Project funding
de⁺ mobil – Support for Festival Participation
We promote the active participation of filmmakers and representatives from countries that are underrepresented in the German film culture and film festival landscape at festivals in Germany that have a public impact as platforms for international exchange.
Conditions of Funding
Film festivals and organisations based in Germany and with a registered legal form that would like to invite international guests (filmmakers, jury members, actors from the fields of film and culture)
We fund travel to and overnight stays in Germany by invited international guests. Eligible travel costs include travel and accommodation costs as well as visa costs, insurance and daily allowances, if applicable.
The amount of funding must be applied for according to need. The actual travellers and itineraries do not have to be known yet; an estimated calculation is sufficient. The upper limit of the grant is 6,000 Euro. In terms of accessibility, costs for accompanying persons can also be applied for. Justification must be given for any additional requirements arising in this context.
The amount of funding must be applied for according to need. The actual travellers and itineraries do not have to be known yet; an estimated calculation is sufficient. The upper limit of the grant is 6,000 Euro. In terms of accessibility, costs for accompanying persons can also be applied for. Justification must be given for any additional requirements arising in this context.
1. cultural policy impact of the festival
What is the festival's objective? What role does the festival play in the German festival landscape? Is there a unique selling point or a particularly high degree of international impact?
2. cultural-political significance of festival participation
Do participants come from countries that are underrepresented in the German festival landscape? Do participants travel who would not be able to participate otherwise? Is the participation of marginalised groups made possible?
What is the festival's objective? What role does the festival play in the German festival landscape? Is there a unique selling point or a particularly high degree of international impact?
2. cultural-political significance of festival participation
Do participants come from countries that are underrepresented in the German festival landscape? Do participants travel who would not be able to participate otherwise? Is the participation of marginalised groups made possible?
Please always quote your application number if you have questions about current or previous applications.
Please draw your attention to the applicable Data Protection.
Please draw your attention to the applicable Data Protection.
Stefanie Schulte Strathaus is the artistic director of Arsenal – Institute for Film and Video Art in Berlin. From 2006 to 2021 she was the founding director of the Berlinale section Forum Expanded. In 2011 she launched the project "Living Archive – Archivarbeit als zeitgenössische künstlerische und kuratorische Praxis". From 2017-2022 she curated the collaborative project "Archive außer sich", which resulted in the archive festival "Archival Assembly“.
Christine Berg has served as Chairwoman of the Board of HDF KINO e.V. since August 2019. Previously, she was deputy board member of the German Federal Film Board (FFA). In this role, she was responsible for the entire funding area of the FFA. She was also project manager of the German Federal Film Fund (DFFF), which was introduced on January 1, 2007 by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM) and is coordinated by the FFA. Prior to that, the Hamburg native was, among other things, managing director of the Gesellschaft zur Förderung audiovisueller Werke in Schleswig-Holstein mbH (MSH) and artistic director of the Nordic Film Days Lübeck, head of the location office of Filmförderung Hamburg, and director of photography for various feature film productions. She is, among other things, a member of the SPIO presidium and FFA board of directors.
Leopold Grün is the managing director of VISION KINO since 2020. He is a teacher, social pedagogue, media consultant and filmmaker. "The Red Elvis" (2007) and "Far End of the Milky Way" (2013) were shown at international festivals and in the cinema. Most recently he was managing director of AG Verleih, the German association of independent film distributors.
Skadi Loist is Assistant Professor for Production Cultures in Audiovisual Media Industries at the Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf. Skadi’s research and publications focus on film festivals, global cinema & film circulation, labor conditions, sustainability and equity, diversity and inclusion in screen industries, and queer film culture. Beyond academia, Skadi is active in juries (e.g. Uppsala, Prix Jeunesse), collaborative projects (e.g. European University Film Awards, Berlinale Talents, Verdi union festival workers) and media industry panels.
Miriam Remter is a lecturer in Audiovisual Anthropology at the Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology, author and filmmaker. She wrote her doctoral thesis on the reception aesthetics of contemporary documentary films and the representational dynamics and discursive fields of (documentary) film festivals. She works academically and artistically at the intersection of documentary film and anthropology. From 2015-2017 she was a member of the selection jury for the "Freiburger Film Forum".
Next application deadline
The next closing date for applications is 27.02.2023 at 11:59 AM (CET - time in Germany).
A clarifying consultation before submitting the application can increase your chance of support for the project. Question and answer sessions on funding will be held on 2 October, 15 October and 21 February 2023 from 17.00 -18.00 hrs. Please register for one of the dates with a brief email.
A clarifying consultation before submitting the application can increase your chance of support for the project. Question and answer sessions on funding will be held on 2 October, 15 October and 21 February 2023 from 17.00 -18.00 hrs. Please register for one of the dates with a brief email.
Contact
Goethe-Institut e.V.
Bereich Film, Fernsehen, Hörfunk | de⁺- Die Filmfestivalförderung
filmfestivalfoerderung@goethe.de
Bereich Film, Fernsehen, Hörfunk | de⁺- Die Filmfestivalförderung
filmfestivalfoerderung@goethe.de
FAQ
Co-financing through third-party and own funds is not mandatory.
There are two application periods per year, beginning in September and January. You can apply in the period that starts in September if your festival edition takes place in the first half (1 January to 30 June) of the following calendar year and in period that starts in January if your festival edition takes place in the second half of the current calendar year (1 July to 31 December).
After a positive funding decision, the start of the measure only comes into effect once the funding contract is signed. Projects for which bookings have already been made cannot be funded.
Funding is intended for the internationalisation of film festivals in Germany. Travel abroad is not eligible for funding.
Festivals can apply again in consecutive years (independent of the funding decision)
