CASH REBATE
Deutscher Filmförderfonds II (DFFF II)
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
€25M
Min qualifying spend
€8M
Payment timing
8 months
Reliability
Fair
Bankability
Selective
Territorial spend requirement
€8 million minimum for feature films, €2 million for animated films
Min €8,000,000 in territory
Overview
DFFF II is a cash rebate programme for production service providers working on German film productions, providing 30% of eligible German production costs up to €25 million per project.
Eligible formats
feature film
Eligibility
For production service providers whose film projects are carried out wholly or partially in Germany. Consultation meeting required before application submission.
● Co-production eligible● Service work 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