The European Commission greenlights second extension of Germany’s DFFF incentive scheme to 2015, Commissioner to present report on CCIs contribution to growth and jobs. The European Commission (EC) ...

A key revision is the increase in funding rates for both funds from 20% to 30%. The DFFF I, which supports feature films, documentaries and animation, will now offer up to 30% of eligible production ...

Tom Tykwer's action thriller The International, which begins principal photography in Germany from September 15, has become the third project to be awarded more than the $5m (Euros 4m) 'cap' from the ...

In five years of existence, the German Federal Film Fund or DFFF (Deutsche Filmförderfonds) has contributed to making the country a destination that is "more popular than ever" for international ...

Wes Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and George Clooney’s “The Monuments Men” both received backing from the German Federal Film Fund, which will have its budget cut for 2015. By Scott Roxborough ...

BERLIN — For the Teutonic film industry, the biggest hit of the year has turned out to be the government’s $80 million-a-year German Federal Film Fund (DFFF), which has bolstered a local and ...

BERLIN -- The newly instituted German Federal Film Fund has ended its first year as an unqualified success -- and managed to scrape its budgetary ceiling of $88.3 million without letting a project go ...

The German film industry is cheering Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government for significantly increasing film funding this year, particularly for major international productions. While total annual ...