audience Development and Film Education — CREA-MEDIA-2027-AUDFILMEDU, next deadline 2 Mar 2027
- European co-development — CREA-MEDIA-2027-CODEV, next deadline 2 Mar 2027