German-Turkish Co-Production Development Fund launches first call for applications
In response to the growing interest and potential of co-productions between Germany and Turkey, an agreement has been reached between Germany’s regional funds Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg and Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein and Turkey’s Culture and Tourism Ministry, and co-production market "Meetings on the Bridge" (part of the Istanbul Film Festival) to set up the first German-Turkish Co-Production Development Fund.
The deadline for submitting applications closes on March 15. The fund will have a €150,000 budget for promoting joint projects, with the aim of developing screenplays that have a chance of materialising into international co-productions between the two countries.
The funding, which cannot cover more than 80% of the project’s development costs, is aimed at producers from Turkey and the German regions involved in the agreement who are seeking to make a feature or creative documentary as a co-production planned for release in both countries. In exceptional cases, multimedia and television projects will be considered.
The majority producer will be responsible for applying for and managing the funding, which will be repayable and interest-free. Applications, on the (The article continues below - Commercial information)
(Translated from Spanish)
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