GERMANY
EP Services Offered
Administration
Tax Credit Financing
Tax Credit Placement
Eligible Production Types
Animation
Commercials
Documentaries
Feature Films
Game Shows
Pilots
Post Only
Reality Television
Scripted Television
Talk Shows
Video Games
Location Production Needs
Beaches Ocean
City
Deserts
Forests
Lakes Rivers
Mountains
Rural
Snow
Suburban
Tropical
Legislation/
Guidance
| Incentive | 20%-25% Grant |
| Labor | |
| Resident ATL | 20-25% |
| Resident BTL | 20-25% |
| Qualified Spend | |
| Spend | 20-25% |
German production costs include costs incurred by companies or their employees, as well as by freelancers and self-employed persons for film-related goods and services provided in Germany. | |
| Minimum/Caps | |
| Minimum Spend | GMPF - €25M (film), €1.2M (TV); DFFF - €1M (film), €200K (documentaries); DFFF II - €8M (film) |
| Project Cap | GMPF - €2.5M (film), €2.5M (TV); DFFF - €4M; DFFF II - €25M |
| Annual Cap | €10M (GMPF); €50M (DFFF); €75M (DFFF II) |
| Application | |
Applications may be submitted at any time, as long as it is at least six weeks before the start of shooting. Once all application documents have been submitted and 75% of financing is in place, funding can be granted if all grant requirements are met and the allocated funding is available. | |
| Additional Requirements | |
| Screen Credit | No |
| Cultural Test | Yes |
| Local Production Company | Yes |
| Additional Information | German Federal Film Fund (DFFF) and German Motion Picture Fund (GMPF) can be combined and also stacked with regional German subsidies. |
German Federal Film Fund+49.30.27577.0 | |