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Funding Films

Kirsten Niehuus

Kirsten Niehuus
CEO Film Funding

Tel: +49 331743 87 10
k.niehuusoffice@medienboard.de

Christian Berg

Christian Berg
Head of Film Funding

Commissioner for Cinemas, Distribution, International Co-Productions, Animation

Tel: +49 331743 87 23
c.berg@medienboard.de

Anja Dörken

Anja Dörken
Funding Executive

Newcomers, Development, Production, High End Series, Experimental Film

Tel: +49 331 74387 24
a.doerken@medienboard.de

Veronika Grob

Veronika Grob
Funding Executive

Focus on Newcomers, High End Series, Development, Production, Experimental Film

Tel: +49 331743 87 21
v.grob@medienboard.de

Dr. Teresa Hoefert de Turégano

Dr. Teresa Hoefert de Turégano
Funding Executive

Internationale Koproductions, Experimental Film, DE-TR & DE-POL Copro Funds, BerlinAiR Programmes

Tel: +49 331743 87 25
t.hoefert-de-turegano@medienboard.de

Daniel Saltzwedel

Daniel Saltzwedel
Funding Executive

High End Series, Drama and Development and Production of documentary formats (national/international), Experimental Film

Tel: +49 331 74387 80
d.saltzwedel@medienboard.de

Oliver Zeller

Oliver Zeller
Funding Executive

Focus on Digital Film Production, International Co-Production, High End Series, Production, Development, Experimental Film

Tel: +49 331743 87 86
o.zeller@medienboard.de

Andrea Mallwitz

Andrea Mallwitz
Backoffice

Tel: +49 331 74387 20
a.mallwitz@medienboard.de

Funding Guidelines

   Welcome to Germany's Capital Region! We love to fund your great Film & Serial Projects

 

"The Story of My Wife"

MEDIENBOARD BERLIN-BRANDENBURG (MBB)

  • More than 300 films and series are being shot here every year!
  • Highly skilled crews
  • Excellent production conditions on the highest international standards
  • Most exciting film location in Germany
  • Berlin culture and lifestyle

WHO CAN APPLY? 

  • German-based producers

WHAT CAN BE SUPPORTED? 

  • Development, production, digital film production and distribution (P+A for German cinema releases) for national and international films and high-end drama series

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA 

  • Applications must be submitted before shooting
  • Projects must show commercial potential

REGIONAL SPEND 

  • Minimum 100% of the funding must be spent in the region

DEADLINES AND DECISIONS

  • 5 application deadlines per year
  • Decisions 6 weeks after each deadline
  • Applications for VFX funding are accepted all year round

SOFT LOANS

  • Funding is provided as a soft loan and must be repaid if the film is economically successful
  • Medienboard funding can be combined with any other national or international funding

"The French Dispatch"

THE GERMAN FEDERAL FILM FUND (DFFF)

DFFF offers 2 different automativ rebates on every Euro spent in production costs in Germany.

  • Film must be theatrically released in Germany while respecting the holdback periods
  • The film needs to pass a “cultural test”
  • Applications must be submitted 6 weeks before shooting

DFFF I

20% TO 25% AUTOMATIC GRANT ON EVERY €
SPENT ON GERMAN PRODUCTION COSTS!

WHO CAN APPLY?

  • Producers based in Germany
  • International coproductions with German producers

REQUIREMENTS

  • Minimum budget: €1 million for features;
  • €2 million for animation; €200,000 for documentaries
  • 20% grant if the German budget share is less than €8 million
  • 25% grant if the German budget share is higher than €8 million
  • 75% of financing must be in place
  • For international co-productions: German participation must be at least 20%. If total budget is higher than €25 million, a German share of €5 million is sufficient
  • Max. grant €4 million

MINIMUM GERMAN PRODUCTION COSTS

  • 25% of the project´s total budget must be spent in Germany. If budget exceeds €20 million, a minimum spend of 20% in Germany is required.

DFFF II

25% OF THE GERMAN PRODUCTION COSTS MAX €25 MILLION PER PROJECT!

WHO CAN APPLY?

  • Production service providers i.e. studios or VFX service-providers based in Germany

REQUIREMENTS

  • Feature films & animated/VFX-driven films
  • Minimum production costs €20 million
  • Minimum German production costs €8 million
  • €2 million German production costs for animated features or VFX-driven films

→ Grant up to 25% of the German production costs max. €25 million

DETAILED INFORMATION
www.dfff-ffa.de 

How to finance your next Film in Berlin-Brandenburg?

DFFF I

  • Your budget: €20 M
  • German spend: €5 M
  • Automatic DFFF I rebate (20%): €1 M
  • Selective Medienboard loan: up to €1 M

DFFF II

  • Your budget: €50 M
  • German spend: €20 M
  • Automatic DFFF II rebate (25%): €5 M
  • Selective Medienboard loan: up to €1 M

"Babylon Berlin Season 3"

GERMAN MOTION PICTURE FUND (GMPF)

Grants for International Co-Productions and High-End Series

  • Financial support is provided in the form of a non-repayable grant
  • Grant is for 20% of the eligible German costs and max. €2.5 million

FEATURE FILMS FOR TV/VOD

 

WHO CAN APPLY?

  • Producers based in Germany

REQUIREMENTS

  • Minimum production costs: €25 million, minimum German participation: 40% or €13 million (inapplicable if German costs for digital filmmaking exceed €3 million)
  • 75% of financing must be in place
  • Applications must be submitted before shooting
  • The film needs to pass a “cultural test”
  • Initial release on TV and/or VOD platform accessible in Germany

DETAILED INFORMATION
www.gmpf-ffa.de 

HIGH-END DRAMA SERIES

 

WHO CAN APPLY?

  • Producers based in Germany

REQUIREMENTS

  • A continuing, fictional plot with at least 6 consecutive episodes (season)
  • German broadcasters’ share cannot exceed 60%, not filmed in German, the maximum involvement may be 70%
  • Production costs per episode minimum €1.2 million
  • The German production costs must be at least 40% of the costs or at least €10 million (inapplicable if German costs for digital filmmaking exceed €3 million)
  • The series must be accessible in Germany on TV and/or VOD platform
  • In the case of series, funding up to €4 million is possible when German costs are at least €20 million

 

"1899"

Berlin Brandenburg Film Commission

Whether issue at hand is feature film, highend drama series, television, advertising, or student film, the Berlin Brandenburg Film Commission (bbfc) is the first stop for film teams aiming to shoot in the capital region. The commission provides contacts for film-permit applications, information on film-permitting procedures, and advice on film-location issues.

Christiane Raab

Christiane Raab
Head of Berlin Brandenburg Film Commission (bbfc)

c.krone-raab@medienboard.de

Tel: +49 331 74387 31

Mob:+ 49 172 8533 838 location@medienboard.de

Mareike Hube

Mareike Hube
Berlin Brandenburg Film Commission

Service and Locations

Tel: +49 331 74387 30
location@medienboard.de

Daniel Hasler

Daniel Hasler
Berlin Brandenburg Film Commission

Service and Locations

Tel: +49 331 74387 30
location@medienboard.de

Sandra Bellin

Sandra Bellin
Berlin Brandenburg Film Commission

Public Relations

Tel: +49 331 743 87 33
s.bellin@medienboard.de

"Berlin Alexanderplatz"

Creative Europe Desk Berlin-Brandenburg

The Creative Europe Desk Berlin-Brandenburg is one of four MEDIA information offices in Germany, and is an important industry partner for all issues relating to the Creative Europe Programme. Producers, distributors, cinema operators, festivals and other companies in the audiovisual sector can here obtain information about MEDIA funding and assistance with submitting applications to Brussels. The MEDIA Programme is a part of Creative Europe, an EU programme for the support of  the audiovisual sector and Europe’s cultural and creative industries. 

Susanne Schmitt

Susanne Schmitt
Head of Creative Europe Desk Berlin-Brandenburg

info@ced-bb.eu

Uta Eberhardt

Uta Eberhardt
Creative Europe Desk Berlin-Brandenburg

Tel: +49 331 74387 50
info@ced-bb.eu

Mirja Frehse

Mirja Frehse
Creative Europe Desk Berlin-Brandenburg

Tel: +49 331 74387 52
info@ced-bb.eu

Josephine Meissner

Josephine Meissner
Creative Europe Desk Berlin-Brandenburg

Tel: +49 331 74387 52
j.meissner@ced-bb.eu