Apply for funding for digitisation of films with special value
Source: Serviceportal Rheinland-PfalzThe Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM), the federal states and the Federal Film Board (FFA) promote the preservation of national film heritage.
As a rule, you can receive funding of up to EUR 40,000 for the following measures:
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Digitisation of short or long films
- of special film-historical importance or
- documentary value or
- artistic value.
Your digitisation needs must fit into one of the following categories:
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Evaluation interest:
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You pursue a commercial interest, for example, via
- Cinema exploitation,
- festival exploitation,
- DVD,
- Blu-ray,
- Video on Demand or
- television.
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curatorial interest:
- You are planning digitisation from a film history perspective, for example for a film museum.
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conservation interest:
- You are planning digitisation because the analogue film material is endangered.
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You pursue a commercial interest, for example, via
Eligible costs are:
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Costs of digitization and restoration:
- project-related personnel expenses,
- project-related material costs for digitisation and restoration
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project-related other costs:
- travel expenses
- transports
- loan fees
- project-related handling costs up to 7.5 percent
The grant is paid on demand:
- 80 percent for eligible expenses you must incur within 6 weeks.
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In addition, according to evaluation interest, 20 percent of the funding is only paid out after
- Presentation of proof of use,
- confirmation of storage from the Federal Archives and
- Confirmation of the documentation of the submitted documents at the film portal.
In order to receive the grant, you must prove what you spent the money on. You must keep all invoices and receipts related to eligible costs.
You are not eligible to receive the grant.
You submit your application online to the German Federal Film Board (FFA).