Four Filmstiftung-backed productions have been invited to screen the 81st Venice Film Festival (28 August to 7 September), with two of them in the Competition. ... more
The unique international film industry conference IFDS will take place for the third time. Accreditation for the IFDS is possible until 7th of October 2024 and is reserved for colleagues who are actively involved in the film industry. ... more
The Locarno Film Festival has announced its programme for the 77th edition (7 to 17 August, 2024). A total of three productions backed by the Filmstiftung will be presented to audiences there. ... more
The well-established industry event for excellent European film co-productions nearing completion, European Work in Progress Cologne (EWIP), is about to kick off and will be entering its 7th round this year. Projects can now be submitted for this year's EWIP edition. ... more
The Film- und Medienstiftung NRW will be relocating for the first time since it was founded by moving to Cologne at the beginning of 2025. ... more
Today, Sunday, May 19, the Coproduction Breakfast “Focus Germany meets UK and Ireland” took place as part of the 77th Cannes Film Festival, to which the nine largest German regional funding organisations had invited. ... more
The ninth year of the Baumi Script Development Award sees the €20,000 award being presented to the Colombian filmmaker Mariana Saffon for her treatment „Mar de Lava“. ... more
German Films and FOCUS Germany appearing together at the „German Pavilion”, the platform for the German film scene at the Festival de Cannes (14 - 25 May, 2024). ... more
The Internationales Frauen Film Fest Dortmund+Cologne begins on Tuesday, 16 April. The festival, which is supported by the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, will be presenting an extremely diverse and international programme with 95 films from 40 countries. ... more
It was announced at this week’s press conference for the 77th Festival de Cannes (14 to 25 May, 2024) that the Filmstiftung-backed production „September Says“ by Ariane Labed has been invited to screen in Un Certain Regard. The international co-production was produced on the German side by Cologne’s MFP. ... more
The Silver Bear for Best Screenplay went to Matthias Glasner for „Dying“, while the Silver Bear for an Outstanding Artistic Contribution was given to the director of photography Martin Gschlacht for „The Devil’s Bath“. Juliana Rojas was recognised as Best Director in the Encounters competition for „Cidade; Campo“. ... more
