Cultural funding

Whether it's film production, theater, cultural projects, literature or monuments: culture is an essential part of our society. To keep it that way, you can find important information and a variety of funding opportunities for the arts and culture here.

Services in Cultural funding

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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...
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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.
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Apply for cinema project funding
If you invest in the modernisation or improvement of cinemas or in new cinema buildings, you can apply for a subsidy under certain conditions.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Apply for funding for individual projects of literary institutions and tasks in Germany
If you would like to realize an individual literary project of national importance, you can apply for a grant from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM) for your project under certain conditions.
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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.
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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.
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Apply for funding for model projects for the preservation of written cultural heritage
If you are an archive, museum, library, university or similar institution that preserves written cultural assets, you can apply for funding for model projects for the preservation of written cultural assets under certain conditions.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Apply for funding to maintain the cultural assets of displaced persons and refugees
As an association for displaced persons, you can apply for financial support for your own projects or for festivals or commemorative events.
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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.
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Apply for municipal cultural funding
Would you like to implement a project in the cultural sector? Then you can often receive a grant if you meet the relevant requirements.
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Apply for reference film funding Screenplay Preproduction
If you need reference film resources for your particularly elaborate measures, you can apply for funding under certain conditions.
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Apply for short film award SHORT TIGER
Propose short films for the SHORT TIGER short film award.
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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.
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Apply for the Cinema Program Award
Apply with your cinema for the Cinema Program Award.
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Apply for the German Bookstore Award
As an owner-managed bookstore, you can apply for the German Bookstore Award under certain conditions.
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Apply for the German Publishing Award
As an independent publisher with an exceptional publishing profile, you can apply for the German Publishing Award.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Monument preservation
Preserving our cultural heritage as part of history is a task for the state.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.