Film funding Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein

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The Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein GmbH (FFHSH) is the film funding institution of the two states of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein with its seat in Hamburg . It was created in 2007 from the merger of the FilmFörderung Hamburg GmbH and the MSH - Society for the Promotion of Audiovisual Works in Schleswig-Holstein.

tasks

It is the task of the Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein Film Funding to support cinema films, high-end series and innovative, audiovisual formats of all genres : from the first draft of the script to production, distribution and distribution as well as festival presentations.

Funding of around 14.8 million euros is available annually. Four committees , consisting of experienced industry experts, decide on the allocation of funds four times a year: The “High End” committee decides on films with production costs of over 3.5 million euros, the “Director's Cut” committee on projects with a budget of up to 3.5 million euros. The Kiel- based “Kurz + Innovativ” committee supports short films and innovative audiovisual formats, and the “Nordbuster” committee decides on films of particular cultural and economic importance for Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein. Decision-making criteria for funding include: a. the content or innovative quality of the respective project as well as a comprehensive Hamburg or Schleswig-Holstein reference. This includes Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein as film locations and the use of the skilled workers and film technology companies based here.

The film workshop based in Kiel is part of the Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein film subsidy. It supports young talent as well as lateral entrants and provides a technology pool for non-commercial film and media projects.

The FFHSH is a partner in two EU projects: "Cross Motion" is an EU-funded project to strengthen cooperation in the AV and video games industry, "Create Converge" promotes connections between the sectors of learning, knowledge and entertainment as well as the use of new audiovisual technologies in playful use for learning and educational success.

With the Film Commission (FCHSH), the FFHSH also offers a central contact and information point for inquiries about filming.

The projects supported by the FFHSH include productions such as Out of Nowhere (winner of the Golden Globe 2018) and Gegen die Wand (winner of the Golden Bear, Berlinale 2005) by Fatih Akin , Systemsprenger (winner of the Silver Bear, Berlinale 2019) by Nora Fingscheidt and 3 days in Quiberon (7 awards at the German Film Prize 2018) by director Emily Atef . International co-productions such as Roman Polanski's Der Ghostwriter (2010) are just as much a part of the FFHSH's funding portfolio as supporting independent documentary filmmakers such as B. Monika Treut , Christian Bau, Thomas Tielsch as well as the strengthening of the regional young film talent.

service

The Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein GmbH follows current developments on the film and television market and supports producers and filmmakers with numerous events and seminars on industry-relevant topics such as financing, law and digitization . The FFHSH is also internationally networked, it helps filmmakers to establish contact with foreign producers and thus supports the development of international co-productions.

The Film Commission (FCHSH), which is represented with offices in Hamburg and Kiel, advises producers from Germany and abroad on all issues relating to shooting in the northern region, helps with the search for a motif, arranges contact persons and contacts to industry experts, authorities and Service providers .

timeline

The history of the FFHSH goes back to the development of different film funding systems in Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein since the late 1970s.

In 1979 filmmakers such as Hark Bohm , Wim Wenders , Werner Herzog , Reinhard Hauff and Volker Schlöndorff established the “Film Festival of Filmmakers” in Hamburg and published the “Hamburg Declaration” against the foreign control of German film by institutions and interest groups. For this purpose, the Hamburger Filmbüro eV is founded in the same year. The first managing director was the later producer Helga Bähr.

In 1980 the Hamburg citizenship decided to promote cultural films. The funding provided by the cultural authority was paid directly to the filmmakers via the Hamburger Filmbüro eV . Two years later, together with the film funding committee of the Hamburg economic authority , an economic film funding system was set up; the funding was given to producers.

In 1988, the film funding committee was renamed Film Fonds Hamburg, and Dieter Kosslick , the current director of the Berlin International Film Festival , took over the management. The management of the film office, which had been with Dieter Kosslick since 1983, was taken over by Torsten Teichert.

In 1989, the Hamburger Filmbüro and the Film Fonds Hamburg founded the VertriebKontor as a joint platform for distribution and sales promotion. In the same year the Verein Kulturelle Filmförderung Schleswig-Holstein eV was founded, whose aim was the regional promotion of film-cultural work through advice, financial support and further training. The production-oriented film workshop in Kiel was connected under the direction of Bernd-Günther Nahm, and the film office was also set up in Lübeck .

In 1993, under the direction of Andrea Kunsemüller, the MSH - Society for the Promotion of Audiovisual Works in Schleswig-Holstein was founded. MSH, whose shareholders were NDR and the Independent State Agency for Broadcasting and New Media (ULR), sponsored productions and subsidized production preparation, script development and radio projects . To present funded projects, the Schleswig-Holstein Cultural Film Fund and the Kiel Municipal Cinema founded the “ Schleswig-Holstein Augenweide Film Festival ”.

In 1995 the Hamburg Filmbüro, the Film Fonds Hamburg and the VertriebKontor were merged, with the newly founded FilmFörderung Hamburg GmbH (FFHH) taking over . The Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg was the sole shareholder .

In 1996, as a wholly owned subsidiary, the Hamburg Film Fund received the advice center for the European film funding program: MEDIA Desk Deutschland GmbH, headed by Cornelia Hammelmann since 2000.

In 1999, the Schleswig-Holstein cultural film funding was merged with the Kiel film workshop and the Lübeck film office in Kiel.

In 2002, the Hamburg Film Fund started the series of events "Film in conversation" in cooperation with the Hamburg Abaton Kino and the "Hamburg Film Workshops" with the law firm Unverzagt - von Have (current event name 2010: "Film und Recht").

In 2003 the Filmfest Hamburg GmbH with festival director Albert Wiederspiel operated as a 100 percent subsidiary of the Hamburg Film Fund.

In 2007, the Hamburg Film Funding and MSH merged with the signing of the extended partnership agreement and under the management of Eva Hubert to form the Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein Film Funding GmbH (FFHSH). From July 11th, the FFHSH took over the business of the Hamburg Film Funding and the tasks of the MSH. In addition to the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, the state government of Schleswig-Holstein was added as a further shareholder. The Filmwerkstatt Kiel continued its work under the umbrella of the FFHSH.

In 2016 Maria Köpf took over the management of the FFHSH. After about three years, she gave up her position. The 56-year-old informed the company's supervisory board that she would not extend her contract beyond March 31, 2019, the film funding announced in May 2018.

In 2019, Helge Albers succeeded Maria Köpf in the position of managing director of the Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein Film Fund on April 1, 2019.

structure

The shareholders are the cultural authority of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg and the Ministry for Education, Science and Culture of the Schleswig-Holstein state government in Kiel. The TV broadcaster NDR contributes 1.2 million euros to the annual funding volume of the FFHSH. and ZDF with 1 million euros. Warner Bros. Entertainment GmbH provides 1 million euros annually for fiduciary administration.

Supervisory board

The supervisory board consists of three representatives from the partner countries and six experts from the film and media industry. The tasks of the supervisory board include a. the adoption of the business plan, the award guidelines, the appointment of the managing director and the selection of the members of the awarding bodies. The following persons currently belong to the Supervisory Board:

  • Carsten Brosda (Chairman), Senator and President of the Authority for Culture and Media
  • Sabine Rossbach (Deputy Chair), Director of the Hamburg State Broadcasting House, NDR
  • Susanne Bieler-Seelhoff, head of the cultural department of the Ministry of Justice, Culture and Europe of Schleswig-Holstein
  • Jana Schiedek, State Councilor of the Authority for Culture and Media of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
  • Prof. Martin Hagemann, professor at the Babelsberg Film University Konrad Wolf and producer
  • Marlis Kieft, entrepreneur (Kieft Projekt & Verwaltungs GmbH)
  • Claudia Landsberger, freelancer (media consultant)
  • Frauke Pieper, lawyer and data protection officer, ZDF
  • Florian Weischer, entrepreneur, Weischer Media

Bodies

A total of four committees, consisting of experienced industry experts, determine the allocation of funds:

Members of the "High End" committee:

  • Christian Granderath, NDR, Head of the Film, Family and Series Department, Hamburg
  • Murat Isgüder, Movie Consult, Management, Hamburg
  • Wenka von Mikulicz, DCM Pictures, Head of Development, Berlin
  • Caroline von Senden, ZDF, editor-in-chief for television film I, Mainz
  • Ipek Zübert, screenwriter, Berlin
  • Helge Albers, Film Funding Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, Management, Hamburg

Deputies:

  • Soleen Yusef, writer / director, Berlin
  • Philipp Steffens, producer, Cologne

Members of the "Director's Cut" committee:

  • Bettina Brokemper, Heimatfilm, producer, Cologne
  • Gabor Greiner, Films Boutique, COO, Berlin
  • Timo Großpietsch, NDR, Editor Documentations & Reports, Hamburg
  • Manja Malz, Metropolis Kino, program design, Hamburg
  • Maryam Zaree, actress / director, Berlin
  • Helge Albers, Film Funding Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, Management, Hamburg

Deputies:

  • Mia Spengler, author / director, Hamburg
  • Andres Veiel, writer / director, Berlin

Members of the "Kurz + Innovativ" committee:

  • Birgit Glombitza, journalist / producer five-film, Hamburg
  • Ralph Heinsohn, designer, producer and curator of immersive media, Hamburg
  • Ingo Mertins, Scheersberg International Educational Center, media officer, Schleswig-Holstein Youth Film Festival
  • Britta Schewe, Rocket Beans, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer, Hamburg
  • Insa Wiese, International Short Film Week, director, Regensburg
  • Arne Sommer, Film Funding Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, Head of Film Workshop, Kiel

Deputies:

  • Cesy Leonard , artist, actress, filmmaker, Berlin
  • Ulrich Schrauth, VRHAM! Virtual Reality & Arts Festival, director, Hamburg

Members of the "Nordbuster" committee:

  • Maike Haas, Creative Producer, Munich
  • Benjamina Mirnik-Voges, Entertainment One Germany, Management, Munich
  • Peter Preisser, Film Business Consultant, Hamburg

Deputies:

  • Philipp Hergarden, marketing expert film distribution, Munich
  • Heike Wiehle-Timm, Relevant Film, Management

Subsidiaries

As a 100 percent subsidiary of FFHSH, Creative Europe Desk (formerly MEDIA Desk), an advice center for the European film funding program and, since 2003, Filmfest Hamburg GmbH, have operated as a wholly-owned subsidiary of FFHSH.

Cooperation partner

The FFHSH cooperates with

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Organization of film funding. Retrieved July 22, 2019 .
  2. ↑ https://www.ffhsh.de/de/ueber_die_filmfoerderung/organisation-und-gremien.php
  3. ↑ https://www.ffhsh.de/de/ueber_die_filmfoerderung/Filmwerkstatt.php
  4. ↑ EU projects. Retrieved July 22, 2019 .
  5. ^ About the Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein Film Funding. Retrieved July 22, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Award for German film: NSU drama "Out of Nowhere" wins Golden Globe . In: Spiegel Online . January 8, 2018 ( spiegel.de [accessed July 22, 2019]).
  7. ↑ Press release Berlinale - Awards 2019. Retrieved on February 27, 2019 (German, English).
  8. ^ German Film Prize: Golden Lola for "Three Days in Quiberon" . In: Spiegel Online . April 27, 2018 ( spiegel.de [accessed July 22, 2019]).
  9. ↑ https://www.ffhsh.de/de/termine/film_und_recht.php
  10. ↑ FFHSH: Maria Köpf leaves Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein Film Fund. May 23, 2018, accessed January 30, 2019 .
  11. ↑ Helge Albers becomes the new managing director of the FFHSH. Retrieved February 27, 2019 .
  12. ↑ https://www.ffhsh.de/de/ueber_die_filmfoerderung/organisation-und-gremien.php
  13. ^ Organization of film funding. Retrieved July 22, 2019 .