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Application deadlines

Dr. Teresa Hoefert de Turégano
Förderreferentin

Stoff-/Projektentwicklung, Produktionsförderung, Experimentalfilm, Deutsch-Türkischer Co-Production Development Fonds, Berlin AiR Programme

Telephone: +49 331 74387 25
E-mail: t.hoefert-de-turegano@medienboard.de

Anja Dörken
Förderreferentin

Stoff-/Projektentwicklung, Produktionsförderung, Experimentalfilm, Leuchtstoff-Abschlussfilme DFFB, Professionalisierungsmaßnahmen

Telephone: +49 331 74387 24
E-mail: a.doerken@medienboard.de

Veronika Grob
Leitung Filmförderung

Stoff-/Projektentwicklung, Produktionsförderung, Highend Serien

Telephone: +49 331 74387 21
E-mail: v.grob@medienboard.de

Oliver Zeller
Förderreferent

Stoff-/Projektentwicklung, Produktionsförderung, Digitale Film-Produktion, Highend Serien, Kinderfilm, Verleih

Telephone: +49 331 74387 86
E-mail: o.zeller@medienboard.de


Deadlines Film Funding 2025/26 (subject to change)

  • SCRIPT & PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION, HIGHEND SERIES

1st Funding Committee Meeting 2026
Application Deadline: October 14, 2025
Application Interviews until: September 30, 2025
Funding Committee Meeting: January 13 & 14, 2026

2nd Funding Committee Meeting 2026
Application Deadline: February 10, 2026
Application Interviews until: January 27, 2026
Funding Committee Meeting: April 14 & 15, 2026

3rd Funding Committee Meeting 2026
Application Deadline: May 5, 2026
Application Interviews until: April 21, 2026
Funding Committee Meeting: June 30 & July 1, 2026

4th Funding Committee Meeting 2026
Application Deadline: July 14, 2026
Application Interviews until: June 30, 2026
Funding Committee Meeting: September 29 & 30, 2026

1st Funding Committee Meeting 2027
Application Deadline: October 20, 2026
Application Interviews until: October 6, 2026
Funding Committee Meeting: January 12 & 13, 2027
 

DISTRIBUTION

1st Distribution Funding Meeting 2026
Application Deadline: December 16, 2025
Application Interviews until: December 2, 2025
Funding Meeting: January 21, 2026

2nd Distribution Funding Meeting 2026
Application Deadline: April 28, 2026
Application Interviews until: April 14, 2026
Funding Meeting: May 27, 2026

3rd Distribution Funding Meeting 2026
Application Deadline: September 8, 2026
Application Interviews until: August 25, 2026
Funding Meeting: October 7, 2026

1st Distribution Funding Meeting 2027
Application Deadline: December 9, 2026
Application Interviews until: November 25, 2026
Funding Meeting: January 27, 2027
 

SHORT FILMS AND EXPERIMENTAL FILMS

Application Deadline: June 23, 2026
Application Interviews from January 2026 until June 9, 2026
Funding Meeting: October 14, 2026