On November 1, 2020, Dennis Ruh will take over as director of the European Film Market (EFM) of the Berlinale. Starting on September 15, he will initially work side-by-side with the departing EFM director Matthijs Wouter Knol. Knol will leave the EFM in late October and take on the position of director of the European Film Academy. ...mehr
The next edition of European Work in Progress Cologne (EWIP) is taking place from 5. to 7. October 2020 during the 30. Film Festival Cologne. The accreditation allows pass holders access to the project presentations, panel discussions and all networking events of European Work in Progress Cologne 2020. Accreditation closes on 15. September. ...mehr
The submission deadline for the film projects to European Work in Progress Cologne was extended to September 1. EWIP will take place from 05. to 07. October during the 30. Film Festival Cologne. ...mehr
This year’s jury of European Work in Progress Cologne 2020 (EWIP) has been appointed. Once more, four top-representatives from the film industry will decide upon which projects will receive the coveted awards. ...mehr
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. ...mehr
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. ...mehr
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. ...mehr
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. ...mehr
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. ...mehr
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. ...mehr