LOAN
FFA Projektfilmförderung
FFA (German Federal Film Board)
Last verified 5 Apr 2026 · 14 days ago
Up to €1M
Cap per project
€1M
Sessions/year
7
Reliability
Fair
Bankability
Not bankable
Territorial spend requirement
German language requirement and German/European production company participation
Overview
FFA Projektfilmförderung provides conditional repayable loans to German producers for cinema projects and international co-productions of at least 79 minutes (59 minutes for children's films). The maximum funding amount is 1 million EUR.
Eligible formats
feature filmdocumentary
Eligibility
German producers with company registered in Germany. Films must be largely shot or dubbed in German language. German/European studios and post-production companies must participate. Premiere must be in German cinema or as German entry at international festival. Barrier-free version required. Ecological standards compliance required since 2023.
● Co-production eligible● Cultural test required
Programme contacts
- Nadja Jumah— TeamleitungJumah@ffa.de
- Selay Esperling— Förderreferentinesperling@ffa.de
- Tine Freyschmidt— Förderreferentin Nachhaltiges Produzierenfreyschmidt@ffa.de
- Susanne Hahn-Roesch— Förderreferentin Nachhaltiges Produzierenhahn-roesch@ffa.de
- Sonja Halbherr— Förderreferentinhalbherr@ffa.de
- Birthe Klinge— Referentin des Vorstandes / internationale Koproduktionenklinge@ffa.de
- Manuela Mildner— Förderreferentinmildner@ffa.de
- Julia Niethammer— Förderreferentinniethammer@ffa.de
- Jona Wirbeleit— Förderreferentin Nachhaltiges Produzierenwirbeleit@ffa.de
- Jule Wolff— Förderreferentinj.wolff@ffa.de
Source: FFA (German Federal Film Board) · verified 5 Apr 2026