GERMANY
EP Services Offered
Administration
Tax Credit Financing
Tax Credit Placement
Eligible Production Types
Animation
Commercials
Documentaries
Feature Films
Game Shows
Pilots
Post Only
Reality Television
Scripted Television
Talk Shows
Video Games
Location Production Needs
Beaches Ocean
City
Deserts
Forests
Lakes Rivers
Mountains
Rural
Snow
Suburban
Tropical
Legislation/
Guidance
| Incentive | Up to-30% Grant |
| Labor | |
| Resident ATL | Up to 30% of approved / eligible German production costs |
| Resident BTL | Up to 30% of approved / eligible German production costs |
| Qualified Spend | |
| Spend | Up to 30% |
Production spend up to 30% of the approved / eligible German production costs. Approved / eligible German production costs generally include German goods and services, labor, and other qualifying locally incurred production costs, subject to program-specific exclusions and caps. | |
| Minimum/Caps | |
| Minimum Spend | GMPF - Film: €25M total production costs, with German production costs generally at least 40% of total production costs or at least €13M; fictional series: €30,000/minute or €1.2M/episode and €7.2M/season, with German production costs generally at least 40% of total production costs or at least €10M; documentary series: €9,000/minute or €360K/episode and €1.65M/season, with German production costs generally at least 40% of total production costs or at least €3M; DFFF I - €1M (feature), €200K (documentaries), €2M (animation), plus at least 25% of total production costs spent in Germany, or 20% if total production costs exceed €20M; DFFF II - €20M total production costs / €8M German production costs (€2M for certain animated projects) |
| Project Cap | GMPF - €5M (film), €6M per season (series), with higher caps of €7.2M / €10.5M / up to €20M in certain fictional-series cases; DFFF I - €5M; DFFF II - €25M |
| Annual Cap | €70M (DFFF I); €90M (DFFF II); €90M (GMPF) Note: these figures are publicly reported 2026 annual funding allocations, but they function more like annual program budgets than a hard “cap”, since funds may be reallocated between programs. |
| Application | |
Applications may be submitted on a rolling basis and must generally be filed at least 6 weeks before the start of shooting/principal photography. Approval may be granted once 65% of financing is secured. | |
| Additional Requirements | |
| Screen Credit | Yes |
| Cultural Test | Yes |
| Local Production Company | Yes (German-based applicant, or German office/branch required depending on the program) |
| Additional Information | Depending on the project type, DFFF or GMPF may be combined with regional German subsidies, subject to applicable program rules and state-aid / eligible-cost limits. |
German Federal Film Fund+49.30.27577.0 | |