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Berlin / Potsdam – Visionary, innovative, creative: in its second session, the new media funding supported 18 projects with 936,500 euros. Among them are 5 serial show and entertainment formats for Seven.One Entertainment Group as well as further series, VR and games projects, among others by Readymade Films, Weltrecorder Story, INVR.SPACE, Studio Fizbin and Berlin newcomers Studio Nachtwerk and Randwerk Games.

Helge Jürgens, Medienboard managing director for new media funding: “The support of the new media station partners is a great asset for us. We are delighted to support 5 Berlin companies in cooperation with Seven.One Entertainment Group in developing their innovative show and entertainment formats. After all, the demand for high-quality content will continue to rise sharply in the future due to the growing volume of digital utilisation channels. All of the projects funded, be it series, games or VR experiences, won us over with their bold and creative approaches.”

Serial Formates

• "Herr Merkel" (Readymade Films, 18.000 Euro Development Funding)
• "Superhero City News" (Uppig Pfeffer, 25.000 Euro Development Funding)
•  "Rabbit Academy" (Akkord Film Produktion, 125.000 Euro Production Funding)
•  "Kinder der Teilung – Flucht über die Ostsee" (Berlin Producers Media, 70.000 Euro Production Funding)
• "Der große Traum" (DOK-WERK filmkooperative, 90.000 Euro Production Funding)

Gemeinsam mit der Seven.One Entertainment Group werden 5 Serienprojekte in der Entwicklung mit insgesamt 46.500 Euro unterstützt. Die Konzepte zeigen die breite Vielfalt des Show-Genres: von Game-Show, über Familien-Show, Entertainmentserie bis hin zu Late-Night-Show. Die Projekte im Überblick: "5 Sterne (AT)" (Hyperbole Medien, 11.000 Euro), "Game Changer (AT)" (Weltrecorder Story, 8.400 Euro), "Comedians gegen die Einsamkeit (AT)" (Sichtfeld Media, 10.200 Euro), "Pop & Politics (AT)" (Storymacher, 4.900 Euro), "Die andere Perspektive (AT)" (Kooperative Berlin Medienproduktion KBM, 12.000 Euro).

VR-Projekte

• "The True Film" (INVR.SPACE, 100.000 Euro Production Funding)

Games

• "Farpoint" (Industrial Technology and Witchcraft, 125.000 Euro Development & Production Funding)
• "ABRISS" (Randwerk Games, 90.000 Euro Production Funding)
•  "Pirates" (Happy Broccoli Games, 18.500 Euro Development Funding)
• "Ice Dance Nomads" (Studio Fizbin, 100.000 Euro Development Funding)
• "Demolition Dinos" (Studio Nachtwerk, 60.000 Euro Development Funding)
• "Air Punch" (Konsole Labes, 45.000 Euro Development & Production Funding)
•  "Crossroads" (Frontiers of Fantasy, 23.500 Euro Development Funding)

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