Film- und Medienstiftung NRW

Film und Medien Stiftung NRW➝Media Region NRW➝Contacts in NRW➝Funding / Financing NRW

NRW is one of Europe’s leading media regions. In order to consolidate this position and also prepare the local players specifically for the digital shift, the federal state supports the industry through numerous funding programmes and institutions. NRW is not only the federal state with one of the financially strongest regional funding programmes – its commitment to companies and projects of the Digital Economy, start-ups and young entrepreneurs ensures that there are excellent opportunities for development especially with the funding competition CreateMedia.NRW

Facts and figures

Film- und Medienstiftung NRW: one of the financially strongest regional film funds with an average funding volume of over 35 million euros
Creative Europe Desk NRW: EU funding programmes
Mediencluster NRW is managing the Mediennetzwerk.NRW
Mediengründerzentrum NRW provides a one-year grant
NRW.Bank as a partner for the media and creative industries: micro and start-up loans
NRW.Global Business: support for investors
six DigiHubs as point of contact for start-ups
federal state initiates 3 funds with 30 to 40 million euros

More information:

Funding & financing in NRW
Funding programmes by the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW
More about CreateMedia.NRW

Petra Müller

CEO Film- und Medienstiftung NRW

The development of NRW‘s media culture and media economy is our mission, and the funding of films, series, games and innovative formats our core competence. At the same time, we serve as the central port of call and networking agency for the whole industry and promote NRW as a creative and innovative region for film and media. An exciting and important task that we are pursuing with total commitment.

Felix Neugart

Managing Director NRW.Global Business

North Rhine-Westphalia is one of the strongest regions in Europe for media and the creative industries. NRW.Global Business supports companies on investment projects in North Rhine-Westphalia and the development of growth markets abroad. We use our global network to position the media hub internationally and strengthen the industry's competitiveness.

Marcus Ammon

Senior Vice President Original Productions Sky Deutschland

During my studies in Bochum, I got to know and love NRW's genuine tolerance and multi-layered creativity. I am now pleased with the Filmstiftung's commitment to its support of high-quality local series productions that can stand comparison with international hits.

Arnim Butzen

Head Commercial Management TV Telekom Deutschland

NRW is the home of Deutsche Telekom and an important media hub. At Magenta TV, we benefit every day from the diverse creative landscape and fantastic media infrastructure. As a cooperation partner of the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, we are making a conscious decision to support local productions that are in high demand from our customers.

Rainer Weiland

Managing Director Mediengründerzentrum NRW

The Mediengründerzentrum is a development lab for the media region of NRW. We support start-ups in realising their visions - with bursaries, advice and a very strong network. 90 % of the funded start-ups are successful. That's good for the young companies - and for the development of a sustainable media industry.