As previously reported, the Marché du Film, the Cannes Film Festival's market, will be held digitally this year. German Films will have a presence at the market with a virtual German Pavilion. ... more
The German Pavilion at the Marché du Film Online will showcase new German films and co-productions with the aim to increase the visibility of the German industry as a whole and the German film productions screening at the market. ... more
The Cannes Film Festival has announced its Official Selection. The idea is to draw special attention to the selected films before they premiere in cinemas or at other international festivals. The selection of 56 films also includes the Filmstiftung-backed production "Enfant Terrible" by Oskar Roehler about the life of Rainer Werner Fassbinder. ... more
The prizes were awarded yesterday at the New York Festival TV & Film Awards. The series "Bauhaus - A New Era" by Lars Kraume, which is funded by the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW and broadcast on ZDF, was awarded gold in the "Drama" category. ... more
Even though the Banff World Media Festival scheduled for mid-June cannot take place due to the Corona crisis, the coveted Rockie Awards will be presented in a live stream on June 15. Among the nominees is also a Film und Medienstiftung NRW sponsored series. ... more
Due to the current development in the coronavirus pandemic, the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW is currently closed to the public and is working from its home office wherever possible. ... more
The actress Paula Beer was awarded the Best Actress Silver Bear for her lead role in the Filmstiftung-backed production Christian Petzold's "Undine" at the awards ceremony of the 70th Berlinale. This was then the second award to go to "Undine": Friday evening had already seen the film receiving the FIPRESCI Prize for a film screening in the "International Competition". ... more
The jury decided among 51 international submissions: The South African playwright, screenwriter and theater director Amy Jephta receives the fifth Baumi Script Development Award, endowed with 20,000 euros, for her feature film project "Have you seen Rita?". ... more
This is the sixth time that the European Film Market (EFM) is hosting the Berlinale Series Market & Conference (formerly "Drama Series Days"), and it will also be the sixth time that the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW is serving as the official main partner of the innovative market platform. ... more
Today, Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media Prof. Monika Grütters signed a declaration on sustainable film and series production in the Federal Chancellery together with representatives of all federal and state sponsors, the major German private and public broadcasters, producer associations, SPIO, VFFT, MPA, Deutsche Filmakademie, Berlinale, EFM and Deutsche Welle. ... more
The committee of the German-French Development Programme for the co-production of fictional TV series recommended the project ‘The Flame/La Flamme’ to receive funding of 50,000 euros. ... more