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Apply for funding for digitization of films with special value

Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Schleswig-Holstein (Linie6Plus)

Service Description

If you want to digitize historically significant or valuable German films, you can apply for funding under certain conditions.

The Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM), the federal states and the German Federal Film Board (FFA) promote the preservation of national film heritage.

As a rule, you can receive funding of up to EUR 40,000 for the following measures:

  • Digitization of short or feature-length films
    • of particular film-historical significance or
    • documentary value or
    • artistic value.

Your need for digitization must fit into one of the following categories:

  • Evaluation interest:
    • You are pursuing an economic interest, for example via
      • theatrical exploitation,
      • festival exploitation,
      • DVD,
      • Blu-ray,
      • video on demand or
      • television.
    • curatorial interest:
      • You are planning digitization from a film history perspective, for example for a film museum.
    • Conservation interest:
      • They are planning digitization because the analogue film material is endangered.

Eligible costs are:

  • Digitization and restoration costs:
    • project-related personnel expenses,
    • project-related material costs for digitization and restoration
    • other project-related costs:
      • Travel expenses
      • transportation
      • lending fees
    • Project-related handling costs up to 7.5 percent

The grant is paid out on request:

  • 80 percent for eligible expenses that you must incur within 6 weeks.
  • In addition, 20 percent of the funding will only be paid out after evaluation interest
    • submission of the proof of use,
    • Confirmation of storage by the Federal Archives and
    • confirmation of the documentation of the documents submitted to the film portal.

In order to receive funding, you must prove what you have spent the money on. You must keep all invoices and receipts relating to the eligible costs.

You are not entitled to the grant.

You submit your application online to the German Federal Film Board (FFA).


Process flow

You must submit the application for funding online to the German Federal Film Board (FFA).

  • Register on the FFA application portal.
  • Upload the required documents.
  • Your application form will be generated automatically in the FFA application portal based on the information you have uploaded.
  • Print out the application form and sign it.
  • Send the signed application form to the FFA.
  • The FFA will review your application and decide whether to approve it.
  • The FFA will inform you by post whether your application has been approved.
  • If your application is approved, you will receive a grant notification.
  • If your application is rejected, you will be informed of the reasons for the rejection by post.
  • Once the decision has become final, you can submit a request for funds.
  • The FFA will check your application for payment and transfer the funds to the project account of the person receiving the grant.
Requirements

Applications may be submitted by

  • Persons who hold the rights to the film or
  • who are in possession of the original material and have the consent of the person who owns the rights or
  • Film heritage institutions and archives without proof of rights for the purpose of securing the film.

Further requirements:

  • the person submitting the application must have their place of residence or business in Germany
    • Applicants with their place of residence or business in
      • another member state of the European Union,
      • Iceland,
      • Liechtenstein,
      • Norway or
      • Switzerland

must have a place of business in Germany.

  • the film must have special film-historical significance or documentary or artistic value.
  • the film must be suitable for theaters.
  • Your own contribution to the costs must be at least 20 percent.
  • the digital version must have a resolution of at least 2 K (2048 pixels in width).
Which documents are required?

You must submit the following with your application

  • Project description (description of the significance for film heritage)
  • Proof of German film (BAFA certificate or similar)
  • Proof of rights or consent of the person who owns the rights
  • Statement of costs or cost estimate
  • Current extract from the commercial or association register
  • Proof of own funds (bank confirmation or bank statement)
  • in the case of evaluation or curatorial interest: Evaluation concept
  • In the case of conservation interest: technical assessment of the material hazard
  • if applicable:
    • Proof of festival participation, nominations and prizes
    • Proof of external funding

For the payment of the first installments you must submit

  • Request for funds

For the disbursement of the last installment, you must submit

  • numerical proof
  • Confirmation of storage from the Federal Archives
  • Confirmation of the documentation of the documents submitted to the film portal
  • factual report
What are the fees?
  • none
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
  • Application: Applications can be submitted on an ongoing basis
  • Approval period: 12 months to implement the project
  • Application for payment: after you have made your expenditure or at the earliest 6 weeks before payment is required
  • Final review: no later than 6 months after the end of the approval period
Processing duration
  • for processing the application after the meeting date: up to 4 weeks
  • from the request for funds to payment: 2 to 4 weeks
Legal basis
Applications / forms
  • Forms: yes
  • Online procedure possible: no
  • Written form required: yes
  • Personal appearance required: no
Author
Forwarding service: Deep link to the original portal

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Teaser

If you want to digitize historically significant or valuable German films, you can apply for funding under certain conditions.

Process flow

You must submit the application for funding online to the German Federal Film Board (FFA).

  • Register on the FFA application portal.
  • Upload the required documents.
  • Your application form will be generated automatically in the FFA application portal based on the information you have uploaded.
  • Print out the application form and sign it.
  • Send the signed application form to the FFA.
  • The FFA will review your application and decide whether to approve it.
  • The FFA will inform you by post whether your application has been approved.
  • If your application is approved, you will receive a grant notification.
  • If your application is rejected, you will be informed of the reasons for the rejection by post.
  • Once the decision has become final, you can submit a request for funds.
  • The FFA will check your application for payment and transfer the funds to the project account of the person receiving the grant.

Requirements

Applications may be submitted by

  • Persons who hold the rights to the film or
  • who are in possession of the original material and have the consent of the person who owns the rights or
  • Film heritage institutions and archives without proof of rights for the purpose of securing the film.

Further requirements:

  • the person submitting the application must have their place of residence or business in Germany
    • Applicants with their place of residence or business in
      • another member state of the European Union,
      • Iceland,
      • Liechtenstein,
      • Norway or
      • Switzerland

must have a place of business in Germany.

  • the film must have special film-historical significance or documentary or artistic value.
  • the film must be suitable for theaters.
  • Your own contribution to the costs must be at least 20 percent.
  • the digital version must have a resolution of at least 2 K (2048 pixels in width).

Which documents are required?

You must submit the following with your application

  • Project description (description of the significance for film heritage)
  • Proof of German film (BAFA certificate or similar)
  • Proof of rights or consent of the person who owns the rights
  • Statement of costs or cost estimate
  • Current extract from the commercial or association register
  • Proof of own funds (bank confirmation or bank statement)
  • in the case of evaluation or curatorial interest: Evaluation concept
  • In the case of conservation interest: technical assessment of the material hazard
  • if applicable:
    • Proof of festival participation, nominations and prizes
    • Proof of external funding

For the payment of the first installments you must submit

  • Request for funds

For the disbursement of the last installment, you must submit

  • numerical proof
  • Confirmation of storage from the Federal Archives
  • Confirmation of the documentation of the documents submitted to the film portal
  • factual report

What are the fees?

  • none

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

  • Application: Applications can be submitted on an ongoing basis
  • Approval period: 12 months to implement the project
  • Application for payment: after you have made your expenditure or at the earliest 6 weeks before payment is required
  • Final review: no later than 6 months after the end of the approval period

Processing duration

  • for processing the application after the meeting date: up to 4 weeks
  • from the request for funds to payment: 2 to 4 weeks

Legal basis

Applications / forms

  • Forms: yes
  • Online procedure possible: no
  • Written form required: yes
  • Personal appearance required: no

Author

Forwarding service: Deep link to the original portal

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

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