New film promotion law: more money for short films and script writer
[13:53 Wed,23.November 2016 by Thomas Richter]
The new, just passed by the Bundestag film promotion law is to be effective according to the will of Culture Minister Monika Grütters - so fewer film projects than before to be opted, but this but better quality, and then to promote this promising films with higher sums than before. Short films with a length of less than one minute up to 30 minutes are more than ever be promoted and get more Foerdermittel. Additionally a new script development promotion is Introduced and resources increased. The power of film producers should be rewarded stronger than before - to an additional bonus for successful producers is executed. In addition, the Berlin Foerdergremien film promotion institute are streamlined andprofessionalise by being rotationally manned by experts. The proportion of women is to be increased to two per Fuenferkommission and it should be made to ensure that employed in the film industry staff is busy to socially compatible conditions. Cinemas will be further protected by the retention of the current blocking periods - a film is seen exclusively six months cinemas before other parts of the value chain such as DVDs come to train. The rental promotion is bound editions, designed to ensure that cinemas future be adequately cared for in rural areas with copies. The objectives of the new film promotion law (FFG), which will enter into force on 1 January 2017, it is the intention of the Minister that "Qualitative Lace promotion tofacilitate and strengthen the German film industry in international competition ". Not only Filmfoerdermittel be forgiven, but supports all stages of film production from script to completion of the film and the subsequent evaluation of the cinema and the following exploitation stages. The facilities for film promotion come from the film tax, which is paid equally by broadcasters, as described by the film and video industry and the future for the first time also (foreign) video on demand services in the network and operates within the framework of 1.8-3% of Jahresumsaetze of their respective companies. u003cimg src= more infos at bei www.bundesregierung.de