TFL Audience Design Fund 2026

In 2026, the TFL Audience Design Fund will assign 2 grants of € 45,000 each to support films internationally co-produced and currently in post-production stage, planning to be commercially distributed at least twice, including one theatrical release. To complete the initiative a mandatory Audience Design Consultancy - structured in a series of online sessions with experts and TFL Audience Designers - guides the film team in the creation of a tailored strategy for the implementation of innovative audience engagement and outreach actions. The programme will include meetings with sales and distribution expert, press agent, session on digital marketing and social media, as well as training on the latest technologies, such as AI tools, aimed at supporting the team in the preparation and implementation of the audience design strategy. The Fund covers expenses connected to the creation and execution of original audience engagement activities, beyond traditional distribution and marketing strategies.

For a complete overview of the programme, please visit the Audience Design Fund page.

The Audience Design Fund is organised by TorinoFilmLab - National Museum of Cinema with the support of Creative Europe – MEDIA Sub-programme of the European Union.

To know more about the Audience Design Fund 2026, join the online Q&A session on 10th December at 3.00 pm CET at the following  link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82583815573?pwd=OTF6N3NSSnpsUXRCYisrL09Ub2piQT09 ( ID meeting: 825 8381 5573 / Passcode: 122035)

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: Tuesday, 15^th January 2026, 2:00 p.m. CET

The Audience Design Fund targets international co-productions in post-production stage respecting the following criteria:
- fiction, creative documentaries, animation, over 60 minutes
- involving countries that are part of the Creative Europe MEDIA strand (*) and countries not participating in the MEDIA strand, according to these ranges
MEDIA producers: min. 20% - max. 70%
non-MEDIA producers: min. 30% - max. 80%
- planning to be commercially distributed in at least two territories, one of which must be a theatrical release
- the films’ distribution must be completed and reported by October 2028.

For the completed list of ELEGIBILITY CRITERIA check the CALL FOR APPLICATIONS.

The applicant must be a European producer or sales agent of a company established in one of the countries participating in the MEDIA strand (*) and owned by nationals from such countries.

* Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden.

- Deadline for applications: Thursday, 15^th January 2026, 2:00 p.m. CET
- Online welcome session: second half of March 2026 (dates TBC, 1 day)
- Online consultancy sessions with the Audience Designers: March- June 2026 (dates TBC)
- Online workshop with the experts: April 13-17 TBC, 2026 (5 days)
- Final online session and debrief: June 2026 (1 day, date TBC)
- Online follow-up and reporting sessions: Autumn 2026 to Autumn 2028
- Completion of the distribution and delivery of the final report (min. 2 commercial releases): by October 2028

In order to apply, please check the ELEGIBILITY CRITERIA, list of REQUESTED DOCUMENTS, and all details on this funding scheme in the CALL FOR APPLICATIONS- AUDIENCE DESIGN FUND 2026.

INFO
For general information: TFL Funds Coordinator Greta Fornari - fornari@museocinema.it
For information about financial aspects: Production and TFL Funds Advisor Greta Nordio - funds.tfl@museocinema.it