‘a creative momentum project’ has developed a new Video Pitching Toolkit (VPT) to help creative entrepreneurs to develop pitching videos for their business. The Toolkit will guide all types of creative enterprises – Arts, Crafts, Design and Media & Technology – on how to develop an effective 1-2 minute ‘pitch’ video for their business, products, services or ideas. It’s aimed at those who may just be starting out or have already some experience but would like to do it better. The Toolkit is available in the MyCreativeEdge.eu Knowledge Centre.
To show how this Toolkit can be used, ‘a creative momentum project’ is now seeking applications from creative entrepreneurs from Northern Finland for Video Pitching Toolkit – Support for production of a pitching video. ‘a creative momentum project’ will provide financial support (50% of total costs up to max. €1,500) to creative entrepreneurs from Northern Finland to produce a ‘pitch’ video. The deadline for applications is 20 September 2017.
Nature of support
Enterprises will be selected through an open, competitive call for applications. They will receive support of 50% of total eligible costs (up to a maximum of €1,500) to produce a ‘pitching video’ with a professional video production company from the Video Pitching Toolkit – Video Production Company Pool/Panel.
When selected, enterprises will seek quotations from three video production companies from Company Pool/Panel and select one company, with the agreement of ‘a creative momentum project’. If the total cost of the video is less than €3,000, the project will pay 50% of total cost and the enterprise will pay the other 50%. If the total cost of the video is more than €3,000, the project will pay €1,500 and the enterprise will pay the remainder.
Application Conditions
To apply, applicants must
- Be based in Northern Finland (Lapland, North Ostrobothnia)
- Have published a Profile on MyCreativeEdge.eu.
- Operate in the Arts, Crafts, Design or Media & Technology sectors.
- Not have received more than €200,000 in direct state aid in the previous three fiscal years (this being the current fiscal year and the previous two fiscal years).
- Not be in difficulty.
Application Procedure
To apply, complete the online application form below.
Deadline midnight, 20 September 2017.
Selection Procedure
An evaluation panel in each of the three participating regions will review and assess all applications from that region. The highest scoring applications in each region will be selected.
Applications will be assessed using the following criteria
- Current level of development of business 30%
- Benefit ‘pitching video’ can bring to business 30%
- Plans for production and use of the ‘pitching video’ 30%
- Overall quality of application 10%
