With a total of eleven productions funded by the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, North Rhine-Westphalia will have a strong presence at the 76th Berlin International Film Festival (12–22 February 2026). Two funded films will celebrate their premieres in the Berlinale Competition. ... more
North Rhine-Westphalia is presenting itself as a long-standing partner and leading German TV location at the 53rd edition of the International Emmy Awards. The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in New York honors the world's best television productions that were first broadcast outside the USA. ... more
The Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, together with the Wim Wenders Foundation, has awarded the 12th Wim Wenders Scholarship, one of the most significant grants for young filmmakers in the German-speaking world. At the Philara Collection in Düsseldorf, six grantees were honored with a total of €100,000 in funding. The scholarship enables them to independently realize their innovative project ideas and artistic visions with which they seek to shape the future of cinematic storytelling. ... more
The two-day AFRICA XCHANGE SUMMIT with its high-profile and collaborative programme will premiere at the Film Festival Cologne 2025 on October 15 and 16, 2025. The event will bring together leading industry professionals from the African continent with their European counterparts from the fields of film, games, technology, and finance for a range of engaging ... more
Emma Thompson, who plays the lead role in Brian Kirk's “The Dead of Winter”, will receive the Leopard Club Award at the 78th Locarno Film Festival (August 6-16, 2025). This has just been announced by the management of the Swiss film festival. ... more
The Film- und Medienstiftung NRW will once again bring five exciting NRW games companies to the Indie Arena Booth in 2025 - and you can be part of it! Apply now for one of the ‘NRW@Indie Arena Booth packages’ and present your games for free on the world's largest indie platform! gamescom, the biggest event fpr computer and video games, will take place in Cologne from August 20-24! We are looking forward to sseing you there again, because we will be part of gamescom with a booth in the Business Area (Hall 4.1) representing the games and creative industry of NRW. In addition to our stage and the numerous networking options, we also offer you the opportunity to present your playable prototypes in our „Gaming Area“ at the booth. ... more
On Sunday, 18 May, FOCUS Germany – the alliance of the nine major regional German film funds – hosted the Coproduction Breakfast “Focus Germany meets Spain” as part of the 78th Cannes International Film Festival. ... more
For the first time, the State Chancellery of North Rhine-Westphalia, the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW and the Production Alliance jointly organised an official reception at the renowned Festival de Cannes. ... more
The Baumi Script Development Award, endowed with 20,000 euros, goes to Pakistani filmmaker Saim Sadiq for his treatment ‘Little Men’. In the anniversary year, Oscar winner Edward Berger took the place of guest juror. ... more
The world's best TV programs have just been awarded the International Emmys in New York City. Among them was a delegation of film and television professionals from North Rhine-Westphalia. The successful German Netflix series ‘Liebes Kind’ won in the ‘TV Movie / Mini-Series’ category. ... more
The Baumi Script Development Award, endowed with a grant of 20,000 Euros for the development of outstanding stories for the cinema, is now entering its 10th round. German and international authors are invited to submit applications for the script award at www.baumi-award.com up until 20 December, 2024. ... more
