Film Commission Bayern Claimed

The Film Commission Bayern is the first information and contact point for national and international production companies and acts as an interface and moderator for the production industry and the licensing authorities.

The Film Commission takes care of optimal shooting conditions and in 2014 launched the location initiative FILMkulisse Bayern, which aims to open up all regions of Bavaria for filming. In addition, it promotes Bavaria as a film and media location at national and international festivals and markets. As a certified Film Commission we are a member of the AFCI (Association of Film Commissions Inetrnational), EUFCN (European Film Commissions Network) and the GERMAN FILM COMMISSIONS.

Services:
- Filmlocation Database, Production Guide, Contact Guide
- Location Tours
- Connectiong with co-production partners and service providers
- Location initiative FILMkulisse Bavaria
- Networking with contacts in the rotating regions
- 3-day scouting for project acquisition of international productions
- Workshops and round-table events to network the film & tourism industries

In accordance with Section 3 of the Guidelines for the Production of Theatrical Films and Series, applications for conditionally repayable interest-bearing loans may be submitted to FFF Bayern for the special program for International Co-Productions. Funding may amount to up to 30% of the eligible production costs. The maximum amount is 2 million euros. Producers with a registered office, branch office or place of business in Germany are eligible for funding. International co-productions require a German producer in order to apply for funding from FFF. In the case of theatrical feature films, at least one co-production partner must come from a non-German-speaking country. The feature films or series must be intended and suitable for international exploitation. Theatrical feature films must have a total production cost of at least 5 million euros. For series, the production costs per episode should be at least 1.2 million Euro (respective to 60 minutes length) or 20,000 Euro per minute for other lengths per episode.

In order to get access to the FFF Bayern - or any other national funding program - international productions require a German co-producer. A list of Bavarian co-production partners can be found on our website.

Application

The application must be accompanied by a valid contract with a German distributor or a deal memo. In addition, the script, a calculation, a financing plan, proof of acquisition of the film rights as well as a crew and cast list must be enclosed.

Applications may be submitted at any time and may be submitted exclusively via the online application portal. Before submitting an application, the responsible funding officer must be contacted by telephone or in person. Detailed information on submission can be found in the guidelines for International Theatrical Features and Series.

A separate Special Committee for International Productions decides on the recommendations for the individual funding measures. The Special Committee for International Productions is chaired by the management of the FFF Bayern.

Processing of Funding Recommendations

All documents for further funding processing in the case of a funding recommendation (e.g. contracts, revenue statements) must also be submitted via the online application portal.

With regard to the eligibility to apply, Section 3.1 of the Award Guidelines, the following supplement shall apply: Funding for feature films or series may also be applied for by an executive producer (line producer) with a registered office, branch or place of business in Germany instead of a producer within the meaning of Section 3.1 of the Funding Guidelines. Applications for "Line Producer" funding must be coordinated in advance with FFF Bayern. The application and processing of funding recommendations is not carried out via the online application portal.

DFFF

The DFFF is a initiative by the Commissioner for Culture and the Media to strengthen film production in Germany. If you produce your feature, documentary or animated film in Germany and spend at least 25% of your budget here, you can obtain a grant of up to 25% of the approved costs.
https://dfff-ffa.de/en.html

GMPF

The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy provides € 10 million of funding in support of the German film industry each year. The funding programme entitled the “German Motion Picture Fund” (GMPF) has been established for this purpose.
https://www.bmwi.de/Redaktion/EN/Artikel/Economy/german-motion-picture-fund.html

We collect current information here:
https://www.fff-bayern.de/en/film-commission-bayern/service/corona-information.html