Deadlines New Media Funding 2025/26 (subject to change)
INNOVATIVE AUDIOVISUAL CONTENT, SERIAL FORMATS, GAMES
1st Funding Committee Meeting 2026
Application Deadline: October 7, 2025
Application Interviews until: September 30, 2025
Announcement: calendar week 5
2nd Funding Committee Meeting 2026
Application Deadline: February 3, 2026
Application Interviews until: January 20, 2026
Announcement: calendar week 17
3rd Funding Committee Meeting 2026
Application Deadline: April 28, 2026
Application Interviews until: April 14, 2026
Announcement: calendar week 29
4th Funding Committee Meeting 2026
Application Deadline: July 21, 2026
Application Interviews until: July 7, 2026
Announcement: calendar week 44
An application meeting with one of our funding executives is an absolute prerequisite for submitting an application. These talks should take place 2 weeks before the deadline. You will receive access to the application portal after the meeting. Applications for development funding as well as production funding are generally processed by all of our funding officers. Applicants must have a permanent company seat in Berlin-Brandenburg or Germany.
Applications for funding for innovative audiovisual content and games can only be submitted to the MBB by developers and independent producers. Applications for funding for serial formats can be submitted by independent producers.