CRESCINE – INCREASING THE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS OF THE FILM INDUSTRY IN SMALL EUROPEAN MARKETS

Informations projet

CresCine

N° de convention de subvention: 101094988

DOI

10.3030/101094988

Projet clôturé

Date de signature de la CE 12 Decembre 2022

Date de début 1 Mars 2023

Date de fin 28 Février 2026

Financé au titre de

• Culture, creativity and inclusive society

Coût total

€ 3 997 683,75

Contribution de l’UE

€ 3 997 683,50

Coordonné par

COFAC COOPERATIVA DE FORMACAO E ANIMACAO CULTURAL CRL
Portugal

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Livrables

Documents, reports (11)

Policy Brief 2

Policy Brief on distribution strategies and scenarios to build scale and competitiveness in distribution and exhibition

Recommendations’ Report

This report will provide an enhanced understanding of the European and international audiences, through recommendations for audience development and widening in relation with films coming from small European Countries. Deliverable targeting industry and policy makers/stakeholders. This deliverable will be included in the key deliverable “State of European Film” in WP8.

Policy Brief 1

A first Policy Brief containing initial findings on competitive productions in small nations.

Learning guides

Guidelines for optimising distribution strategies co-designed with industry and policy stakeholders+results of piloting

Video report “value creation and competitiveness”

Video report on the driving factors for value creation and competitiveness within different stages of the value chain for Europe’s small film markets, including an assessment of the impact of Covid-19

European industry skills report

With suggested policy actions, training guidelines for industry managers and a toolkit for training programs that will include actions to improve the entrepreneurial viability and competitiveness in financing and production maturity of European producers.

Persona’s dashboard

The Persona dashboard is a digital tool targeting professionals and institutional stakeholders involved in decision-making towards audience development in view of increasing the competitiveness of films coming from small European Countries. Deliverable based on outputs of T4.

Interactive visual report “state of the art of European small film markets vs international competitors

Interactive visual report on the state of the art of European small film markets in comparison to international competitors. Co-Leads: AU and VUB; Contributors: LU, TLU, IRMO (delivery month 12). The visual report showcases the differences of the European small nation film industries, comparing them on the different levels addressed in T3.2 and T3.3. Short articles in D11 elaborate on specific trends. Target groups: industry & policy stakeholders, wider public

Interactive visual report “policy toolkit” screen agencies

Interactive visual report presenting a policy toolkit for development of support policies to foster competitiveness of small European markets.

Report with strategies and scenarios to build scale and competitiveness in distribution and exhibition

Development a range of innovative distribution policy scenarios to support the EU and Member States in future policy developments.

Communication, dissemination and exploitation plan

"Impact roadmap and the platform ""The State of European Film"" Updated Plan for exploitation, dissemination and communication that aligns and coordinates all WP8 activities with objectives and expected impact; includes dissemination materials, campaign messages, KPIs and timeline of activities and above all the exploitation via a constant update, of the State of European Film platform. This platform is an interactive dashboard that builds on FIDA’s data sources. Integrated with the FIDA tool (D2) the platform includes recommendations for stakeholders for increased capability for transformation and innovation in the sector."

Data Management Plan (3)

DMP review 1

This document will outline both how the research data collected or generated will be handled during and after CRESCINE and the guidelines and criteria set for constant implementation and verification of gender and diversity issues throughout the entire project.

DMP review 3

This document will outline both how the research data collected or generated will be handled during and after CRESCINE and the guidelines and criteria set for constant implementation and verification of gender and diversity issues throughout the entire project.

DMP

This document will outline both how the research data collected or generated will be handled during and after CRESCINE and the guidelines and criteria set for constant implementation and verification of gender and diversity issues throughout the entire project.

Demonstrators, pilots, prototypes (4)

Film production cooperation alliance pilots

Regional and 1 international cooperation alliance pilots with guidelines on the best practices and implementation roadmap; the regional to be undertaken in one of the European small nations that do not have such a model; the international to be a cluster for European small nations will be a pilot network that would promote sharing best practices, developing joint portfolios, marketing products and services, sharing equipment, etc. Project partners will subsequently prepare guidelines for setting up regional, national and international film production cooperation alliances

Toolbox for IP management and business innovation in digital environments

digital and interactive guidelines for IP management and business innovation in digital environments

Film Data pool (FIDA) and simulation web application (FIDA Tool)

Based on the pooled data from multiple public and private film industry databases and the developed new cross-sectional database. The tool will eventually enable users to define their specific analysis or simulation goals and include various factors into the modelling process. The predetermined analytics or simulation models will be developed in negotiations with industry and policy stakeholders, as well as dedicated focus groups with professionals. After the initial prototype is developed, it will be tested with industry users and further improved based on acquired insights. FIDA will include Recommendations on data standards for all of the European film industries.

Toolbox for green innovation

digital and interactive guidelines, proposal for the certification of green consultants, template for related training programs

Other (1)

Report Article series

Visual and video-format reports+online article series. Also part of the dissemination.

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (1)

Revised Communication, dissemination and exploitation plan

"Impact roadmap and the platform ""The State of European Film"" Updated Plan for exploitation, dissemination and communication that aligns and coordinates all WP8 activities with objectives and expected impact; includes dissemination materials, campaign messages, KPIs and timeline of activities and above all the exploitation via a constant update, of the State of European Film platform. This platform is an interactive dashboard that builds on FIDA’s data sources. Integrated with the FIDA tool (D2) the platform includes recommendations for stakeholders for increased capability for transformation and innovation in the sector."

Publications

Other (33)

D6.4 Policy Brief 2 Strengthening international circulation capacity of films from small CresCine ecosystems

Auteurs: Kostovska, I.
Publié dans: 2026
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.19540122

European Industry Skills Report

Auteurs: Saluveer, Sten-Kristian; Abay, Fatih
Publié dans: 2025
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.17183030

Strategic Development for Film Producers: A Handbook for Trainers and Mentors to Support Creative Success Through Evidence-Based Methods

Auteurs: O'Leary, N., & Müller, F.
Publié dans: 2026
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.19353011

Blockchain's Role in Transforming Europe's Film Industry

Auteurs: Järvekülg, M., Slenter, Y., & Ibrus, I.
Publié dans: 2024
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.17207187

Policy Brief: Strengthening the International Circulation Capacity of Films from Small CresCine Ecosystems

Auteurs: Kostovska, I.
Publié dans: 2026
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.19814505

FIDA dataset on the production of European films [Data set]

Auteurs: Ibrus, I.
Publié dans: 2026
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.18337436

Building Distribution Capacity and Improving International Circulation of Films from CresCine Small Markets

Auteurs: Kostovska, I., & Hammoud, P.
Publié dans: 2026
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.19665370

Rethinking Effective Marketing Strategies for Films Coming From Small European Markets

Auteurs: Kotlińska, Małgorzata; Damásio, Manuel José; Cachapa, Possidónio; Materska-Samek, Marta; Chervyakova, Tatiana
Publié dans: 2025
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.17179590

Crescine State of European Film vol.1 — 2024

Auteurs: Abay, F., Bengesser, C., Damásio, M. J., Frühmorgen, T., Ibrus, I., Kostovska, I., Nielsen, J. I., O'Leary, N., Rohn, U., Saluveer, S.-K., & Materska-Samek, M.
Publié dans: 2024
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.19682673

Blockchain's Role in Transforming Europe's Film Industry

Auteurs: Järvekülg, Madis; Slenter, Yannick; Ibrus, Indrek
Publié dans: 2025
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.17077533

Toolbox for Blockchain and AI in Business Innovation

Auteurs: Ibrus, I., Damásio, M. J., Møller, R., Chervyakova, T., Vaz de Sousa, M., Järvekülg, M., Søndergaard, D., & Slenter, Y.
Publié dans: 2025
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.17464671

FIDA Film Distribution Journeys Dataset [Data set]

Auteurs: Ibrus, I., & Mukhina, K.
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.18620152

Prominence and Discoverability of European Works in SVOD Catalogues: A Methodological Protocol for an Eye-Tracking Study with Film Audiences

Auteurs: Materska-Samek, M., & Kotlińska, M.
Publié dans: 2026
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.19336771

CresCine's Film Industry Data Repository (FIDA)

Auteurs: Ibrus, Indrek; Marques Pita, Manuel; Eleuterio Soares, Gabriela; Carvalho, João Pedro; Paiva, Tiago; Mukhina, Ksenia; Karjus, Andres; Falcón, Ana; Pirola, Zuil; Saraiva, Bruno; Øfsti, Marius; Nõmmela, Aksel; Zeleva, Alisa; Huhtala, Jukka; Grouiller-Ruhland, Jenny; Hyvönen, Saara; Norros, Timo; Posysaev, Sergei; Zemaityte, Vejune
Publié dans: 2025
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.17829236

Mala europska filmska tržišta i izvoz domaćeg filma

Auteurs: Institute for Development and International Relations
Publié dans: IRMO Aktualno, 2024
Éditeur: Institute for Development and International Relations (IRMO)
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.17954478

CRESCINE Literature Review Database on Zotero: Film Industry, Audiences, and Audiovisual Policy in Small European Markets [Data set].

Auteurs: Damásio, M. J., Chervyakova, T., Graça, A. R., Grácio, R., Ibrus, I., Kauber, S., Kiaupaite, R., Kostovska, I., Kotlińska, M., Martins, M., Materska-Samek, M., Pernin, J., Primorac, J., Ranaivoson, H., Rohn, U., & Vaz de Sousa, M. (
Publié dans: 2025
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.19283288

Can European productions in Europe be competitive? (Policy Brief No. 1; D3.4)

Auteurs: Saluveer, S.-K., Nielsen, J. I., Bengesser, C., Øfsti, M., Kostovska, I., Zemaityte, V., & Abay, F.
Publié dans: 2025
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.19817593

"D3.3. Interactive Visual Report – ""Policy Toolkit"" for Screen Agencies."

Auteurs: Kostovska, I., & Hammoud, P.
Publié dans: 2026
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.19539531

Policy recommendations for building future audiences

Auteurs: Saluveer, S.-K., Damásio, M. J., Ibrus, I., Kostovska, I., Øfsti, M., Hammoud, P., Materska-Samek, M., Chervyakova, T., Cachapa, P., Kotlińska, M., Bengesser, C., Pernin, J., Primorac, J., Grácio, R., Neves, J. C., Kauber, S., Perim, C., & Sousa, C.
Publié dans: 2026
Éditeur: Crescine

COVID19 & European Film Industry

Auteurs: Litvinaite-Jablonskiene, A., & Kiaupaite, R.
Publié dans: 2026
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.19652977

Small European Films: Challenges and Drivers of Change for Distribution and Exhibition

Auteurs: Øfsti, Marius; Nielsen, Jakob Isak; Kostovska, Ivana
Publié dans: 2025
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.17182934

Crescine State of European Film vol.2 — 2025

Auteurs: Abay, F., Bengesser, C., Chervyakova, T., Damásio, M. J., Ibrus, I., Järvekülg, M., Nielsen, J. I., Øfsti, M., O'Leary, N., Saluveer, S.-K., & Vaz de Sousa, M.
Publié dans: 2025
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.19682838

The Standards Advantage: How Data Interoperability Could Lift Europe's Screen Economies

Auteurs: Ibrus, I.
Publié dans: 2026
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.18563885

Crescine State of European Film vol.3 — 2026

Auteurs: aluveer, S.-K., Damásio, M. J., Ibrus, I., Kostovska, I., Øfsti, M., Hammoud, P., Ranaivoson, H., Materska-Samek, M., Chervyakova, T., Cachapa, P., Kotlińska, M., Bengesser, C., Pernin, J., Primorac, J., Grácio, R., Neves, J. C., Kauber, S., Perim, C. M.,
Publié dans: 2026
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.19682946

FIDA dataset on the theatrical demand for European films [Data set]

Auteurs: Ibrus, I.
Publié dans: 2026
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.18377761

Audiences' barriers and values of theatrical exhibition in small European markets'

Auteurs: Chervyakova, Tatiana; Damásio, Manuel José; Cachapa, Possidónio; Sousa, Carla; Neves, José Carlos; Perim, Claudilene Moura
Publié dans: 2025
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.17801510

Publike i domaći film – nekoliko crtica s malih europskih filmskih tržišta

Auteurs: Institute for Development and International Relations; Primorac, Jaka
Publié dans: IRMO Aktualno, 2025, ISSN 2757-0614
Éditeur: Institute for Development and International Relations (IRMO)
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.17954600

Toolbox for Green Innovation

Auteurs: Frühmorgen, T., MØLLER, R., & SØNDERGAARD, D.
Publié dans: 2025
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.60543/RVEB-V503

FIDA datasets on the distribution of European films on VOD streaming services globally [Data set]

Auteurs: Ibrus, I.
Publié dans: 2025
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.18337322

Release Windows in Post-COVID Film Production

Auteurs: Hammoud, Paul; Ranaivoson, Heritiana; Raats, Tim
Publié dans: 2025
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.17183226

Strategies for Building a Sustainable Arthouse Cinema in Europe

Auteurs: Martens, Erik; Michelena, Jon; Raats, Tim; Hammoud, Paul; Ranaivoson, Heritiana
Publié dans: 2025
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.17182822

Uncommon Venues for Film Exhibition and Distribution in Europe

Auteurs: Dautaj, Anyla; Ranaivoson, Heritiana; Hammoud, Paul
Publié dans: 2025
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.17183135

Value creation and competitiveness in small European markets.

Auteurs: Øfsti, M., Nielsen, J. I., Bengesser, C., Primorac, J., Pernin, J., Graça, A. R., Kauber, S., Kotlinska, M., Materska-Samek, M., Øfsti, M., Nielsen, J. I., & Bengesser, C. H. (
Publié dans: 2026
Éditeur: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.19133640

Peer reviewed articles (16)

Quantifying the global film festival circuit: Networks, diversity, and public value creation

Auteurs: Vejune Zemaityte, Andres Karjus, Ulrike Rohn, Maximilian Schich, Indrek Ibrus
Publié dans: PLOS ONE, Numéro 19, 2024, ISSN 1932-6203
Éditeur: Public Library of Science (PLoS)
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0297404

Adapting Porter’s five forces model to digital streaming platforms: A framework for the audiovisual ecosystem

Auteurs: Onur Karahan, Heritiana Ranaivoson, Daniele Canedo
Publié dans: Connectist: Istanbul University Journal of Communication Sciences, 2025, ISSN 2636-8943
Éditeur: Istanbul University
DOI: 10.26650/CONNECTIST2025-1690969

Audiences, content diversity and streaming platforms in small European countries: Engagement, interaction with catalogues, and choice

Auteurs: Damásio, Manuel José; Bengesser, Cathrin; Graça, André Rui; Primorac, Jaka; Grácio, Rita; Kauber, Sten; Pernin, Judith; Hammoud, Paul; Materska-Samek, Marta; Kotlińska, Małgorzata
Publié dans: Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies, 2025, ISSN 1748-7382
Éditeur: SAGE Publications
DOI: 10.1177/13548565251361224

From singing in the rain to tears in the rain: socio-demographic trends and pessimism during new Hollywood

Auteurs: Daniel Reiter; Claus Lamm; Maurício de Jesus Dias Martins
Publié dans: Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 2026, ISSN 2662-9992
Éditeur: Springer Nature
DOI: 10.1057/S41599-026-06532-5

Peripheral or not? Cinema of small countries in the programming of international film festivals

Auteurs: Ibrus, Indrek; Rohn, Ulrike; Zemaityte, Vejune
Publié dans: Cultural Trends, 2025, ISSN 1470-1316
Éditeur: Routledge (Taylor & Francis)
DOI: 10.1080/09548963.2025.2595105

Cultural Trends

Auteurs: Ibrus, Indrek; Rohn, Ulrike; Zemaityte, Vejune
Publié dans: Cultural Trends, 2025, ISSN 0954-8963
Éditeur: Routledge (Taylor & Francis)
DOI: 10.1080/09548963.2025.2595105

Dual cultural resonance as a promotion driver for films coming from small markets

Auteurs: Chervyakova, T., & Damásio, M. J.
Publié dans: International Journal of Film and Media Arts, 2026, ISSN 2183-9271
Éditeur: Lusófona University
DOI: 10.24140/IJFMA.V10I3.10793

Scientific Reports

Auteurs: Markus, Foramitti; Lamm, Claus; Nater, Urs; Dias Martins, Mauricio de Jesus
Publié dans: Scientific Reports, 2025, ISSN 2045-2322
Éditeur: Springer Nature
DOI: 10.1038/S41598-025-28327-5

‘Audience engagement with comedy films in small European markets’

Auteurs: Rita Grácio; Cathrin Helen Bengesser; Sten Kauber; Manuel José Damásio; André Rui Graça; Jaka Primorac
Publié dans: Comedy Studies, 2025, ISSN 2040-6118
Éditeur: Routledge (Taylor & Francis)
DOI: 10.1080/2040610X.2025.2516334

A framework for the analysis of historical newsreels

Auteurs: Mila Oiva; Ksenia Mukhina; Vejune Zemaityte; Tillmann Ohm; Mikhail Tamm; Andres Karjus; Mark Mets; Daniel Chavez Heras; Mar Canet Sola; Helena Hanna Juht; Maximilian Schich
Publié dans: Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, Numéro 11, Article number: 530 (2024), 2024, ISSN 2662-9992
Éditeur: Springer Nature
DOI: 10.31235/osf.io/a4xsp

Portret hrvatske filmske industrije

Auteurs: Primorac, J.
Publié dans: Hrvatski filmski ljetopis, 2025, ISSN 1330-7665
Éditeur: Croatian Film Clubs Association
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.18745106

Understanding user preferences in recommender systems: A systematic review with a user-centric perspective in the audiovisual domain

Auteurs: Dongxiao Li, Annelien Smets, Heritiana Ranaivoson
Publié dans: International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, Numéro 209, 2026, ISSN 1071-5819
Éditeur: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.IJHCS.2026.103741

Editorial

Auteurs: María Trinidad García Leiva, Heritiana Ranaivoson
Publié dans: Journal of Digital Media & Policy, Numéro 14, 2023, ISSN 2516-3523
Éditeur: Intellect
DOI: 10.1386/JDMP_00129_2

Enabling factors for AI policymaking in the film and AV sectors: The case of small European markets.Enabling factors for AI policymaking in the film and AV sectors: The case of small European markets.

Auteurs: Damásio, M. J., Materska-Samek, M., Kotlinska, M., Chervyakova, T., Sousa, M. V. de, Graça, A. R., Pita, M., Grácio, R., & Gerner, A.
Publié dans: Journal of Digital Media & Policy, 2026, ISSN 2516-3531
Éditeur: Intellect Books
DOI: 10.1386/JDMP_00202_1

Professional learning and skills development in the European Film industry: interest, capacity, learning modes, and future priorities

Auteurs: Mikk Granström, Marge Liiske, Triin Tramberg, Tiina Lokk
Publié dans: Frontiers in Communication, Numéro 10, 2026, ISSN 2297-900X
Éditeur: Frontiers Media SA
DOI: 10.3389/FCOMM.2025.1737759

Socioeconomic factors of national representation in the global film festival circuit: skewed toward the large and wealthy, but small countries can beat the odds

Auteurs: Andres Karjus; Vejune Zemaityte
Publié dans: Journal of Cultural Economics, 2025, ISSN 1573-6997
Éditeur: Springer Nature
DOI: 10.1007/S10824-025-09557-X