{"id":33669,"date":"2026-03-24T10:09:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T09:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intelligence.ensider.de\/?p=33669"},"modified":"2026-03-24T10:11:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T09:11:31","slug":"made-in-nrw-wdr-and-film-und-medienstiftung-nrw-promote-film-and-series-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intelligence.ensider.de\/en\/2026\/03\/24\/made-in-nrw-wdr-und-film-und-medienstiftung-nrw-foerdern-film-und-serienprojekte\/","title":{"rendered":"\"Made in NRW\": Funding for film and series projects"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The WDR<\/span><\/span> and the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW<\/span><\/span> have launched the Development Initiative \"Made in NRW\"<\/strong> started. The aim is the targeted promotion of Development phase of film, series and documentary projects<\/strong> for digital platforms such as the ARD Mediathek.<\/p>

Funding for creative professionals in NRW<\/h3>

The programme presents 300,000 euros per year<\/strong> and supports up to six projects<\/strong> with a maximum of 50,000 euros<\/strong>. Eligible for funding are producers based or operating in North Rhine-Westphalia who, together with local talents, produce materials with Streaming perspective<\/strong> develop.<\/p>

The projects are selected by a jury consisting of representatives of WDR, the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW and an independent member. The first round of applications is now open until 20 May 2026<\/strong>The jury will decide by 17 June 2026<\/strong>. A prerequisite for the application is a counselling interview with the funding officer Nazgol Majlessi and the submission of a Onepagers<\/strong> to the project.<\/p>

Support beyond money<\/h3>

In addition to financial support, \"Made in NRW\" also offers Professional support<\/strong> and a Early evaluation perspective<\/strong>. If projects are not commissioned by WDR within twelve months, the rights revert completely to the creatives.<\/p>

Dr Katrin Vernau, Director General of WDR, sees the initiative as an opportunity for more diversity and innovation: \"We are giving creative minds in NRW the chance to implement original ideas and reach new target groups.\"<\/p>

Walid Nakschbandi, Managing Director of the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, adds: \"The initiative strengthens quality, original material and the willingness to take risks made in NRW. Jury member Aylin Tezel also contributes creative expertise from the region.\"<\/p>

Interested parties can obtain information directly from the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW and contact Nazgol Majlessi<\/strong> record.<\/p>

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To the press release<\/a><\/h3>
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Der WDR und die Film- und Medienstiftung NRW haben die Development-Initiative \u201eMade in NRW\u201c gestartet. Ziel ist die gezielte F\u00f6rderung der Entwicklungsphase von Film-, Serien- und Dokumentarprojekten f\u00fcr digitale Plattformen…<\/p>","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":33670,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"single-minimal.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[51,53],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-filmwirtschaft","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/intelligence.ensider.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/intelligence.ensider.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/intelligence.ensider.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/intelligence.ensider.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/intelligence.ensider.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33669"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/intelligence.ensider.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33669\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33678,"href":"https:\/\/intelligence.ensider.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33669\/revisions\/33678"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/intelligence.ensider.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/intelligence.ensider.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/intelligence.ensider.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/intelligence.ensider.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}