Helge Albers, Managing Director of MOIN Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, has sparked a debate on the future of the initiated by the German film funding body. Until to mark the start of the Filmfest Hamburg on 24 September Albers wants to post various things on LinkedIn Aspects of funding practice put up for discussion and invite the industry to get involved.

His first post is about the Harmonisation of funding schemes. From 1 January 2027, German regional funding for jointly funded projects is to be based on standardised guidelines for production support work. Albers sees this as a A step towards a a simplified and better-coordinated funding process.

Under the title „Quo vadis, watering can?“ employed he also the allocation of limited funding. In this context, Albers the question of whether Cuts to individual funding amounts are inevitably detrimental. Less money per project could, in principle, make it possible to, more films on promote. At the same time, cuts could result in longer funding processes, conceptual adjustments and additional costs for productions.

Through this series, Albers aims to bring together different perspectives on film funding. Further articles are due to follow in the run-up to the Hamburg Film Festival.