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The draft federal budget for 2027 allocates a total of 214 million euros to the German Film Fund (DFFF) and the German Motion Picture Fund (GMPF). This would mean that the two key incentive schemes......
The German federal states’ funding bodies intend to further standardise their funding practices for feature film productions. For projects for which the first funding application is submitted on or after 1 January 2027, four cross-state guidelines will apply in future. They......
In 2026, the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) will expand its role in the international film industry. With „TIFF: The Market“, an official film market will be launched for the first time, which, in addition to the festival’s existing activities and acquisitions, will also......
Christian Ulmen no longer holds a stake in the production company Pyjama Pictures. His previous 22.5 per cent stake has been transferred to Seven.One Studios. As a result, the ProSiebenSat.1 Group’s production company now holds......
The proposed investment obligation for streaming services and television broadcasters in Germany has cleared the next hurdle. The draft bill for the Media Services Investment Obligation Act is currently undergoing the European review process. The aim of the regulation is to provide additional......
France and South Korea intend to bolster the international film and moving image industry with a total of around one billion euros. This was announced by Presidents Emmanuel Macron and Lee Jae Myung at the Lumière Summit in......
Dörthe Pankowski is to take over as head of the legal department at Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (rbb) on 1 December 2026. The 48-year-old fully qualified lawyer succeeds Dr Kerstin Skiba, who will in future head the media policy division at......
Stefan Vochezer has taken over as managing director of the Lübeck Nordic Film Festival. The former manager at Senator Film, Warner Bros. and CinemaxX took up his post on 1 September 2026. This year’s......
ZDF is committed to continuity in its journalistic leadership whilst at the same time making several changes to its studio management. The Board of Directors has extended the contract of ZDF Editor-in-Chief Bettina Schausten until the end of September......
Helge Albers, Managing Director of MOIN Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, has sparked a debate on the future of German film funding. By the time the Filmfest Hamburg begins on 24 September, Albers intends to......