More than 20 EU-sponsored films received 40 awards from prestigious film festivals

23 September 2020, 08:16 | Art 
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21 films produced with the participation of the European support program for the audiovisual industry Creative Europe Media, won 40 awards in 2019 at prestigious international film festivals. In particular, European films received prizes at the Cannes Film Festival, Berlinale and Oscar. Such data are given in the report Creative Europe, writes Europulse.

Under the Creative Europe Media program, the EU funds the production and distribution of European films (and other audiovisual content). In 2019, 435 films received the support of the Creative Europe Media program, of which more than 80% were shot by international teams. Some of these films have already hit the big screens, others are in production.. In addition, this program finances the translation of films and television programs into foreign languages \u200b\u200band their participation in international festivals..

As a result, in 2019 more than 125 million people watched films and TV projects made with EU support.

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