The ACP-EU CULTURE programme, towards a viable cultural industry in the ACP countries Managed by the Secretariat of the ACP Group of States and funded by the European Union, the « ACP-EU towards a viable cultural industry » programme (ACP-EU CULTURE) shows the will to boost the potential of the cultural and creative sector and its contribution to the social and economic development of the ACP countries. With a budget of 40 million € for the period 2018-2021, the programme aims at: ✓ Encouraging entrepreneurship and cultural innovation, as well as the participation of the youth ✓ Creating new jobs and increasing artists’ and cultural professionals’ revenues ✓ Raising the quality of the ACP cultural productions ✓ Valorizing the cultural productions and artists from the ACP countries on international markets. It covers all cultural sectors, from cinema and audiovisual to tangible and intangible cultural heritage, and from crafts, fashion and design to visual and performing arts, literature, multimedia and digital creation. Actions and tools in the service of culture and innovation The programme will support the culture sector through the following actions and tools: ✓ 3 calls for proposals in the sectors of audiovisual coproduction, culture and creation in the ACP countries ✓ Multiple partnerships across the ACP countries ✓ A dedicated team of experts and the staffs from the Secretariat of the ACP Group of States and the European Union in charge of the programme’s daily management in Brussels ✓ A web-based platform enabling culture professionals from ACP countries to meet, network, exchange information and share projects (www.culturexchange.eu) ✓ A communication and visibility strategy and toolkit