A major international production is currently being made in Bavaria: the action thriller „Left Seat“ is currently being filmed under the direction of Ben Younger - with a prominent cast including Michelle Rodriguez and Richard......
The cinema chain CineStar and the trade union ver.di have agreed on a new collective bargaining agreement in the fourth round of negotiations. The agreement is valid until 31 December 2027 and brings significant improvements......
As part of the new cultural policy initiative „JUGEND.macht.KULTUR 2026“, the federal government is providing an additional one million euros for cultural youth development projects. A central component of the funding goes to the......
The global media and entertainment industry continues to be under considerable economic pressure. Both the US group The Walt Disney Company and the British BBC have announced far-reaching job cuts, which will have a fundamental......
The German Football Association (DFB) is expanding its media strategy and launching its own 24/7 TV channel for the first time with DFB.TV. The launch is scheduled for 22 May 2026 - deliberately placed......
The Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg (FABW) is focussing its training and research more strongly on the current technological changes in the film and media industry. The focus is particularly on artificial intelligence, virtual production and new......
Berlin/Hamburg, 15 April 2026 - With the new industry platform CineHamburg, a key event for the German cinema and film industry continues to take shape. From 7 to 10 July 2026, the......
The Wuppertal entrepreneur Thomas Riedel, founder of Riedel Communications, is taking over the Munich-based camera and lighting technology manufacturer ARRI. The long-established company will remain an independent company based in Munich. How ARRI......
The Film- und Medienstiftung NRW has further developed its funding strategy and is presenting several new funding instruments for the audiovisual industry in North Rhine-Westphalia. The focus is on strengthening the early development phase......
Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (rbb) is fundamentally reorganising its management structure and bundling central areas of communication and the second management level. The former units "Press and Information" and "Marketing and PR"......