Apply for a certificate under the Film Subsidies Act and/or a certificate of origin

If you are involved in the production and distribution of German cinema films, you have the opportunity to apply for funding from the German Federal Film Board (FFA). For this...

Apply for a provisional project certificate in accordance with the Film Funding Act

If you would like to apply for funding from the German Federal Film Board (FFA) for your cinema project, you may have to submit a provisional project certificate from the BAFA.

Apply for cinema project funding

If you invest in the modernization or improvement of cinemas or in new cinema buildings, you can apply for funding under certain conditions.

Apply for federal film funding for the distribution of cinema films

If you as a film distributor release an artistically ambitious film in cinemas, you can receive funding under certain conditions.

Apply for federal film funding for the screenplay or treatment of a children's film

If you develop a screenplay or treatment for a children's film of particular artistic quality, you can receive funding under certain conditions.

Apply for funding as part of the Future Cinema Program

If you would like to invest in your cinema, you can apply for funding under certain conditions.

Apply for funding for digitization of films with special value

If you want to digitize historically significant or valuable German films, you can apply for funding under certain conditions.

Apply for funding for follow-up project German Film Award

If your project has been nominated for the German Film Award or has received an award, you will be awarded funding for follow-up projects. You must apply to the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM) for the use of the funds.

Apply for funding for German-Polish art and cultural projects

If you would like to plan and implement a German-Polish or Polish art or cultural project, you can apply for funding under certain conditions.

Apply for funding for individual projects of cultural institutions and tasks in Germany

As a nationally significant cultural institution in Eastern Germany, you can apply for funding for cultural projects.

As an institution that cultivates and promotes a minority language and its culture, you can apply for funding for corresponding projects.

Apply for funding for material development for feature-length documentaries

If you are developing an artistically outstanding program-filling documentary film project, you can apply for material development funding under certain conditions.

Apply for funding for model project in political education

If you have developed a model project in political education, you can receive a grant for its implementation under certain conditions.

Apply for funding for model projects for the preservation of written cultural heritage

As an archive, library, university or other institution that preserves written cultural assets, you can apply for funding for model projects under certain conditions.

Apply for funding for projects as part of the "Special program for the preservation of written cultural assets"

As a library, archive or similar institution, you can apply for funding for the preservation of written cultural assets under certain conditions.

Apply for funding for projects for cultural mediation and the preservation of cultural assets

If you convey culture or preserve cultural assets related to Eastern Europe, you can apply for funding under certain conditions.

Apply for funding for the production of a feature film or documentary

If you want to produce an artistically outstanding feature-length film or documentary, you can receive funding under certain conditions.

Apply for funding for the production of feature-length children's films and children's short films

If you produce feature-length children's films and short films with a significant German cultural flavor, you can apply for funding.

Apply for funding for the production preparation of full-length children's film projects

If you want to realize a feature-length children's film of particular artistic quality, you can receive a loan for project development under certain conditions.

Apply for funding from the "Nationally valuable cultural monuments" preservation program

The legal basis for the "Nationally Valuable Cultural Monuments" funding program expired on 31.12.2023. It is no longer possible to apply for funds from the funding program.

Apply for grants for political education events (funding guidelines)

As a recognized provider of political education, you can apply for grants for your events under certain conditions.

Apply for reference film funding Screenplay Preproduction

If you need reference film resources for your particularly complex measures, you can apply for funding under certain conditions.

Apply for state funding for a model project to protect and structurally strengthen journalistic work

If you would like to carry out a project to protect or structurally strengthen journalistic work, you can apply for state funding under certain conditions.

Apply for the Cinema Program Award

Apply with your cinema for the Cinema Program Award.

Apply for the German Bookstore Award

As an owner-managed bookstore, you can apply for the German Bookstore Award under certain conditions.

Apply for the German Publishing Award

As an independent publisher with an exceptional publishing profile, you can apply for the German Publishing Award.

Apply for the rental program award

If you are a commercial film distributor releasing artistically and culturally significant films, you can apply for the Distribution Program Award under certain conditions.

Apply for the SHORT TIGER short film award

Suggest short films for the SHORT TIGER short film award.

Apply for the use of short film award funds for the production or preparation of a short film

If you are nominated for the German Short Film Award or receive an award, you can apply for funding for follow-up projects.

Apply for video funding

If you release a German theatrical film on DVD, video-on-demand or Blu-ray Disc, you can apply for funding under certain conditions.

Historic preservation

If you have any questions concerning the protection of monuments or the promotion of their preservation, you should contact the competent authority.

Nominate short films for the German Short Film Award

If you are eligible to nominate, you can nominate a short film for the German Short Film Award once a year.

Promotion of art and culture by the Free State of Thuringia

Project funding in the arts and culture sector serves to provide targeted support for projects carried out by natural persons and legal entities recognized as non-profit...

Receive funding for the development of a screenplay for a full-length feature film

If you are developing a screenplay of artistic quality for a feature-length film, you can apply for funding under certain conditions.

Request crediting of media services from film tax calculation

If you wish to receive advertising time for your cinema film on television and radio, you can apply for a media benefit under certain conditions.

Submit screenplays for the German Screenplay Award

Has your screenplay been nominated for the German Screenplay Award by an authorized institution? Then you can submit your screenplay under certain conditions.