CASH REBATE
Deutscher Filmförderfonds I (DFFF I)
BKM (Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media)FFA (German Federal Film Board)
Last verified 5 Apr 2026 · 14 days ago
30%
Cap per project
€5M
Min qualifying spend
€1M
Payment timing
8 months
Reliability
Fair
Bankability
Selective
Territorial spend requirement
At least 25% of total production costs must be actually spent in Germany
25% of grant in regional spend
Overview
DFFF I is a German cash rebate programme for producers of national and international co-productions, providing 30% of eligible German production costs.
Eligible formats
feature film
Eligibility
For producers of national and international co-productions filmed entirely or partially in Germany. Consultation meeting required before application submission.
● Co-production eligible● Cultural test required● VFX eligible● Stackable
Programme contacts
- Anja Geißen— Teamleitung DFFF und GMPFgeissen@ffa.de
- Isabell Heins— Förderreferentinheins@ffa.de
- Gudrun Jehle— Förderreferentinjehle@ffa.de
- Svenja Rieck— Förderreferentinrieck@ffa.de
- Annkatrin Swars— Förderreferentinswars@ffa.de
- Ines Trentmann— Förderreferentintrentmann@ffa.de
- Melanie Zemmler— Förderreferentinzemmler@ffa.de
Source: BKM (Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media)FFA (German Federal Film Board) · verified 5 Apr 2026