Film Funding

Since 1994 more than 1400 film projects have obtained € 171 million in grants. Last year Medienboard's MEDIA Antenne Berlin-Brandenburg raised an additional € 7 million from EU aid sources for filmmaking in Berlin-Brandenburg and adjacent states. The economic benefit of film promotion for the region is huge - and it can be expressed in figures. Each production that is shot in Berlin and/or Brandenburg entails investments, creates jobs and sustains employment. For every euro spent on aid to moviemakers, an average of just under three euros is injected into the local economy.

Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg supports films and film-related projects in the categories of script development, project development, package promotion, production, distribution and sales, and other activities. A sole authority, the board's director, makes the final decisions. This person coordinates with a team of advisers. They handle individual projects and advise and steer the applicants. A conversation with the aide responsible for the appropriate genre is a mandatory application step.