The Organisation of European Programmes and Cultural Relations was founded in 2020 and aims to promote and disseminate contemporary Cypriot artistic creation and to contribute in every possible way to the European and international cultural network. The Organisation operates the Creative Europe Desk Cyprus, the National Contact Point for the "Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values" programme and the Cyprus Center for Music Research, Innovation and International Networking, among many other programs and tasks. At the same time, the main purposes of its establishment are the maximization of the absorption of European resources for the fields of culture from the programs of the European Union through the continuous support, training and empowerment of the artists and the bodies of the contemporary creation in Cyprus.
The Creative Europe Programme 2021-2027 has a budget of € 2.44 billion, compared to €1.47 billion of the previous programme (2014-2020). Creative Europe invests in actions that reinforce cultural diversity and respond to the needs and challenges of the cultural and creative sectors. The main objectives are: (a) To safeguard, develop and promote European cultural and linguistic diversity and heritage, (b) To increase the competitiveness and economic potential of the cultural and creative sectors, in particular the audio-visual sector.
The CULTURE strand consists of:
Ø Horizontal actions covering all cultural and creative sectors: support to cultural cooperation projects, networks of professional organisations, platforms for the promotion of European artists and works, and individual mobility scheme.
Ø Sector-specific support to complement horizontal actions in music, book & publishing, cultural heritage and architecture as well as other sectors.
Ø Special actions to reward and promote excellence and creativity such as the awards for literature, music, architecture and cultural heritage, European Capitals of Culture, and the European Heritage Label.
The MEDIA strand will focus on:
Ø Encouraging cooperation both across the value chain and at EU level in order to scale up audio-visual enterprises and European content globally.
Ø Nurturing talents, wherever they come from, and broadening participation and collaboration across countries.
Ø Supporting the use of new technologies to ensure the full exploitation of the digital transformation.
Ø Fostering the greening of the industry and including societal objectives such as gender balance and diversity.
The CROSS-SECTORAL strand will address common challenges and opportunities for the cultural and creative sectors. For the first time, actions to support the news media sector by promoting media literacy, pluralism and media freedom. The strand supports actions which focus on:
Ø Transnational policy cooperation
Ø Creative Innovation Labs
Ø News media
Organization of
European Programmes & Cultural Relations
Creative Europe Desk Cyprus
27 Ifigeneias Str., Acropolis, Nicosia, Cyprus
Tel. + 357 22 809804, +357 22 809806
www.epcr.org.cy
, info@epcr.org.cy
@cedcyprus
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