{"id":31126,"date":"2025-10-30T10:49:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T09:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intelligence.ensider.de\/?p=31126"},"modified":"2025-10-30T10:52:57","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T09:52:57","slug":"new-funding-programme-boosts-animated-film-in-central-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intelligence.ensider.de\/en\/2025\/10\/30\/neues-foerderprogramm-staerkt-animationsfilm-in-mitteldeutschland\/","title":{"rendered":"New funding programme strengthens animated film in Central Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"31126\" class=\"elementor elementor-31126\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb8271d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default creativo-sticky-disabled\" data-id=\"eb8271d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;enable_creativo_sticky&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6bbcb817\" data-id=\"6bbcb817\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d041256 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d041256\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">With the new \"KEY FRAMES 2026\" programme, MDR and MDM are promoting short animated films from Central Germany. The aim is to strengthen creative talent and make the regional animation scene more visible.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74b76af4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74b76af4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"205\" data-end=\"630\">Leipzig, 29 October 2025 <strong data-start=\"205\" data-end=\"241\">- <\/strong>Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR) and Mitteldeutsche Medienf\u00f6rderung (MDM) have launched a joint funding programme that specifically supports short animated films from Central Germany. Under the title <strong data-start=\"464\" data-end=\"485\">\"KEY FRAMES 2026\"<\/strong> The aim is to encourage both up-and-coming talent and experienced filmmakers to realise innovative and artistically challenging projects.<\/p><p data-start=\"632\" data-end=\"1038\">The programme is aimed at filmmakers from Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia and aims to make the regional animation scene more visible. According to the organisers, projects that test new visual approaches or implement socially relevant topics in animated form are particularly eligible for funding. The selected short films will later be shown in the ARD media library and on MDR television.<\/p><p data-start=\"1040\" data-end=\"1407\">In addition to financial support, \"KEY FRAMES 2026\" also offers participants professional guidance. Workshops and individual coaching sessions cover topics such as script development, storytelling and production planning. The aim is to strengthen the artistic signature of the filmmakers and promote dialogue within the animation community.<\/p><p data-start=\"1409\" data-end=\"1633\">The application phase runs until the beginning of 2026 and a jury of experts from the film and media industry will assess the submitted projects. The funded short films should be completed by the end of 2026.<\/p><p data-start=\"1635\" data-end=\"1820\">With this initiative, MDR and MDM are setting an example for the promotion of creative diversity and the further development of animated film as an independent art form in Central Germany.<\/p><hr data-start=\"1822\" data-end=\"1825\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f80f46 e-flex e-con-boxed creativo-sticky-disabled e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6f80f46\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enable_creativo_sticky&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27580de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27580de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdm-online.de\/index.php?id=9&amp;tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=3377&amp;cHash=4b3df173dcb5df1eced52e542a9076a5\">To the press release<\/a><\/h3><h5>Picture: \u00a9 Paxabay<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mit dem neuen Programm \u201eKEY FRAMES 2026\u201c f\u00f6rdern MDR und MDM kurze Animationsfilme aus Mitteldeutschland. Ziel ist es, kreative Talente zu st\u00e4rken und die regionale Animationsszene sichtbarer zu machen. 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