Not only series fans, but also professionals worldwide, are looking forward to this continuation. After celebrating its tenth anniversary in Cologne last year, Germany's most important festival for series and TV culture will enter its second decade in June 2025. ... more
Cinema will be the dominating element in Cologne for the next two weeks: today, 14 October, will see the kick-off for the market platform European Work in Progress, followed by the International Distribution Summit. ... more
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