The DigiDemo and CreaDemo programmes will have two rounds of applications this year. The application period for concept support starts on Wednesday 15 February and ends on Friday 11 April at 16:00. The application period for demo grants will start on 15 May and end on 11 September at 16:00. The applications are to be submitted via AVEK’s application system.
“Those who have applied for and received concept support this year can also apply for a demo grant in the second application stage, provided that the concept support has been reported before the deadline for the demo support application,” says AVEK’s Media Art Commissioner Milla Moilanen.
To get answers to your questions on how to apply for the demo support, you can join an application clinic on 16 August at 10:00–12:00. The online event is intended for those who have already started the application process. Registration for the event opens on 1 August.
The decisions will be made in early autumn and announced in October.
DigiDemo develops new cultural content
DigiDemo is a product development grant for the development of new audiovisual or other cultural content and its narrative forms. Support can be awarded for the production of a demo or the pilot episode of a serial programme, or for concept planning.
Concept support may be awarded to legally competent companies, private traders, individuals and working groups. The applicant is the person in charge appointed by the working group. The aim of concept support is to develop the idea of a content project into a finished concept. Concept planning is eligible for a grant of 5,000 euros.
Demo and pilot support may be awarded to legally competent companies, excluding private traders. The aim of the demo and pilot support is to develop a content project from a concept into a demo or pilot to present the project to parties such as financiers and distributors for production on a commercial scale. The amount of support is 10,000 or 20,000 euros, depending on the scale of the project.
CreaDemo supports product development in the creative industries
CreaDemo grants are awarded for product development projects that seek new product or service innovations in the creative industries and cultural entrepreneurship. The projects can be carried out between companies, industry professionals or associations engaged in professional business, or networks and other forms of cooperation between them. Under the CreaDemo programme, it is also possible to apply for support for projects in which a creative company collaborates with companies in other industries (formerly known as the CreMa support).
The aim of the appropriation is to create new products, methods or services that are based on or utilise creative expertise.
Concept support may be awarded to legally competent companies, private traders, individuals and working groups. The applicant is the person in charge appointed by the working group. The aim of concept support is to develop the idea of a content project into a finished concept. Concept planning is eligible for a grant of 5,000 euros.
Demo, proto and pilot support may be awarded to legally competent companies, excluding private traders. The aim of the grants is to develop a content plan into a demo, prototype or pilot to present the project to parties such as financiers and distributors for production on a commercial scale. The amount of support is 10,000 or 20,000 euros, depending on the scale of the project.