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The European Commission has revealed alarming developments in its latest European Media Industry Outlook: Global media groups from the USA and China are securing ever larger shares of the European market -......
The AG Kino - Gilde calls on the Bundestag to consider the Future Cinema Programme in the 2025 budget deliberations. The association emphasises that investment funding is essential in order to maintain the diversity of German......
A new chapter for sustainable productions The German film and TV industry must adapt to stricter environmental regulations. From 1 November 2025, a revised version of the Ecological Standards in......
The long-established Cologne-based production company i&u TV is entering the future with a new name: from 1 September 2025, the company will operate under the name i&u Studios GmbH. With this step, the......
The popular ZDF heart cinema series "New Wind in the Old Country" is being continued: Two new films are currently being made with Felicitas Woll in the leading role. Filming is taking place in the idyllic Elbmarsch near Hamburg......
Berlin/Potsdam - Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg (MBB) is fundamentally changing its funding process: From 2026, funding decisions will no longer be made exclusively internally, but by changing expert committees. The aim is a more transparent selection process and......
Toulon/Berlin/Paris - Germany and France have sent a strong signal against the growing threat of disinformation. At the 25th Franco-German Ministerial Council in Toulon in the south of France, representatives of both countries signed a......
The German government wants to legally oblige streaming services and broadcasters to invest in German productions in future - and promises a sense of proportion. Minister of State Wolfram Weimer (BKM) clarified in Berlin: "The investment obligation will......
The doubling of incentive funding by the federal government to 250 million euros has met with broad approval within the film industry. The reaction of the Production Alliance is particularly clear: For the organisation representing the interests of......
The planned increase in film funding to around 250 million euros is giving rise to great hope in the industry. The Association of Technical Organisations for Film and Television (VTFF) assesses this step by the......