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