Institution: Film Fernseh Fond Bavaria

Link: www.fff-bayern.de

Contact details

FilmFernsehFonds Bayern GmbH
Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Medien in Bayern
Sonnenstraße 21
80331 München
Tel. ++49-(0)89- 544 60 2-0
Fax ++49-(0)89- 544 60 2-21
email: filmfoerderung(at)fff-bayern.de

Description

The Bavarian Film and Television Fund (FFF) annual made available a total of approx. 28 Million € for screenplay, production, distribution and sales, games as well as theatre funding. Financial support can be requested at each stage of the production process starting with script funding to packaging, production of theatrical and TV-movies as well as exhibition of same. At least 150% of the production support must be spent in Bavaria, and feature films can be supported with up to 1,6 million Euro as long as the producer or co-producer is based in Germany. Foreign producers can only access FFF funding by submitting an application through a local partner. In cooperation with the FFF, the Bavarian Bank Fund (BBF) is an additional tool in the process of financing projects which promise economic success.

The distribution of the funds is based on the criteria mentioned in the GUIDELINES. The allocation committee meets five times a year to decide on the recommendations for the individual funding categories, distributing the funds for production financing, project development, screenplay, distribution and sales funding. Applications for up-and-coming generation/graduation funding are accepted three times a year.

The submission deadlines each end on the tuesday five or four weeks prior to the allocation decision. Please take notice that applications may be handed in three weeks before the actual deadline.

Applications for theatre digitilization must be handed in on the qualifying dates, 31th of March and 30th of September, theatre modernisation must be handed in on 30th of June, and applications for Film theatre premiums by 1st of August.

For advice and consultation please seek the responsible FUNDING EXECUTIVE.

All APPLICATION FORMS are available in German language only. They can be printed and downloaded as PDF-files on the FFF webpage. They have to be handed in signed, original copies only and with all support materials attached, to "Contact details"