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Berlin / Potsdam – Under the new leadership of Sarah Duve-Schmid and Helge Jürgens, the Medienboard is transitioning the following funding areas to a committee-based funding process:

Committee Film Funding: Script and Project Development, Production, Serial Drama

Committee New Media: Innovative Audiovisual Content, Serial Formats, Games

The familiar contact persons at MBB are now available for consultation meetings.

Ongoing applications can be submitted for Cinema Investment Funding, Location-based Projects, and Digital Film and Media Production.

The next application deadline for distribution projects is August 25, 2025.

FILM FUNDING

Submission and Publication Dates (subject to change)

SCRIPT & PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION, SERIAL DRAMA

1st Funding Committee Meeting 2026
Application Deadline: October 14, 2025
Application Interviews until: September 30, 2025
Announcement: January 15, 2026

2nd Funding Committee Meeting 2026
Application Deadline: February 10, 2026
Application Interviews until: January 27, 2026
Announcement: April 16, 2026

3rd Funding Committee Meeting 2026
Application Deadline: May 5, 2026
Application Interviews until: April 21, 2026
Announcement: July 2, 2026

4th Funding Committee Meeting 2026
Application Deadline: July 14, 2026
Application Interviews until: June 30, 2026
Announcement: October 1, 2026

1st Funding Committee Meeting 2027
Application Deadline: October 20, 2026
Application Interviews until: October 6, 2026
Announcement: January 14, 2027
 

DISTRIBUTION

3rd Distribution Funding Committee Meeting 2025
Application Deadline: August 25, 2025
Application Interviews until: August 11, 2025
Announcement: October 2, 2025

1st Distribution Funding Committee Meeting 2026
Application Deadline: December 16, 2025
Application Interviews until: December 2, 2025
Announcement: January 22, 2026

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

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

NEW MEDIA FUNDING

Submission and Publication Dates (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