{"id":33576,"date":"2026-03-17T15:25:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T14:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intelligence.ensider.de\/?p=33576"},"modified":"2026-03-17T15:26:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T14:26:44","slug":"cinema-associations-demand-stable-investment-support-from-federal-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intelligence.ensider.de\/en\/2026\/03\/17\/kinoverbaende-fordern-stabile-investitionsfoerderung-von-bund\/","title":{"rendered":"Cinema associations demand stable investment funding from the federal government"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"33576\" class=\"elementor elementor-33576\" 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-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=\"320\" data-end=\"847\">Several leading associations of the German cinema industry have formulated a renewed demand for permanent investment funding for cinemas in the context of the ongoing debates on film funding policy. In a joint declaration, the <strong data-start=\"602\" data-end=\"614\">HDF Cinema<\/strong>which <strong data-start=\"620\" data-end=\"639\">AG Cinema - Guild<\/strong>the <strong data-start=\"645\" data-end=\"683\">Federal Association of Municipal Film Work<\/strong> and the <strong data-start=\"692\" data-end=\"711\">AG Film Festival<\/strong>that the <strong data-start=\"722\" data-end=\"747\">Future cinema programme<\/strong> will be provided with reliable funding again from 2027.<\/p><p data-start=\"849\" data-end=\"1253\">According to the associations, there is an annual investment requirement of over <strong data-start=\"919\" data-end=\"941\">100 million euros<\/strong>for technical modernisation, energy-efficient refurbishment and the attractiveness of the buildings. Against this background, they hold a basic stock of <strong data-start=\"1091\" data-end=\"1121\">30 million euros per year<\/strong> in the federal budget in order to ensure the competitiveness of cinemas.<\/p><p data-start=\"1255\" data-end=\"1741\">The association representatives pointed out that many cinemas are currently operating \"structurally at the limit\". There are hardly any reserves for necessary investments, which is why planning security and reliable funding instruments are crucial to prevent cinemas from dying out again. In the past, the Future Cinema Programme has helped to stabilise the regional cinema landscape despite the challenges posed by the pandemic.<\/p><p data-start=\"1743\" data-end=\"2122\">The associations also emphasise that the film reform can only have its full effect if not only production and distribution are strengthened, but also cinema exploitation. Without modern, well-equipped cinema locations, many films would not be able to reach their target groups, which would have a negative impact on the entire value chain.<\/p><p data-start=\"2124\" data-end=\"2380\">In their statement, the associations also refer to existing coalition promises, in which a strengthening of the cinema infrastructure is enshrined, and demand that these promises be implemented in the coming budget year.<\/p>\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.programmkino.de\/news\/kinoverbaende-fordern-nochmals-nachdruecklich-zukunftsprogramm-kino\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">To the press release<\/a><\/h3><h5>\u00a0<\/h5><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>Mehrere f\u00fchrende Verb\u00e4nde der deutschen Kinowirtschaft haben anl\u00e4sslich der laufenden Debatten um die Filmf\u00f6rderpolitik eine erneute Forderung nach einer verstetigten Investitionsf\u00f6rderung f\u00fcr Kinos formuliert. 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