Berlin, Berlin Film Festival, Babelsberg - the medialandscape of Berlin-Brandenburg is film location number 1. More than 300 films are made around the Berlin area every year, making it a hub for German Film. The production companies are supported in part from the regional funding institution Medienboard and the nationally operating FFA. The German Film Award (Deutscher Filmpreis) and innumerable movie premiers help generate and encourage networking within the industry.
Due to excellent conditions for production as well as desirable film locations, Berlin also attracts international producers. According to a report by Projekt Zukunft (2019), the Berlin film industry has 2,378 companies with almost 12,000 employees. Berlin's broadcasting industry counts 1,856 companies with 26,345 employees. With a turnover of over 1 billion euros each (as of 2018), the clusters of the film and broadcasting industry represent an important economic factor.
Moreover, the Berlin region offers one of the most diverse radio markets in Europe with 40 radio broadcasters in total. Around 30 different stations can be received only over ultra short wave frequencies on analogue and terrestrial channels.
Film & broadcast is a sector eligible for business development funding, although in some cases, when projects are considered artistic or non-commerical, it is possible that they can benefit from cultural promotion. Information on economic promotion can be found on the pages of Projekt Zukunft and on Creative City itself. But maybe crowdfunding is the is the financing form for you?
For this purpose, we recommend our own advisory service from Kreativ Kultur Berlin - in the area of non-commercial artistic work, you may be interested in the Kulturförderberatung (Cultural Funding Consultation). In the area of commercial independent commissioned work, we recommend the Kreativwirtschaftsberatung (Creative Industries Consultation).
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Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg | Responsible for film funding and media business development in the capital region
Medienanstalt Berlin-Brandenburg (Mabb) | Supporting diversity of opinion in private broadcasting in Berlin and Brandenburg
Filmnetzwerk Berlin | promotes the personal, professional and continuous exchange of knowledge within the film industry and is a contact point for approaching and established filmmakers who live and work in Berlin
Allianz deutscher Produzenten Film & Fernsehen | Independent lobby of German film and TV producers
Berlin-Brandenburg Film Commission | Lobby related to the formation and development of the film and TVculture in Berlin & Brandenburg
Bundesverband der Film- und Fernsehschauspieler (BFFS) | Lobby of German film and TV actors
Bundesverband audiovisuelle Medien e.V. | Lobby group for relevant German video programmers
Hauptverband Deutscher Filmtheater e.V. (HDF Kino) | Lobby group for cinema
Spitzenorganisation der Filmwirtschaft e.V.SPIO | Lobby group of the German film, TV, & video
AG Kino | Lobby group for the arthouse cinemas
AG Verleih | Preservation, expansion and modernization of German film in cinemas
Filmförderungsanstalt Berlin-Brandenburg (FFA) | Funding Institution for the German film industry
Verband Deutscher Werbefilmproduzenten e.V. | Lobby group for advertisement producers in Germany
Kinoführer in Berlin | cinema portal
European Film Academy | Academy uniting over 2.300 film professionals in Europe with the advancement of European film culture
Fernseh- und Kinotechnische Gesellschaft e. V. (FKTG) | Support for the technicians in the film and TV business
Deutscher IPTV Verband | Association of medium-sized IPTV enterprises
Institut für Medienpolitik (IfM) | Research on media and communication politics including a database on most important media institutions worldwide
Visual Berlin e.V. | Non-profit organisation for the promotion and communication of projection and video art
Production.net berlin-brandenburg | Mouthpiece of the film and TV companies in Berlin-Brandenburg
VPRT Verband Privater Rundfunk und Telekommunikation e. V. | Lobby group for private radio, TV and media providers
Verwertungsgesellschaft BILD-KUNST | Association founded of copyright-holders (artists, photographers and film authors) for the exercise of their rights
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