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
It was announced at this week’s press conference for the 77th Festival de Cannes (14 to 25 May, 2024) that the Filmstiftung-backed production "September Says" by Ariane Labed has been invited to screen in Un Certain Regard. The international co-production was produced on the German side by Cologne’s MFP. ... more
The Silver Bear for Best Screenplay went to Matthias Glasner for "Dying", while the Silver Bear for an Outstanding Artistic Contribution was given to the director of photography Martin Gschlacht for "The Devil’s Bath". Juliana Rojas was recognised as Best Director in the Encounters competition for "Cidade; Campo". ... more
The Film- und Medienstiftung NRW provided 38.8 million Euros in 2023 to support a total of 420 films, series, games, cinemas, festivals as well as education and training projects and initiatives to promote the region. Around 20.5 million Euros were invested in feature films. ... more
A total of 11 productions backed by the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW will be screening at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival (15-25 February), with three of them in the Competition. ... more
The Film- und Medienstiftung NRW has had a new CEO since the beginning of this year. Walid Nakschbandi moved into his office in Düsseldorf's Media Harbour on 1 January, 2024. ... more
The race for the Oscars is on: four international co-productions supported by the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW are in the running for the shortlist for the "Best International Feature Film" category of the 2024 Academy Awards. ... more
The long-standing CEO Petra Müller will be leaving the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW after 13 years at the end of this year. Her time in office saw a realignment of the institution as a funding body operating across a number of different media. ... more
„The Outrun“ by Nora Fingscheidt will be shown in the "Premieres" section. "Eternal You” by Hans Block and Moritz Riesewieck is screening in the "World Cinema Documentary Competition". ... more