Berlin-Brandenburg: Start-Up Capital and Digital Metropolis
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Entrepreneurs looking to start a company in the digital sector are flocking to Berlin—and this positive trend picked up even more speed in the past twelve months. Until recently, the capital region was well-known as Germany’s creative hub, but now it’s also become the nation’s digital start-up capital. More new companies are founded here—in particular in the field of social and interactive media—than anywhere else in Germany. Entrepreneurs continue to be spurred on by the region’s creative climate and comparably affordable office space, and more and more national and international investors are interested in young Berlin-based firms. American actor Ashton Kutcher is only one of the many prominent personalities participating in Berlin-based start-ups, in his case the music service SoundCloud, the virtual opinion market Amen and Gidsy, a platform on which users can offer special events. A number of leading international digital events also enrich the capital’s digital landscape, such as the Berlin Web Week including the digital conferences re:publica and NEXT (www.berlinwebweek.de), the DGT – Germany’s leading Game Development Event (www.deutschegamestage.de), the animago AWARDs for digital excellence (www.animago.com) and the medienwoche@IFA with its International Media Convention (www.medienwoche.de).
Elmar Giglinger ELMAR GIGLINGER Managing Director / Managing Director / Media Business Development Media Business Development Anastasia Ziegler ANASTASIA ZIEGLER Head of Marketing and Funding Media Head of Marketing and Funding Media Development Projects Development Projects a.ziegler@medienboard.de a.ziegler@medienboard.de Esther Rothstegge RANGEEN HORAMI Funding Advisor Media Development Coordinator Funding Innovative and Innovative Audiovisual Content Audiovisual Content e.rothstegge@medienboard.de r.horami@medienboard.de TIM BRANDT Advisor New Media t.brandt@medienboard.de
MEDIENBOARD BERLIN-BRANDENBURG GMBH Film Funding and Media Business Development
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FUNDING OF INNOVATIVE AUDIOVISUAL CONTENT IN BERLINBRANDENBURG
Medienboard. Funding of Innovative AudioVisual Content
Are you sitting on an inspiring interactive digital project and looking for funding? We should talk!
Berlin has emerged as a major European hub for the global digital scene. And it’s not surprising, considering that anyone who wants to turn ideas into reality will find ideal conditions to make it happen here, including a creative environment, affordable office space and generous financing and funding opportunities. One of these is the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg initiated “Innovative Audiovisual Content” funding program which has been encouraging digital expansion in the region since 2006. The program uses €1 million annually to support the development of innovative content for digital media, including games, apps, social media, transmedia projects and interactive documentaries.
What gets funded?
Medienboard funded projects in 2012/13:
Funding is given to new and marketable content for games, social media and mobile devices but also to interactive Web documentaries and crossmedia in the categories of development and production.
Who is eligible for funding?
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Producers and/or developers from the German federal states of Berlin or Brandenburg are eligible. You must provide a copy of your company’s official listing at the local commercial registry or tax office.
Eligibility: • Normally 50 % max of total project costs can be funded. • An advisory meeting with the department in charge must take place before any application is approved. • Any costs incurred prior to submitting the application will not be taken into account. Please consult our funding guidelines online at www.medienboard.de
Region Spend: In order to produce the funding’s desired regional effect, not less than 100 % of the funding must be spent in the Berlin-Brandenburg region.
Deadlines For a list of current submission deadlines, please visit www.medienboard.de
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Soft Loans In order to strengthen the position of producers in the long term, the Medienboard also provides interest-free, conditionally repayable loans.
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