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In the words of Peter Inkei of the Budapest observatory, when analysing the results between 2014 and 2016, "Slovenia is the incontestable east-central European champion in the Creative Europe programme." Well, in 2017 he reiterated himself: "the champion is again Slovenia with a 35% success rate". What does that actually mean?
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Out of 548 applications (with the corresponding 548 project leaders), 81 projects were chosen to be financed from 2017 onward (each can last up to 48 months, but typically its about 24 months or so). Of these 548 20 came wit a Slovene leader, with 7 of them being successful. This is about three times better than the average, and another 9 projects with 10 slo organisation as partners (which is, by the way, the preferable position in terms of the funds/responsibility-and-drama trade-off). What Inkei rhetorically says is "are Slovenes born cultural managers? "
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- the painstaking process of writing the application
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- suddenly become rather busy (even more so than usual anyway). Bound to significantly turn their international fortunes
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- Each year in October
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- That is when due date for applications for the Creative Europe Cooperation Projects starts nearing,
  
 
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Each year in October since 2014 hundreds of cultural organisations from across Europe &ndash; and beyond &ndash; suddenly become very busy (even more so than usual anyway). That is when due date for applications for the Creative Europe Cooperation Projects starts nearing, bound to significantly turn their international fortunes.  
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Every year since roughly the second half oh the 1990s* hundreds of cultural organisations from across Europe get to be temporarily united in a joint enterprise. This is when one or another deadline for obtaining European funds for culture is due and when everyone is adding the final polishing touches to their respective, painstakingly compiled project propositions.  
  
To sum it up briefly, Creative Europe is a 1.46 billion euros worth EU programme meant for the cultural and creative sectors between the years 2014-2020. It is intended to foster cross-border cooperation, to encourage the circulation of creative works and to ease the mobility of cultural players; all in all, to support the creation of a shared European cultural space. The programme is divided into two parts, MEDIA and CULTURE, with the later being further divided into European Platforms, European Networks, Literary translation, and Cooperation Projects. The latter is the one that just recently presented the result from last autumn, with roughly 35,5 million euros at stake. And, in a yet again stunning performance of their application-genius, Slovene cultural organisations managed to clinch no less than 1,2 million of it.  
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As of 2014 the name of the game is ''Creative Europe'', the main EU programme of cultural funding, covering the period of 2014&ndasH;2020. Worth about 1.46 billion euros, it is intended to foster cross-border cooperation, ease the mobility of cultural producers and encourage the circulation of creative works; all in all, to support the creation of a shared European cultural space. The programme is divided into two parts &ndash; the (mainly) film focused MEDIA and the more diverse CULTURE, further partitioned into ''Cooperation Projects'', ''Literary translations'', ''European Platforms'' and ''European Networks''.  
  
==The Slovenia case==
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The ''Cooperation Projects'' endorsed in 2017 (they can last up to 48 months, yet are typically shorter) got unveiled in May and in a stunning performance of their application-genius, Slovene cultural organisations managed to claim no less than 1,2 million of the roughly 35 million euros at stake this year.
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* Signed in 1992, the Treaty of Maastricht gave the EU (a relatively limited) legitimacy to act in the cultural domain for the first time. This newly acquired Treaty basis led to the establishment of the first generation of EU wide cultural support programmes in 1996, called Kaleidoscope, Ariane and Raphael. However, EU's MEDIA programme &ndash; mainly supporting film production &ndash; started as early as in 1991.
  
Such a performance was, in a way, but a minor surprise. In the words of Peter Inkei from the Budapest observatory (when analysing the results between 2014 and 2016): "Slovenia is the incontestable east-central European champion in the Creative Europe programme". Well, in 2017 he reiterated himself, saying "the champion is again Slovenia with a 35% success rate". What does that mean?
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==The case of Slovenia==
  
Out of 548 applications (with the corresponding 548 project leaders) 20 had a Slovene leader. 81 projects were chosen to be financed in 2017 (each project an last up to 48 months, but is typically shorter) and 7 of them are led by a Slovene organisation. This is about three times better than the average. Another 9 projects have 10 Slovene organisation as partners (this is, by the way, the preferable position in terms of the funds/responsibility-and-drama trade-off). What Inkei rhetorically says is "are Slovenes born cultural managers? "
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Such a performance was, in a way, but a minor surprise. When analysing the results between 2014 and 2016, Peter Inkei from the ''Budapest observatory'' already wrote back in 2016: »Slovenia is the incontestable east-central European champion in the Creative Europe programme« (taking into account the size of the cultural budget in Slovenia, one could probably also categorise it as the EU-wide relative winner). Anyhow, in 2017 Inkei reiterated himself, saying "the champion is again Slovenia with a 35% success rate"  
  
We do not know about the genetic factor, but what is surely one of the important aspects is the obviously competence of the [[Creative Europe Desk Slovenia]]. A small NGO helping out the applicants with advice and support. With them we are running a a data mining and interoperability project by which we annually graphically and interactively present the result.
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Sports metaphors aside, what does this success rate stand for? Basically it means that out of 20 projects applied with a Slovene 'leader', 7 managed to be successful. They joined the other 74 chosen projects (out of 548 sent in), out of which 9 others also feature 10 Slovene organisation as partners (which, between us, is often the preferable position in terms of the funds/responsibility trade-off). With all this in mind, in his recent observations Inkei rhetorically wonders if Slovenes are "born cultural managers".
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Genetics aside as well, the specific historic composition of the Slovene cultural NGO scene certainly plays a role here, though it is much to complex to outline here. One factor that nevertheless does seem to stand out fairly obviously (as also testified by the cultural managers themselves) is the [[Creative Europe Desk Slovenia]], a small NGO helping out the applicants with advice, support and organised networking. Out of the many things they do is also a data mining and interoperability project done together with our portal, resulting in the interactive infographic presented bellow.
  
 
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==EU funding, an interactive approach==
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==The EU funding infographic==
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The visualisation above represents the data related to the EU funding for culture, film and audiovisual media raised by Slovene organisations in the period 2000&ndash;2017. The programmes have been called different names (Culture 2000, MEDIA Plus, Culture, MEDIA and Creative Europe programmes) and Creative Europe is a fairly recent creation.
  
This graphic and interactive visualisation represents the data related to the EU funding for culture, film and audiovisual media raised by Slovene organisations in the period 2000&ndash;2017. The programmes have been called different names (Culture 2000, MEDIA Plus, Culture, MEDIA and Creative Europe programmes) and creative Europe is a fairly recent creation).  
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You can see the distribution by art field, by the role in the project (leader/partner) and &ndash; interestingly &ndash; if the organisation is a public one or a private one. Each square representS one participant, linking to his profile on our portal (the profile itself includes a complete list of one's European projects).  
  
Currently, 2017 has only the results for Cooperation Projects, with each square representing one participant, linking to his profile on dotični portal. Each article about a recipient of either EU Culture or MEDIA grant now includes also a complete list of projects.
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==List of Creative Europe 2017 recepients==
  
You can see the distribution by art field, yet also by the role in the project (leader/partner) and &ndash; interestingly &ndash; if the organisation is a public one or a private one (typically a ngo). And this can already be discerned, 2017 is the year when public institutes have almost caught up with the previously much more industrious ngo sector. What are the reasons for this and if the still austerity is of any guide is a speculation better left to others.  
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Currently, the 2017 only has the results for Cooperation Projects, but what can already be discerned is that 2017 is the year when public institutes have almost caught up with the previously much more industrious NGO sector. What are the reasons for this and if the still reigning policies of public austerity can be of any guide here is a speculation better left to others.
  
==List of Creative Europe 2017 participants==
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However, here bellow is the list of the organisations that were successful in the Creative Europe Cooperation Projects call, as unveiled in May 2017.
  
 
* [[Aksioma Institute]]
 
* [[Aksioma Institute]]

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Creative Europe Desk 2017 Ljubljana Puppet Theatre CE project.jpgNumeric's Art Puppetry Project supported by the Creative Europe programme is led by the Centre de la Marionnette de la Communauté Française de Belgique (BE), the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre being among the 3 partner organisations, 2017–2019.

- cultural and creative sectors between the years. - and the especially - the painstaking process of writing the application - suddenly become rather busy (even more so than usual anyway). Bound to significantly turn their international fortunes - Each year in October - suddenly become very busy - That is when due date for applications for the Creative Europe Cooperation Projects starts nearing,


Every year since roughly the second half oh the 1990s* hundreds of cultural organisations from across Europe get to be temporarily united in a joint enterprise. This is when one or another deadline for obtaining European funds for culture is due and when everyone is adding the final polishing touches to their respective, painstakingly compiled project propositions.

As of 2014 the name of the game is Creative Europe, the main EU programme of cultural funding, covering the period of 2014&ndasH;2020. Worth about 1.46 billion euros, it is intended to foster cross-border cooperation, ease the mobility of cultural producers and encourage the circulation of creative works; all in all, to support the creation of a shared European cultural space. The programme is divided into two parts – the (mainly) film focused MEDIA and the more diverse CULTURE, further partitioned into Cooperation Projects, Literary translations, European Platforms and European Networks.

The Cooperation Projects endorsed in 2017 (they can last up to 48 months, yet are typically shorter) got unveiled in May and in a stunning performance of their application-genius, Slovene cultural organisations managed to claim no less than 1,2 million of the roughly 35 million euros at stake this year.

  • Signed in 1992, the Treaty of Maastricht gave the EU (a relatively limited) legitimacy to act in the cultural domain for the first time. This newly acquired Treaty basis led to the establishment of the first generation of EU wide cultural support programmes in 1996, called Kaleidoscope, Ariane and Raphael. However, EU's MEDIA programme – mainly supporting film production – started as early as in 1991.

The case of Slovenia

Such a performance was, in a way, but a minor surprise. When analysing the results between 2014 and 2016, Peter Inkei from the Budapest observatory already wrote back in 2016: »Slovenia is the incontestable east-central European champion in the Creative Europe programme« (taking into account the size of the cultural budget in Slovenia, one could probably also categorise it as the EU-wide relative winner). Anyhow, in 2017 Inkei reiterated himself, saying "the champion is again Slovenia with a 35% success rate"

Sports metaphors aside, what does this success rate stand for? Basically it means that out of 20 projects applied with a Slovene 'leader', 7 managed to be successful. They joined the other 74 chosen projects (out of 548 sent in), out of which 9 others also feature 10 Slovene organisation as partners (which, between us, is often the preferable position in terms of the funds/responsibility trade-off). With all this in mind, in his recent observations Inkei rhetorically wonders if Slovenes are "born cultural managers".

Genetics aside as well, the specific historic composition of the Slovene cultural NGO scene certainly plays a role here, though it is much to complex to outline here. One factor that nevertheless does seem to stand out fairly obviously (as also testified by the cultural managers themselves) is the Creative Europe Desk Slovenia, a small NGO helping out the applicants with advice, support and organised networking. Out of the many things they do is also a data mining and interoperability project done together with our portal, resulting in the interactive infographic presented bellow.

21 years ● 271 organisations ● 1033 projects
    Organisations by status
  • Public
  • Private
    Projects by field
  • film and audiovisual projects
  • interdisciplinary projects
  • multimedia and new technologies
  • books and reading / literary translation
  • cultural heritage
  • architecture, design and applied arts
  • performing arts (theatre, dance, music)
  • visual arts
    Organisation's role in the project
  • beneficiary
  • co-beneficiary

The EU funding infographic

The visualisation above represents the data related to the EU funding for culture, film and audiovisual media raised by Slovene organisations in the period 2000–2017. The programmes have been called different names (Culture 2000, MEDIA Plus, Culture, MEDIA and Creative Europe programmes) and Creative Europe is a fairly recent creation.

You can see the distribution by art field, by the role in the project (leader/partner) and – interestingly – if the organisation is a public one or a private one. Each square representS one participant, linking to his profile on our portal (the profile itself includes a complete list of one's European projects).

List of Creative Europe 2017 recepients

Currently, the 2017 only has the results for Cooperation Projects, but what can already be discerned is that 2017 is the year when public institutes have almost caught up with the previously much more industrious NGO sector. What are the reasons for this and if the still reigning policies of public austerity can be of any guide here is a speculation better left to others.

However, here bellow is the list of the organisations that were successful in the Creative Europe Cooperation Projects call, as unveiled in May 2017.

See also

External links

[[Image:Motovila Institute 2020 Results EUMotovila Institute 2020 Results EU Coop Projects.png<small class="imgdesc">The infographic featuring the international impact of 18 successful producers from Slovenia who have received the Creative Europe funds in 2020 for cooperation with 94 partners from 24 countries!ration with 94 partners from 24 countries! +
The infographic featuring the international impact of 18 successful producers from Slovenia who have received the Creative Europe funds in 2020 for cooperation with 94 partners from 24 countries! +