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

You must submit the application for the funding awards for short films online to the BKM:

• Go to the website of the federal portal verwaltung.bund.de and complete the application form there electronically.
• You will need an electronic ID document for the online application, for example your ELSTER organization certificate.
• Upload the required documents as a file (in PDF format, maximum 10 megabytes per file) and submit the application.

You can receive funding for short films if

• you are nominated for the German Short Film Award or win an award,
• a planned short film is no longer than 30 minutes (full-length films and, in exceptional cases, medium-length films are also possible),
• the film has a significant German cultural influence,
• the short film is intended and suitable for public screening in cinemas and/or at film festivals (for full-length films, a regular initial theatrical release must be ensured),
• the necessary rights are available or there is an option to acquire them and
• you have not yet started work on the film project.

For the production of a short film:

• Short description (maximum 1 page)
• For a feature film: screenplay
• for an animated film: script and storyboard
• for a documentary film: treatment or project-specific description
• for an experimental film: project-specific description
• Moodboard (depiction of the mood of the planned film)
• Cast list with details of place of residence
• Cast list or cast suggestions with description of the characters
• Director's note or director's commentary
• Producer's note or production commentary
• Production schedule (schedule with the milestones of the production
• production process; no shooting schedule)
• Distribution plans or exploitation concept and, if applicable, distribution commitment
• Preliminary calculation of the costs of the project
  • Use the scheme of the German Federal Film Board (FFA) or another industry-standard list. The maximum fee rates for feature-length films are based on the FFA guidelines for project film funding.
• Financing plan
  • Only use the form provided by the BKM.
• Certificate in tax matters from the responsible tax office (clearance certificate)
• Provisional project certificate from the Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (BAFA)

For the preparation of a short film:

• Brief description of the project (maximum 1 page)
• For script development: synopsis and treatment
• For the development of a script: Outline of ideas
• List of project participants, if applicable
• Schedule (start, duration, locations, completion)
• Realization plans after completion of project preparation
• Financing plan (including status of financing and calculation of own contribution)
• Preliminary calculation of the costs of the measure
  • Use the scheme of the German Federal Film Board (FFA) or another industry-standard list. The maximum fee rates for feature-length films are based on the FFA guidelines for project film funding.
• Tax clearance certificate from the relevant tax office (clearance certificate)

There are no costs.

You must submit the application at least 6 weeks before the start of the project.

• § 29 Richtlinie für die kulturelle Filmförderung der BKM

• Administrative court action

There are no indications or special features.

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